Bond yields are rising again so far in 2022. The U.S. stock market seems vulnerable to a bona fide correction. But what can you really tell from a mere two weeks into a new year? Not much and quite a ...
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Lael Brainard Says Inflation Is ‘Too High.’ She’s Open to a Rate Hike in March.
Text size Lael Brainard Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Cutting down inflation will be the Federal Reserve’s most important task for the foreseeable future, Fed Gov. Lael Brainard said at her confirmation...
Why a falling dollar signals ‘markets are in wonderland’ over inflation and Fed
The U.S. dollar is offering up an early 2022 head scratcher: Why does the currency keep falling even as traders aggressively pencil in as many as four interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve th...
Mortgage Rates Surge. The Pandemic’s Ultralow Rates Are Over.
Text size The average rate of a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.45% this week. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Mortgage rates climbed to their highest point since March 2020, according to data released Th...
The Best Dividend Stocks For Rising Interest Rates
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These 14 bank stocks are in the best position to benefit from rising interest rates
What would you say if you were told about a company whose stock was trading much lower to expected earnings per share than the S&P 500 Index? At the same time, it’s also expected to increase EPS n...
Worried About Inflation? Check Out This 7% Treasury Savings Bond.
Text size The Treasury Building Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images One of the best deals for savers now are Treasury Series I savings bonds now paying a 7.12% interest rate. The savings bonds, available el...
Dot-com bubble dynamic may drive S&P 500 above 5,500: Julian Emanuel
Market bull Julian Emanuel sees a dot-com era dynamic that could shatter the S&P 500’s record highs. In his first TV interview since starting at Evercore ISI, Emanuel told CNBC’s ̶...
Forget Fed Rate Hikes. How It Handles Its $9 Trillion in Assets Is What Really Matters.
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell, shown late last year at a House hearing, faces some big policy decisions this year. Brendan Smialowsky/AFP/Getty Images Text size If there is one takeaway...
Bitcoin Tanked After the Fed Minutes Were Released. Here’s Why.
Text size Proponents of Bitcoin argue that its limited supply should make it an inflation-proof asset akin to gold. Dreamstime Bitcoin slid sharply after the Federal Reserve released minutes of its De...
Rivian Stock Is Dropping Like a Stone. Blame Amazon.
Text size Amazon has ordered 100,000 delivery vans from Rivian. Courtesy Amazon Stock in Rivian Automotive is falling fast because it seems the start-up has competition in supplying electric trucks to...
Stocks Tumble as Fed Minutes Confirm Rate Hikes Are Coming
Text size Interest rate hikes are coming. The stock market is taking note. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images Stocks fell Wednesday after the minutes from the last FOMC meeting confirmed that the Federal R...
Dow sheds over 300 points, Nasdaq skids 2.9% after Fed minutes surprise with talk of shrinking balance sheet
Stocks traded lower Wednesday afternoon, with the Dow turning negative, after the release of the Federal Reserve’s last policy gathering in 2021 showed robust discussion around a potentially faster pa...
Cheaper Stocks Boost S&P 500’s Prospects in New Year
Investors banking on a roaring bull market in U.S. stocks in 2022 are enjoying the company of an unexpected ally: valuations. The S&P 500 rose 27% in 2021, capping a third consecutive year of dou...
Opinion: Four reasons why value stocks are poised to outperform growth in 2022 — and 14 stocks to consider
Investing is all about being in tune with the trends. Here’s one to be aware of for 2022: Value stocks will most likely beat their growth counterparts. The trend is already under way. Consider: * The ...