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Investors believe the biggest threat to the markets now is a Fed misstep, CNBC survey shows
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 08, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) A majority of Wall Street investors believe the biggest threat facing the markets right now is a policy error by the Federal […]
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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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A stock-buying strategy to beat inflation and generate income
Stocks with rising dividends can provide consistent and growing income in an inflationary environment. Source
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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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Poland’s economy is standing strong for now, but the Ukraine war casts a ‘dark cloud’
On a display at a gas station, a liter of diesel costs 7.19 zloty. Refueling is also more expensive than ever in Poland, but still a lot cheaper than in neighboring Germany. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Poland’s economy has had a strong start to the year, but as the war in […]
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Stock futures are steady as investors juggle Fed comments and policy
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 17, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed in overnight trading on Tuesday as investors continue to digest revelations from the Federal Reserve on inflation and interest rates. Dow futures fell just 11 points. S&P 500 futures dropped 0.03% and Nasdaq 100 futures […]
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Goldman gives 5 possible reasons behind the market’s mysterious comeback this week
Goldman suggested five reasons the market performed so well this week despite the biggest issues in the market still being unresolved. Source
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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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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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Dow jumps 500 points in relief rally after Fed announces first rate hike since 2018
Stocks rallied in a wild session after the Federal Reserve raised rates and said it would hike another six times this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 518.76 points, or 1.5%, to 34,063.10 after turning red initially following the release of the Fed’s statement. It swung within a 576-point range on the session. The […]
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