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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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Stocks like ConocoPhillips and Wells Fargo should be the big winners as rates rise, history shows
As bond yields surge to multi-year highs, a CNBC Pro screen surfaces companies that outperformed during similar increases in the past. Source
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Retail investors just posted the longest streak of buying bank stocks since 2008, BofA says
Analysts cited the “surprising positive flow signal” as support for a broader thesis that investors should plow funds into banks and other financial players. Source
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Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Nike, Okta, Alibaba and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Nike (NKE) – Nike reported quarterly profit of 87 cents per share, 16 cents a share above estimates. Revenue beat estimates as well, helped by an increase in digital sales and its ability to successfully navigate supply chain issues. Nike jumped 6.3% in […]
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Central banks face tough decisions after Russia’s invasion. Not everyone’s sure they’ll get it right
A trader works, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is seen delivering remarks on a screen, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), January 26, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON – Just as many central banks had set their sights on normalizing monetary policy as economies emerged from the coronavirus pandemic, […]
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Stock futures are flat after Powell says bigger hikes may be needed to fight inflation
Stock futures were flat in overnight trading after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is open to higher rate hikes to combat rising inflation. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10 points, while S&P 500 futures Nasdaq 100 futures were flat. Nike shares rose 6% in extended trading on Monday […]
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Oil is likely to remain volatile and expensive as world deals with supply shortages
A general view shows Marathon Petroleum’s oil refinery, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Anacortes, Washington, March 9, 2022. David Ryder | Reuters Oil prices are racing higher again and are expected to see more sharp spikes and sudden dips as the world deals with potential supply shortages. For consumers, that means a longer period […]
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Watch live: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at NABE annual conference
[The stream is slated to start at 12:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is slated to speak Monday at the National Association for Business Economics annual conference in Washington, D.C. His remarks come less than a week after […]
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Stock futures are steady after S&P 500’s best week since 2020
Steven Birdsall, chief revenue officer of Anaplan Inc., left, and Frank Calderoni, president and chief executive officer of Anaplan Inc., center, talk to a trader during the company’s initial public offering on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Oct. 12, 2018. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. […]
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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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