The Federal Reserve isn’t even four months into its latest interest-rate-hiking cycle, and yet investors are already pricing in rate cuts as soon as next year, the latest sign that the market is bracing — or perhaps rather hoping — for a swift return to the easy-money monetary policy that helped drive the roaring stock … Read more
Earnings season will be a key test for the stock market after the S&P 500 last week closed out its worst half-year performance since 1970, said strategists from Morgan Stanley. The direction of stocks going forward will be mostly tied to second-quarter earnings as interest rate hikes and surging inflation reflect the growth slowdown more … Read more
Dr Copper has graded the global economy, and noted: “must do better.” The red metal is wryly considered by commodity watchers to hold a Ph.D in economics, because its use in a range of sectors, including home appliances, power generation and cars, helps it predict the trajectory of global growth. So, copper’s price initial drop … Read more
Blink and you’ll miss market-missive tweets doled out sparingly from Michael Burry, the investor who rose to fame after correctly predicting the collapse of the US market. In his latest now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t tweet, the founder of Scion Asset Management appeared to be flagging that markets may be halfway through the recent selloff, following a bleak first … Read more
Fears of a sharp slowdown are getting the blame for the stock market’s renewed slide while also driving a retreat in Treasury yields. A look at a regional Fed bank’s closely followed economic-growth indicator may justify investor jitters, said a top Wall Street researcher. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow model on Friday forecast … Read more
Text size As they begin July, traders are still stuck in a bear market. NYSE After a bruising first half for investors, the start of July isn’t promising any big breaks. US stock futures were down in after-hours trading after the major indexes closed lower on Thursday, capping the S&P 500’s worst first half in … Read more
US stock indexes end mixed Wednesday, as investors focused on remarks by central bankers and from corporate executives, while fretting that soaring inflation is damaging the world’s biggest economy. How did stock indexes do? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 82 points, or 0.3%, to end at 31,029.31. The S&P 500 SPX edged down … Read more
2022 is shaping up as a historic year for markets, including the world’s reserve currency. While the S&P 500 is headed for its worst first half in more than five decades, the dollar appreciated during the first six months of 2022 by the largest margin in history, according to some measures. The Federal Reserve’s decision … Read more
The S&P 500 has found good support recently and, while in a bear market, the large-cap index may not fall much further this year, said David Bianco, chief investment officer of the Americas for fund manager DWS Group. “I think the most comparable bear market we’ve experienced right now is 1966,” Bianco said at a … Read more
Investors and traders attempting to navigate one of the most treacherous periods in financial markets in years are all but sure to face more volatility during the second half of this year. One major reason is that few seem to be prepared for the risk that US inflation, already at an almost 41-year high of … Read more
