Tag: Federal Reserve
Wall Street week ahead: All eyes on Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and jobs data
Investors will also closely watch Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference for insights on the US central bank’s future monetary policy path. The Fed is [Read more about this post…]
Experts share insights about the Fed, data ‘vibes’ and housing trends
Mohtashami: Read the data Mohtashami kicked off the sessions by talking about the differences between the current mortgage rate environment and some of what was [Read more about this post…]
Wall Street today: US stocks gain led by chip shares
US stock indices gained on Tuesday, led by chip shares. At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 116.1 points, or 0.30%, to [Read more about this post…]
Wall Street week ahead: Focus on US GDP data, earnings from Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Tesla
On Wall Street in the week ahead, the focus of stock market investors will be on the first quarter (Q1) US GDP data, the Federal [Read more about this post…]
Bloated Wall Street Bulls Are Cashing Out of Markets En Masse
With Treasury yields breaking out, Federal Reserve hawks ascendant and Middle East strife flaring, money has just been pulled out of equities and junk bonds [Read more about this post…]
Opinion: If you’re chasing volume, you’re chasing the wrong carrot
One of the most notable surprises of 2024 has been the trajectory of mortgage rates. When the average rate on 30-year loans dropped from 8.01% [Read more about this post…]
Surging dollar set for weekly gain as US data, Fed push back on rate cuts
The resurgent dollar headed towards a second straight week of gains on Friday as a hotter-than-expected U.S. economy has pushed back investors’ and policymakers’ expectations [Read more about this post…]
Powell makes it clear: No rate cuts anytime soon
Powell: “Right now, given the strength of the labor market and progress on inflation so far, it’s appropriate to allow restrictive policy further time to [Read more about this post…]
Wall Street week ahead: Investors to focus on US economic data, key earnings, Middle East tensions
Stock market investors on Wall Street in the week ahead will be focusing on the US economic data including retail sales report and the industrial [Read more about this post…]
RBI’s credit card curbs are a classic case of ‘prevention is better than cure’
The Indian economy has been doing well, with three consecutive quarters of 8%-plus growth so far in FY24. During this period, the banking sector’s credit [Read more about this post…]
