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Why stocks and bonds went into relief-rally mode after Fed’s jumbo rate hike
Financial markets suffered an absolute bloodbath in the days leading up to Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision, with stocks plunging and bond yields soaring in the wake of surprisingly hot inflation ...
Bitcoin down 70% from all-time high. Why is crypto market crashing?
Cryptocurrencies have been crashing. Bitcoin BTCUSD, -3.21% plunged to as low as $20,834 late Monday, the lowest level since December 2020 and down about 70% from its all-time high in November. The No...
Strategist who nailed the recent S&P 500 top says three things are needed for a market bottom
Wariness is in order after the S&P 500’s bear-market finish and a potential 75 basis-point Fed hike just one day away. Gains for stock futures and a potential bounce are fading fast. Morgan Stanle...
The S&P 500 is clinging to a key support level after Friday’s meltdown, here’s what happens if that fails
Last week’s shock U.S. inflation number continues to tear through markets, with dip buyers seemingly in hiding. The Nasdaq is in the lead with a 3% drop as trading gets underway. Investors are now foc...
Dow futures slump nearly 600 points as second day of selling in store after inflation shock
U.S. stock futures looked set to break below the lows of May, as financial markets continue to reel from a surprise acceleration in inflation just days ahead of a Federal Reserve interest-rate decisio...
Cryptocurrency selloff extends through the weekend after Friday’s hot inflation reading
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies tumbled on Sunday as losses for the asset class built over the weekend following U.S. data that showed persistent inflation pressures. Bitcoin BTCUSD, -1.93% dropped...
Dow tumbles as inflation reading triggers market shock waves: What investors need to know
From Wall Street to Main Street, fears that the U.S. economy could be sliding into 1970s-style “stagflation” have been percolating. References to the sticky situation appeared in news headlines all we...
Why the Stock Markets Are Falling So Hard
Text size Wall Street Bull Dreamstime This past week was another brutal one for the markets. Investors had plenty to worry about from the Fed to inflation and retail sales. The Dow Jones Industrial Av...
Suze Orman says to do this right now if you’re worried about inflation
The rate of U.S. inflation reached a 40-year high of 8.6% in May as overall prices for things including rent, gas and food all remain on the rise. Financial commentator and host of the “Women & Mo...
The stock market and inflation: How the S&P 500 performs on CPI report days
Stock-market investors crowded the exits on Thursday, sending major stock indexes sharply lower a day ahead of another eagerly anticipated consumer-price index reading. Recent history may offer a clue...
The Stock Market’s Drop Is Worse Than It Looks. Here’s Why.
The stock market is sliding, and most stocks in the S&P 500 are lower. Getty Images Text size The stock market is having a bad day—and it’s even worse than it looks. The Dow Jones Industrial Avera...
This big investor called inflation early and sees it above 7% at year’s end
Far from the bustle of Wall Street, inside his downtown Minneapolis office, Tim Magnusson got his first aching gut feeling about U.S. inflation in May of last year. That’s when U.S. government data sh...
Peak U.S. inflation? This obscure corner of the financial market says otherwise
In a little-known part of the financial market that’s had the most accurate reads on U.S. inflation so far, traders are pricing in an annual headline rate on the consumer-price index of 8.5% or higher...
Here’s why the stock market gets ‘squirrelly’ when bond yields rise above 3%
Stock-market investors seem to get jittery when the 10-year Treasury yield is trading above 3%. A look at corporate and government debt levels explains why, according to one closely followed analyst. ...
Home affordability has ‘collapsed’ in 2022. What to expect next, according to BofA
The double whammy of surging mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices has led to “collapsed” housing affordability in America, according to Chris Flanagan’s team at BofA Global Research. The situat...
The Stock Market Is Charting a New Course. It Won’t Be Pleasant.
Text size Delta Air Lines told investors that revenue would finally return to 2019 levels, amid strong travel demand. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The trend is your friend, or so they say. But right now,...
Investors may be in for this rude surprise: History shows inflation can take years to return to normal even when Fed hikes above 10%
History can be a powerful tool, particularly in a high-inflation environment like this one in which no suitable economic model seems to apply. Inflation — running at 8.3% as of April, near a four-deca...
Why a top Wall Street quant sees S&P 500 taking back all its losses by yearend
JP Morgan’s Marko Kolanovic, one of the most closely followed quantitative analysts on Wall Street, augured in a note to clients on Wednesday that U.S. stocks could see a torrid rebound during the lat...
U.S. stocks end lower Tuesday as Biden, Powell meet on inflation; Dow, S&P eke out gains in May
U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday, the final session of May, as Treasury yields pushed higher following last week’s equity market bounce after a historic string of weekly losses. The Dow Jones Industri...
Fed’s quantitative tightening is about to arrive: What that might mean for markets
The Federal Reserve’s almost $9 trillion portfolio is about to be reduced starting on Wednesday, in a process intended to supplement rate hikes and buttress the central bank’s fight against inflation....
Here’s the asset investors want if inflation stays high, says Deutsche Bank. And crypto isn’t even ‘on the radar’
Home is where the heart is, and the money, if inflationary trends don’t cool. That’s according to the latest Deutsche Bank survey of investors, who say that property will be their most preferred buy-a...
Stock Market Today: Global Stocks, U.S. Futures Move Higher on Memorial Day
Text size Stock and bond trading will resume on Wall Street on Tuesday after Memorial Day. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images Global stocks and U.S. futures rose on Monday amid a quiet day for markets due ...
Durability of U.S. stock- market bounce in question as inflation worries linger ahead of payrolls report
Investors took a breather this week as U.S. stocks bounced back from a weeks long selloff and the latest reading on inflation offered glimmers of optimism to those hoping for a peak in price pressures...
Markets Finally Reversed Their Losing Streaks. The Fed Might Avoid Inflicting More Pain, After All.
Text size A ‘help wanted’ sign is displayed in a Manhattan store in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Nothing lasts forever, not even a stock market decline. But just because a mar...
Why the Dow finally bounced — and what it will take to prove it’s for real
A little pre-summer cheer finally filtered its way into the stock market the week before Memorial Day, but it will likely take more than the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s first winning week since lat...
The Stock Market Finally Had a Winning Week. Why It Might Not Last.
Text size Ed Yardeni, founder of Yardeni Research: “We now are raising the odds of a recession from 30% to 40%.” Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg The stock market ended its multiweek losing streak, and l...