Any doubt that the Federal Reserve will raise its its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage point next week is gone, economists said, following the hot U.S. consumer price inflation data for Augu...
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These three potential ‘naked swimmers’ threaten stocks and financial markets
Following a hat trick for all three major indexes last week, both optimism and trepidation are in the air as a new trading stretch begins. But some, like the Kobeissi Letter’s editor in chief and foun...
Inflation May Have Slowed in August. That May Not Be Good News.
Text size Markets have been waiting for a clearer indication that inflation is coming down from its highest point in four decades. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Inflation is expected to have slowed...
These are the 10 major housing markets that just saw the biggest declines in home equity
Plus, what to know if you’re thinking about taking out a HELOC. Getty Images/iStockphoto As home prices soared in recent years, homeowners enjoyed record levels of tappable home equity, which is the a...
10th Sep Bitcoin Indicators – Biweekly report
Bitcoin: The percent drawdown of the bitcoin price from the previous all-time high. Chart source. BTC_Supply on Exchanges (Native Units) Chart source. Weekly Crypto Asset Flows (US $m) Chart source. B...
Inflation Could Be Harder to Tame Than the Fed Anticipates
Text size Another 75-basis-point hike in the federal-funds target is looking very, very likely. Ting Shen/Bloomberg Market participants returned from their summer holidays apparently undaunted by the ...
Shiba Inu Nears Price Breakout, Here’s What Indicators Suggest
As seen across hourly and daily timeframes on Shiba Inu trading charts, the SHIB price is attempting a breakout past the moving average (MA) barrier. On the daily chart, Shiba Inu is attempting to bur...
With inflation, many retirees will pay more federal income taxes
The federal income tax is generally indexed for inflation. Most particularly, the income brackets to which the marginal tax rates apply are increased in line with the “Chained CPI-U.” While the chaine...
Inflation expectations are ‘collapsing’ — here’s why that could spur a rebound in stocks
A closely watched U.S. bond-market gauge of near-term inflation expectations has fallen below the Federal Reserve’s 2% target for the first time in two years in a sign that stocks could find some near...
J.P. Morgan warns to watch these 3 key indicators to find out whether stocks will bottom out—or continue to fall
Stocks have been on a roller-coaster ride this year, with soaring inflation, housing bubble concerns, and mounting fears of a looming recession dampening investor sentiment. The S&P 500 index is d...
‘Vulnerable time for the housing market’: Mortgage rates are now double what they were a year ago, and will weigh on house prices
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.66% as of Sept. 1, according to data released Thursday by Freddie Mac. That’s up 11 basis points from the previous week — one basis point is equal to one hun...
British Pound Falls to Lowest Level Since 1985 as U.K. Economic Pain Mounts
Updated Sept. 4, 2022 5:41 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The British pound slid to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar since 1985, a reflection of the U.K. economy’s dire economic situation...
Rising Pressure on Profits Darkens Outlook for Tech Shares
Micron Technology is among the companies that have warned about softening PC demand. Courtesy Micron Text size In early summer, I wrote a Tech Trader column previewing the June quarter earnings season...
2-year Treasury yield sees biggest one-day drop since July after U.S. jobs report
U.S. Treasury yields moved lower Friday, handing the 2-year rate its biggest one-day drop in more than a month, after the August nonfarm payrolls report had traders paring expectations for an aggressi...
5 tips for retiring in a volatile market
Retiring is usually accompanied by celebrations and relaxation, but recent market volatility is adding a measure of doubt for those nearing or at the start of their retirement. That volatility, couple...
Chinese E-Commerce Companies Suffer as Economy Sours
Chinese consumers are cutting back on discretionary purchases and becoming more thrifty as the country’s economic slowdown drags on, impeding the once-inexorable growth of the country’s e-commerce com...
The Stock Market Looked Ready to Recover Before Falling Apart. What Went Wrong.
Text size Jonathan Alpeyrie/Bloomberg August’s payrolls data was greeted with chants of “Goldilocks” for being not too hot and not too cold. Investors, however, forgot that “Goldilocks and the Three B...
What does Friday’s jobs report mean for the market? ‘Too hot’ and stocks could tumble, says market pro
With Federal Reserve Chair Powell last week reaffirming plans to keep raising interest rates to bring down inflation despite the risk of recession, Friday’s monthly U.S. jobs report may once again car...
China’s Property Market Has Slid Into Severe Depression, Real-Estate Giant Says
Listen to article (1 minute) One of China’s largest developers said the country’s property market has tumbled into a severe depression, using some of the strongest language yet to describe the yearlon...
NEAR rounds off a strong week on the back of these indicators
NEAR Protocol has been experiencing a sharp change in fortunes. The social activity on NEAR Protocol has been a glaring indication of rising activity. According to LunarCrush, Alt Rank on the NEAR tok...
The Dollar Will Get Even Stronger. Why That Could Slam the Global Economy.
Even for mighty Microsoft , $595 million is a lot of money. That’s how much the software giant’s sales were reduced in the most recent quarter by the ever-stronger U.S. dollar. Indeed, a broad range o...
Economist predicts a ‘whopper’ of recession in 2023 — and that’s not necessarily due to higher interest rates
Financial markets investors worry the U.S. is on the brink of an economic downturn as central bankers in Jackson Hole reaffirmed their determination to raise interest rates to bring inflation under co...
Tesla indicators show TSLA stock is a sell short-term after the split
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares started off their post-split trading on a high note as the shares jumped over 2% immediately after the stock split, on August 25. Furthermore, the stock seems to be getting...
Oversold Technical Indicators Suggest An Upcoming Relief Rally In AVAX.
Published 6 hours ago The V-top reversal in AVAX price continues to evaporate the June to early-August recovery as bearish clouds hover above the crypto market. As a result, the price has recently bre...
This asset class is poised to rise 38% because markets overestimate risk of global recession, Goldman says
Still reeling from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s higher-for-longer remarks last week, riskier asset like equities look set for another battering, on Monday. “You can’t have the stock market collapse ov...
3 Chip Stocks for a Potential Recession, According to an Analyst
Broadcom is one of three chip stocks Bernstein identified as able to outperform in a recession. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Text size Bernstein believes three semiconductor stocks can outperform if t...