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Fed’s Daly sees rates rising at least another percentage point as ‘pausing is off the table’
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said Wednesday she expects the central bank to raise interest rates at least another percentage point, and possibly more, before it can pause to evalu...
Markets See A Smaller Fed Hike Coming In December
The Federal Reserve will set interest rates on December 14, here’s what to expect. Photographer: … [+] Michael Nagle/Bloomberg © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP The Fed’s December meeting should...
UK property market at risk of major downturn as recession fears loom
Economists are predicting that soaring interest rates and falling prices will mark the end of the U.K.’s 13-year housing market boom, potentially leading to a house price crash. Matt Cardy | Getty Ima...
Further Data Suggests Easing U.S. Inflation, Increasing Chance Fed Softens Hikes
The November PPI report offers further evidence that price pressure in the U.S. may be easing … [+] (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Getty Images The Producer Price Index (PPI) for October 202...
Wholesale prices rose 0.2% in October, less than expected, as inflation eases
Employees work at the BMW manufacturing plant in Greer, South Carolina, October 19, 2022. Bob Strong | Reuters Wholesale prices increased less than expected in October, adding to hopes that inflation ...
Inflation expectations rebound on record-high jump in gas outlook: NY Fed survey
A Sheetz customer gets gasoline at a gas station in Plains, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 19, 2022. Aimee Dilger | Reuters Americans grew more worried about inflation in the October, with fears emanatin...
Fed Quick To Downplay November Inflation Surprise, Markets Disagree
The market reaction to positive signs in the November CPI report has been very strong. However, the … [+] Fed doesn’t share the enthusiasm seeing a long road ahead in the inflation fight. ...
Fed’s Waller says market has overreacted to consumer inflation data: ‘We’ve got a long, long way to go’
Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said Sunday that financial markets seem to have overreacted to the softer-than-expected October consumer price inflation data last week. “It was just one data p...
Active managers see boost from the energy trade
This may be the year for active managers investing heavily in the energy space — and commodity trading advisors, known as CTAs, appear to be among the winners. Dynamic Beta Investments’ Andrew B...
Biggest Stock Market Rally In Years Looks ‘Overdone’ Since Fed Has Yet To Beat Inflation
Topline Investors plowed into the stock market this week after a monthly inflation report ended a streak of worse-than-expected data this year, fueling the biggest rally in years on hopes the Federal ...
Fed officials welcome inflation news but still see tighter policy ahead
Prices of fruit and vegetables are on display in a store in Brooklyn, New York City, March 29, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Federal Reserve officials welcomed Thursday’s news showing that inflat...
Carvana Stock Drops Amid Used Car Price Declines
Getty Images Key takeaways Used car marketplace Carvana saw its stock plunge 48% in two days after abysmal third quarter earnings Carvana stock is down almost 97% year-to-date (YTD) as an overheated a...
Why Higher Interest Rates Won’t Solve the Inflation Problem
Interest rates are heading higher, and the economic toll from the rapid, ongoing rise in the cost of credit is only starting to unfold. But higher rates won’t fully fix the inflation problem. There ar...
Stocks Higher, Week Ahead, Apple, Warren Buffett-5 Things To Know
Five things you need to know before the market opens on Monday, November 7: 1. — Stock Futures Edge Higher With Fed Path, Mid-Terms In Focus U.S. equity futures edged higher Monday, while the do...
What To Expect From The Final Fed Rate Decision Of 2022
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following a Federal Open Market … [+] Committee meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Co...
Fed Rate Hikes Spawn 5% Yields for Safe Bonds
While the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases have sent stock prices reeling, they have sent bond yields soaring. And that has made bonds attractive for those of us looking to buttress the fixed...
An S&P 500 ETF delivering double-digit percentage dividends
Investors may want to consider JPMorgan’s Equity Premium Income Fund ETF in order to get more reliable gains in the current volatile market environment. According to the firm, the ETF uses S&...
New stock-market lows ahead? What investors need to know as Fed signals rates will be higher for longer.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sent a clear signal interest rates will move higher and stay there longer than previously anticipated. Investors wonder if that means new lows for the beaten-dow...
Higher Rates Hammer Home Buyers—and Make Mortgage REITs Lucrative for Investors
It’s instructive and often amusing to see how the popular media cover economic and financial news. You can get a handle on the public’s sentiment from how they treat those topics, which usually varies...
How Much Did The Fed Raise Interest Rates This Week?
Getty Images Key takeaways The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the sixth time this year on Wednesday The 75 basis point (0.75%) rate hike is the fourth consecutive hike of its size Though inf...
BYD Retains EV Crown Over Tesla As Mainland Investors Buy Big In Hong Kong
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were down following the Fed’s 75 basis point interest rate hike as the US dollar surged overnight and the Asia dollar index hit a 52-week low. Thai...
Dow Falls 700 Points As Powell Says There’s A ‘Ways To Go’ For Rate Hikes
Topline Stocks fell Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell crushed short-lived optimism about monetary policy loosening any time soon. Jerome Powell said Wednesday interest rates have a w...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell—Haunted By The Ghost Of Paul Volcker—Could Tank The Economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (right) is a big fan of the late Paul Volcker, the Fed chairman who ruthlessly crushed inflation in the early 1980s. L to R: Scott J Ferrell/Congressional Quarte...
Fed approves another jumbo interest-rate hike but also signals go-slower strategy
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved the fourth straight jumbo increase in a key U.S. interest rate and signaled rates are likely to go higher than previously forecast. Yet the central bank also ...
Fed approves 0.75-point hike to take rates to highest since 2008 and hints at change in policy ahead
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved a fourth consecutive three-quarter point interest rate increase and signaled a potential change in how it will approach monetary policy to bring down inflatio...
Why The Fed’s December Meeting May Help Signal Peak Interest Rates
The Fed’s November rate announcement may have set up a slightly more dovish stance for monetary … [+] policy as we enter 2023 Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP O...
Investors Inhale CanSino Biologics’ Return Today As China’s Big Three Regulators Address Concerns
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equity markets were mixed in advance of today’s Fed decision to raise interest rates another +0.75% with China and Hong Kong outperforming. Yesterday’s rumo...
The Fed’s Next Rate Hike Is Coming. Why Powell Won’t Say the End Is Near.
The Federal Reserve will fire its next salvo in the war against inflation on Wednesday afternoon. That is likely to include an interest-rate increase of 0.75 percentage points and a hawkish tone from ...
Opinion: How Powell pivoted away from the Fed’s dovish message and tanked the markets
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is learning on the job. He didn’t repeat the mistake he made in his July press conference, when he said some things that markets interpreted as signs that the Fed was wavering ...