Interest Rates

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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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks steady after two-week winning streak Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 21, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures rose slightly Monday. Wall Street was looking to close out a monthly gain for […]
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Interest rates are rising and bond prices are falling. Here’s what investors can do to prepare
Rising yields and falling bond prices could shake up investors’ portfolios. Here’s how to rethink your asset allocation. Source
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures rebound after the Dow’s worst session in weeks Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 21, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures rose Thursday as NATO leaders were trying to find ways to pressure […]
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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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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures drop, a day after Wall Street had resumed its upswing Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, March 21, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters 2. Moderna […]
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The bond market is stoking the debate that a recession is coming, but it may not be
The bond market is signaling a higher chance of recession at the same time it is pricing in more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Source
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Traders bet on an aggressive Fed and predict half-point rate hikes in May, June
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, attends the National Association of Business Economicseconomic policy conference in Washington, D.C, United States on March 21, 2022. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Traders are betting Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s tough inflation talk means the central bank will step on the throttle to […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks higher after breaking multiday win streaks Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 18, 2022. Source: NYSE 2. Ukraine retakes Kyiv suburb; Biden says Putin ‘against the wall’ Service members of the Ukrainian […]
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