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Forget rate hikes, these analysts are predicting interest rate cuts next year
Some central bank watchers believe the Fed and the ECB will have to stop their tightening cycles because of an upcoming recession. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Central banks around the world might have embarked upon a path of aggressive rate hikes — but not everyone is expecting this approach to last. The […]
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The market’s worst first half in 50 years has all come down to one thing
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 29, 2022. Source: NYSE A multitude of factors conspired to generate the stock market’s worst first-half since 1970, but they all emanated from one word: Inflation. The cost of living started the year running at levels the U.S. had not seen since the early 1980s. Worse, Federal […]
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Powell vows to prevent inflation from taking hold in the U.S. for the long run
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2022. Mary F. Calvert | Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell vowed Wednesday that policymakers would not allow inflation to take hold of the U.S. economy over the longer term. “The risk is that because […]
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Watch Fed Chair Powell talk live about the economy, interest rates at ECB forum
[The stream is slated to start at 9 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday to a European Central Bank forum on central banking. The Fed and its global counterparts have been in a race to tamp down […]
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‘Apathetic’ investors will embrace banks: RBC top analyst predicts comeback in year’s second half
Investors who are “apathetic” or negative toward banks will change their stance in the year’s second half, according to RBC Capital Markets’ top banking analyst. Gerard Cassidy predicts bullishness will make a comeback due to strong revenue growth and optimism surrounding credit. “You can really see people coming back to [bank] the stocks. They’re under-owned,” […]
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European stocks log best session in more than 3 months; tech shares gain 3.8%
LONDON — European markets closed sharply higher on Friday to end a volatile week, as investors around the world assessed inflation and fears of an economic recession. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed up by 2.6% provisionally, its best day in more than three months, with tech shares adding 3.8% to lead gains as all […]
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Consumer sentiment survey followed by the Fed shows inflation expectations ease slightly
A shopper inside a women’s clothing store in the East Village neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. Kathryn Gamble | Bloomberg | Getty Images A widely followed consumer sentiment survey released Friday showed inflation expectations have eased slightly. The University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers said consumers expect inflation to rise […]
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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. Wall Street heads for its first weekly advance in the past four A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 22, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters […]
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Dan Yergin explains why oil prices are falling despite tight supply, Russia tensions
Energy expert Dan Yergin said there are two reasons why oil prices have dropped in the past month despite a market that is still tight: the Fed and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Oil prices had been increasing since last year, spiking to highs after Russia launched an unprovoked war on Ukraine. But since the end […]
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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. Stocks set for higher open as Wall Street tries for another rebound Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE U.S. stock futures rose Thursday after an attempt at a rebound fizzled the […]
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