Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty I...
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Fed to hike interest rates Wednesday, undeterred by lack of visibility on Russia-Ukraine war’s impact
On Saturday, a strong late winter storm caused havoc on the East Coast, particularly in Pennsylvania, with drivers experiencing severely reduced visibility as winds blew snow across the roads. Speed l...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures rise with Russia-Ukraine war, Fed in focus A view of the New York Stock Exchange ...
There’s ‘nowhere to hide’ for consumers as inflation hits food, gas, housing
David Sacks | Getty Images Consumer prices are rising at their fastest pace in decades — and that inflation has been most acute in household staple items like food, housing and transportation, making ...
CPI inflation February 2022:
Customers shop at at a grocery store on February 10, 2022 in Miami, Florida. The Labor Department announced that consumer prices jumped 7.5% last month compared with 12 months earlier, the steepest ye...
Despite Ukraine, Markets Still See Aggressive Fed Action This Year
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, smiles during a Senate Banking, Housing, and … [+] Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Pow...
How the Federal Reserve could cut its near $9 trillion balance sheet as it fights inflation
Slimming down might be the trickiest part after two years of the pandemic. As the Federal Reserve looks to shrink its near $9 trillion balance sheet to help cool U.S. inflation pegged at a 40-year hig...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, March 7
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow futures cut sharp losses as $130 crude comes a bit off the boil Traders work on the floor o...
Cramer’s Mad Money Recap 3/4: Kohls, CrowdStrike, Rivian
Today’s amazing labor report was no match for the nightmare unfolding in Ukraine, Jim Cramer told his Mad Money viewers Friday. The news that Russian forces shelled an active nuclear power plant...
Chicago Fed’s Charles Evans cautions on inflation’s hit to small businesses
Small businesses will be facing growing challenges from inflation and higher wages, Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said Friday. Even with average earnings flattening out in February, ...
Why Did Mortgage Rates Fall Again? How Ukraine and Russia Affect Housing.
Text size The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 3.76% this week. Dreamstime.com Mortgage rates fell for a second consecutive week after Russia’s invasions of Ukraine triggered a fl...
Cleveland Fed President Mester says Ukraine war accelerates the need for interest rate hikes
War in Ukraine only heightens the need for higher interest rates to get inflation under control, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said Thursday. The attack from Russia has pushed commodity price...
How To Protect Our Dividend Portfolios In 2022
Russia/Ukraine conflict getty We’ll talk about protecting our retirement portfolios—and finding safe dividend stocks—in a moment. But first, let’s appreciate the Ukrainian woman who offered sunflower ...
Watch Federal Reserve Chair Powell speak live
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks Thursday before the U.S. Senate Comm...
Fed Chair Powell notes ‘highly uncertain’ Ukraine impact, but says rate hikes are still coming
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaking at a re-nomination hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, on January 11, 2022, in Washington, DC. Pool / Getty Federa...
With inflation and Ukraine, Powell must thread a needle on Capitol Hill this week to calm markets
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell attends his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2022. ...
Homeowners hold record equity. What to know if you want to borrow
New homes under construction by CastleRock Communities in Kyle, Texas, in November 2021. Matthew Busch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Record increases in home prices are also pushing up the amount of equi...
Three Questions Senators Can Ask Powell At March 3 Hearing
Jerome Powell before Senate Banking Committee (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Getty Images The timing is perfect to ask the three questions. Inflation is high, the economy is good, unemployment is l...
Fed To Hike Rates 11 Times By End Of 2023
WASHINGTON – JANUARY 22: The Federal Reserve building is seen January 22, 2008 in Washington, DC. … [+] The Fed cut its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point afte...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, February 28
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures drop after new sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine A trader works at the New...
So How High Will Interest Rates Go? Not Really That High
Rates are on the rise. getty It’s axiomatic that higher interest rates are no friend of stock prices, especially those of tech firms. But how onerous will those rate hikes be? Not very. Right now, the...
Is Now the Time to Buy or Sell? 7 Stocks to Consider During Turbulent Times.
I asked two market strategists whether U.S. investors should buy stocks here despite the pall of war in Ukraine. One says definitely, and the other says to hold off. Both are convincing. This is why I...
Fed’s favorite inflation gauge up 5.2% for biggest annual gain since 1983
A key inflation measure showed that prices rose at their fastest level in nearly 39 years, but it didn’t deter consumers from spending aggressively, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The ...
U.S. is top safe haven amid Russia-Ukraine war: Blackstone’s Joe Zidle
The world’s leading private equity firm suggests the U.S. the ultimate safe haven play. According to Blackstone’s Joseph Zidle, it’s largely insulated from the Russia-Ukraine war fal...
The market has adjusted its views of how the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates
The Federal Reserve building is seen before the Federal Reserve board is expected to signal plans to raise interest rates in March as it focuses on fighting inflation in Washington, January 26, 2022. ...
Opinion: The Fed needs to target a floor for the 10-year Treasury, in addition to radically raising the fed funds rate
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell faces the toughest task since Chairman Paul Volcker tamed the Great Inflation of the 1970s and early 1980s. And a lot of the pressures driving the most virulent ...