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Fed’s Patrick Harker says he thinks the U.S. can avoid a recession, even amid troubling signs
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Fed’s Patrick Harker says he thinks the U.S. can avoid a recession, even amid troubling signs

Despite on ominous indicator hanging over the economy and higher interest rates on the way, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said Tuesday that he doesn’t think the U.S. is heading for recession. That view, expressed in a CNBC interview, comes in the face of a looming inversion of the 10- and 2-year Treasury yields […]

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Hong Kong trading and IPOs hurt by geopolitics, says bourse CEO
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Hong Kong trading and IPOs hurt by geopolitics, says bourse CEO

Electronic screens display gongs at the Exchange Square Complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. A “fragile” geopolitical environment has slowed trading volumes and initial public offerings on the Hong Kong stock exchange and created challenges for its commodities business, especially nickel, the bourse’s CEO […]

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Recession fears tied to Treasury yields are overblown, Canaccord’s Tony Dwyer suggests
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Recession fears tied to Treasury yields are overblown, Canaccord’s Tony Dwyer suggests

Wall Street may be overestimating recession risks. While investors focus on an unnerving inversion between the five-year and 30-year Treasury Note yields, Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer is concentrating on optimistic activity in another part of the bond market. According to Dwyer, the three-month versus five-year yield shows a healthier picture of the U.S. economy because […]

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The bond market is flashing a warning sign a recession may be coming. Here’s why
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The bond market is flashing a warning sign a recession may be coming. Here’s why

A Trader on the floor of the NYSE David Dee Delgado | Getty Images The bond market is flashing a warning sign for the U.S. economy. That harbinger is called an “inverted yield curve.” These inversions in the bond market have been reliable predictors of past recessions. Part of the yield curve inverted on Monday. […]

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Soaring prices are hitting young Brits. The new U.K. budget won’t hurt much
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Soaring prices are hitting young Brits. The new U.K. budget won’t hurt much

David-Prado | iStock | Getty Images The U.K. government’s latest budget announcement offered little hope for young people who are among those struggling to cope with soaring living costs, financial analysts and advisors have said. In his Spring Statement, U.K. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak acknowledged that the Russia-Ukraine war was putting more pressure on the […]

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Amazon, Walmart and more: Cowen loves these stocks it says can beat surging inflation
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Amazon, Walmart and more: Cowen loves these stocks it says can beat surging inflation

Cowen has identified several tech and internet stocks it rates as likely to outperform, some of which are set to return “at least” 15% over the next 12 months. Source

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Here’s why stocks can still go higher, even with the Fed’s aggressive rate-hiking stance
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Here’s why stocks can still go higher, even with the Fed’s aggressive rate-hiking stance

Stocks may actually like an inflation-fighting Federal Reserve, despite volatility leading up to the central bank’s first rate hike in more than three years. Source

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UK inflation hits fresh multi-decade high of 6.2% on surging energy prices
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UK inflation hits fresh multi-decade high of 6.2% on surging energy prices

LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 23: On the day that Britain officially enters a recession shoppers walk through Liverpool city centre on January 23, 2009 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Figures announced today confirm that the UK is officially in a recession for the first time since the early 1990s after GDP fell in two successive […]

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Investors face a slew of headwinds, Citi says. Here are its top stocks to play it — including one it says has upside of nearly 130%
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Investors face a slew of headwinds, Citi says. Here are its top stocks to play it — including one it says has upside of nearly 130%

As macro headwinds continue to persist, Citi has a number of stock picks it thinks will continue to do well. Source

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Inflation is spiking the cost of pet parenthood yet owners are still splurging on care
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Inflation is spiking the cost of pet parenthood yet owners are still splurging on care

Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Pet parenthood is getting more expensive, but many owners are still willing to splurge, according to a report from Rover, an online pet marketplace. Rising costs and inflation are a growing concern for Americans, affecting everyday expenses like groceries, gasoline and housing. Pet parents are also feeling the […]

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