Earnings are strong. The US economy is holding steady. Fed rate cuts are coming. Nothing looks like it could go wrong in the stock market now. That, at least, is what investors seem to think, with major indexes breaking fresh records this week as traders took in tame inflation data and grew more confident in…
NEW YORK — Wall Street inched to more records on Wednesday following a surprisingly encouraging report on inflation and a stunning forecast for growth from Oracle because of the artificial intelligence boom. The Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 0.3% and set an all-time high for a second straight day. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 220 points,…
By Howard Schneider and Leika Kihara JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said wage hikes are spreading beyond large firms and likely to keep accelerating due to a tightening job market, signaling his optimism that conditions for another interest rate hike were falling into place. The remarks are likely to reinforce…
Like the high market valuation levels he warns about, Société Générale strategist Albert Edwards‘ bearish missives don’t tend to serve well as near-term market timing tools. He acknowledges as much. “An equity investor who heeded my words of caution on the US Tech ‘bubble’ will by now have taken to sticking pins in plasticine models…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank might lower interest rates soon, which could reduce monthly credit card payments and facilitate borrowing for cars and homes, but he warned of economic challenges ahead.”In the near term, risks to inflation are tilted to the upside and risks to employment, to the downside. A…
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gives his last speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo., investors will be listening for whether he signals an interest rate cut is coming next month. But Powell’s outline of two bigger questions facing the Fed will shape the future of the central bank in ways that…
Stock mostly fell Thursday ahead of a widely awaited speech on US interest rate policy, though a deal on American tariffs for a swathe of EU goods gave a late-session boost to European markets. The agreement, struck as part of President Donald Trump’s tariffs blitz, will see most EU exports face 15-percent levies but ended…
With chatter today that the government is nearing taking a 10% stake in Intel, I guess I shouldn’t be shocked the bruised tech giant is hoping to gain some Street cred on its future product roadmap by tapping Softbank and Masa for cash. Embattled Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan also gains a Trump friend in…
With chatter today that the government is nearing taking a 10% stake in Intel, I guess I shouldn’t be shocked the bruised tech giant is hoping to gain some Street cred on its future product roadmap by tapping Softbank and Masa for cash. Embattled Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan also gains a Trump friend in…
Today’s CD rates still hover well above the national average. The Federal Reserve reduced its target interest rate three times in 2024. This had a ripple effect on deposit account rates, which means now could be your last chance to lock in today’s high rates with a certificate of deposit (CD). Here’s a look at…