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How Stocks Perform Just Before and After a Drastic Fed Interest-Rate Increase
Text size Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve. Graeme Jennings / POOL/AFP via Getty Images The Federal Reserve could implement two interest-rate increases in one fell swoop next month. The sto...
Bank of America: ‘Recession Risks Rising,’ Putting Stocks at Risk Too
If you fear that interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could push the economy into recession, you’re not alone. Bank of America (BAC) – Get Bank of America Corp Report has the same concern....
‘Reflation’ trades are resurfacing. Here’s where the money’s going
“Reflation” trades are resurfacing. Travel and leisure stocks have picked up steam this month, with exchange-traded funds such as Invesco’s Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ...
Olaf Scholz says West must keep Russia guessing on sanctions
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday rejected calls from Ukraine’s president to sanction Russia now, saying that Moscow should not be sure “exactly” how the West will respond to...
3 Ways To Add Income Strategies Back Into Your Portfolio
Is it time to dip your toes back into certain income strategies? getty After a decade of zero interest rates and a dearth of available income opportunities, investors are finally getting a chance to d...
Fed’s Bullard says inflation ‘could get out of control’ so action is needed now
James Bullard Olivia Michael | CNBC NEW YORK — St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard cautioned Thursday that without central bank action on interest rates, inflation could become an even m...
Why Almost Every Bond Fund Is Down This Year
The Index of Bonds on The Screen. getty If you own a bond fund, it’s probably down in recent months. Let’s talk about why and walk through three popular fixed-income ideas from worst to first. We’ll s...
Minutes show Fed ready to raise rates, shrink balance sheet soon
Federal Reserve officials set plans into motion at their most recent meeting to begin raising interest rates and shed the trillions of dollars in bonds on the central bank balance sheet, according to ...
Cramer says many companies aren’t ready for a post-Covid pandemic world
Many companies appear to be ill-equipped to thrive in a post-Covid world, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. “I have not seen a lot of companies who are prepared for post-pandemic. I’...
The Fed Is As Much In The Dark As The Rest Of Us
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has no surefire playbook at his disposal (Photo by ANDREW … [+] CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) AFP via Getty Images “The Fed Is About To Make A Massive Policy E...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, February 14
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Futures steady after comments from Russia’s top diplomat Traders on the floor of the NYSE...
Why Is The Bond Market Down?
With all major bond indices in the red, investors with a diversified portfolio may be wondering why … [+] the bond market is down and questioning whether fixed income is doing its job. Darrow We...
central bank governor on inflation, tourism recovery
Inflation in Thailand will largely be “contained” because the price pressures in the country are not as broad-based compared to some developed markets, said the governor of Bank of Thailan...
Growing Distrust Of Federal Reserve Heightens Concerns Of Incompetence
The seal of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brooks … [+] Kraft/ Getty Images) Getty Images Negativity about the Federal Reserve reached new, ser...
Soaring used vehicle prices haven’t cooled demand
Demand for used cars remains strong even though the price of preowned vehicles has soared throughout the Covid pandemic, Group 1 Automotive CEO Earl Hesterberg told CNBC on Thursday. Hesterberg said o...
Inflation rises 7.5% over the past year, even more than expected
Consumer prices surged more than expected over the past 12 months, indicating a worsening outlook for inflation and cementing the likelihood of substantial interest rate hikes this year. The consumer ...
Bitcoin’s Price Isn’t Done Falling. How It Could Drop to $10,000.
Text size Stifel’s top equity strategist thinks Bitcoin prices could sink to $10,000. Dreamstime.com The bull case for Bitcoin is that it powers up to $100,000, from recent prices around $43,000...
Fed’s Mester says ‘each meeting is going to be in play’ for rate hikes this year
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester laid out an aggressive plan for reducing easy-money policies this year, saying the central bank will be ready to hike rates at any meeting and should...
Fed’s Bostic says more than 3 hikes possible this year, but needs to see how economy responds
Raphael Bostic, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Wednesd...
Toyota U.S. sales chief says win over GM ‘not sustainable,’ but expects bet on EVs to pay off
Toyota is making big bets on hybrids and electric vehicles after dethroning General Motors as America’s top automaker. “What we are still seeing today is that many consumers that are in th...
Seven hikes? Fast-rising wages could cause the Fed to raise interest rates even higher this year
Too much of a good thing, in the form of rapidly rising wages, is expected to push Federal Reserve interest rate hikes at an even faster pace. Average hourly earnings jumped 0.7% in January and are no...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, February 7
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street edged up after S&P 500, Nasdaq score best weeks of 2022 Traders work on the flo...
The Jobs Report Reveals a Booming Labor Market. Here’s Where Interest Rates Are Headed.
Text size President Joe Biden speaking about the January jobs report. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Good news for Main Street, not so good news for Wall Street. Once again, a booming labor market is like...
Will Inflation Led To Unrest?
The Execution of Louis XVI in the Place de la Revolution on 21 January 1793, 1790s. Found in the … [+] collection of Musée Carnavalet, Paris. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Imag...
Forget About Inflation. Contrarians Expect a Recession and a Drop in Bond Yields.
“Something that everyone knows isn’t worth knowing,” as the famed financier Bernard Baruch once observed. And so I was reminded by a long discourse in the New York Times this past week on why bond yie...
Bob Johnson says Biden’s Build Back Better bill needs to direct money to Black-owned businesses
BET founder Bob Johnson told CNBC on Tuesday the Biden Administration needs to take additional steps in its Build Back Better plan to tackle the wealth gap between Black and white Americans. “Wh...
Volatility to shock investors in messy market: BofA’s Subramanian says
Investors should proceed with caution, according to BofA Securities’ Savita Subramanian. Even though February kicked off on a strong note, she warned on CNBC’s “Fast Money” a m...
What Will Stocks Do if War—or Peace—Erupts in Ukraine?
Text size A Ukrainian guard at a checkpoint on the border with Russia. There could be a financial toll, as well as a heavy human one, if the Kremlin launches an invasion. Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Ukrinf...