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10-year Treasury yield climbs as investors await economic data, clues on monetary policy
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10-year Treasury yield climbs as investors await economic data, clues on monetary policy

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note climbed on Tuesday as investors awaited a fresh batch of economic data and watched for clues on the path of monetary policy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note last traded up 4 basis points to 2.9240%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond rose 4 basis points to […]

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Home affordability at 2007 bubble levels, but crash is unlikely: Blackstone’s Joe Zidle
Finance

Home affordability at 2007 bubble levels, but crash is unlikely: Blackstone’s Joe Zidle

A major Wall Street firm is drawing a striking parallel to the housing bubble. Blackstone’s Joe Zidle calls homes almost as unaffordable as the 2007 peak. Yet, he believes a crash is unlikely due to a major difference: Most owners aren’t using their homes like an ATM. “That caused so many people to go upside […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Business

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. Dow set to open slightly lower after 7 straight weeks of selling Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 13, 2022.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters U.S. […]

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Strategist says stock market may become a ‘meat-grinder of forlorn hope’ for dip-buyers
World

Strategist says stock market may become a ‘meat-grinder of forlorn hope’ for dip-buyers

LONDON – Investors looking for value in the stock market during the ongoing downturn may be “deluding themselves,” according to Sean Corrigan, director at Cantillon Consulting. Fears that central banks will have to hike interest rates aggressively to curb inflation — at the risk of quashing growth as the global economy suffers concurrent hits from […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Business

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. Dow futures pop after the 30-stock average’s six-session losing streak The Twitter logo and trading information is displayed as a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Business

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 drop after Wall Street extends its multiday losing streak Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 11, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures dropped Thursday as the broad sell-off and revaluation of risk assets […]

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Hotter-than-expected CPI report shows broader-based inflation that will be ‘very hard to kill’
World

Hotter-than-expected CPI report shows broader-based inflation that will be ‘very hard to kill’

Consumer inflation rose at a hotter-than-expected 8.3% pace in April, fueled by worrisome gains across the services sector. Source

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Business

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 rise ahead of key inflation report, after volatile session Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 10, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures rose Wednesday ahead of the first of two key inflation reports […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Business

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 set to rise after S&P 500 hits lowest level in over a year Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, March 22, 2022. Brendan McDermid | […]

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Yellen says financial system working well despite ‘potential for continued volatility’
Politics

Yellen says financial system working well despite ‘potential for continued volatility’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill November 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen believes the U.S. financial system is in working order, but that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s Covid-19 lockdowns are […]

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