[ad_1] The Federal Reserve should still raise its benchmark interest rate slightly above a 4.5%-4.75% rate despite the “welcome’ consumer price data released earlier Wednesday, said San Francisco Fed President…
[ad_1] The yield on the policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury note ended the New York session Monday at a 15-year high as investors await this week’s October inflation report for further clues…
[ad_1] The Federal Reserve on Friday confirmed what many investors were saying for some time: the $24 trillion Treasury market has been experiencing low levels of market liquidity in recent…
[ad_1] U.S. bond yields were little changed Friday as investors waited for the jobs report, for signs on whether the labor market is cooling off enough to warrant a change…
[ad_1] The numbers: U.S. productivity rose at a 0.3% annual clip in the third quarter, the government said Thursday. That’s the first gain after two straight sharp quarterly declines. Economists…
[ad_1] The numbers: A key gauge of U.S. inflation rose a mild 0.3% in September, aided by the lower cost of gas. Yet prices are still going up even if…
[ad_1] The numbers: Consumer spending rose 0.6% in September as Americans spent more on travel and new cars, signaling the economy was still expanding even as inflation and rising interest…
[ad_1] The numbers: The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city house-price index fell 1.3% in August, its second consecutive monthly decline. Year-over-year price appreciation rose 13.1%, but that reflects the stronger conditions…
[ad_1] Raymond James analyst Buck Horne lowered ratings on all of the home-builder stocks he covers, as he believes the recent “relentless” climb in mortgage rates has ensured a housing…
[ad_1] The Federal Reserve can get inflation back down to its 2% target without throwing a wrench in the strong labor market, said St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on…
[ad_1] The numbers: Construction on new U.S. homes fell a seasonally adjusted 8.1% in September to 1.44 million, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The drop in construction on homes reverses…
[ad_1] The inflation fight by central banks isn’t even close to over yet, according to Jumana Saleheen, Vanguard’s European chief economist. That means markets likely remain vulnerable to additional shocks,…
[ad_1] The numbers: The New York Fed’s Empire State business conditions index, a gauge of manufacturing activity in the state, fell 7.6 points to negative 9.1 in October, the regional…
[ad_1] The numbers: U.S. mortgage rates have resumed their journey upwards, hitting a 20-year high. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.92% as of October 13, according to data released by…
[ad_1] The cost of medical care is surging again after lull during the pandemic — and adding tinder to the high inflation already burning up the U.S. economy. Medical expenses…
[ad_1] Rules of thumb in investing appear to no longer apply in the carnage of 2022 in financial markets. Advocates for the 60/40 portfolio split, designed to capture the upside…
[ad_1] Stocks are riskier than bonds — everyone knows that. At least until this year. So far in 2022, long-term U.S. Treasurys have significantly underperformed U.S. stocks. The Vanguard Long-Term…
[ad_1] U.K. bond yields continued to drop on Friday, as Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng flew back early from the International Monetary Fund meeting amid expectations the U.K. government…
[ad_1] U.K. bond yields surged on Monday, on worries the pension fund market is not yet ready for the end of a temporary debt purchase program this week. The yield…
[ad_1] It’s a regular day of business for the U.S. stock market on Monday, October 10, as equity exchanges stay open for Columbus Day, a federal holiday that also has…
[ad_1] The Federal Reserve needs to keep raising its benchmark interest rate in order to cool inflation that hit a 40-year high earlier this year and has shown little signs…
[ad_1] There are signs that the U.S. labor market is starting to cool off a bit, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said Tuesday. “I think…some of the churn…
[ad_1] The British pound rose and gilt yields fell a second day after reports that U.K. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will publish debt-reducing plans early, a day after a U-turn over…
[ad_1] Turns out Americans aren’t sitting on a big pile of savings to help them endure high inflation or another recession. The U.S. savings rate fell to a 14-year low…
[ad_1] All signs point to lower U.S. inflation in coming months, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said Friday. “Inflation should come down a bit. I don’t expect it to be…