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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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Powell says ‘inflation is much too high’ and the Fed will take ‘necessary steps’ to address
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addresses an online only news conference in a frame grab from U.S. Federal Reserve video broadcast from the Federal Reserve building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. U.S. Federal Reserve | via Reuters Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Monday vowed tough action on inflation, which he said jeopardizes […]
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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 best week since November 2020 Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 18, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday after strong gains last week that saw the […]
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Investors come off a strong week looking for more gains now that they have some clarity from the Fed
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 04, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images With the Federal Reserve’s first rate hike out of the way, market pros are now debating whether the market can continue the upswing it started in the past week. A […]
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Fed Governor Waller says half-point rate hikes could be needed as ‘inflation is raging’
Christopher Waller, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for governor of the Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told CNBC on Friday that the central bank may need to enact one […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures drop as S&P 500 still tracks for best week since November 2020 Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 17, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures dropped Friday as the S&P 500 […]
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St. Louis Fed’s Bullard says the central bank should raise rates above 3% this year
James Bullard David Orrell | CNBC St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Friday he thinks the central bank should raise interest rates the equivalent of 12 times this year to convince the public it is serious about fighting inflation. As the lone dissenter at this week’s Fed meeting, Bullard said in a statement that […]
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The Fed faces ‘so many unknowns’ now as it digs in to fight against inflation
Federal Reserve officials made a stand Wednesday, switching from champions for employment equality to fighters of inflation. Can they pull it off? Source
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Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike in more than three years, sees six more ahead
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its first interest rate increase in more than three years, an incremental salvo to address spiraling inflation without torpedoing economic growth. After keeping its benchmark interest rate anchored near zero since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee said it will raise rates by […]
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BlackRock’s Rieder sees more downside in the short term and is holding more cash than usual
BlackRock’s Rick Rieder said stocks still have a ways to fall in a period of uncertainty, but they should be higher at the end of the year. Source
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