Janet Yellen’s Learning Curve – WSJ
When Janet Yellen testified before a congressional commission almost a decade ago about the 2007-2009 global financial crisis, an interlocutor noted that she seemed to...
Americans Cautious About Spending as Holiday Season Nears
U.S. consumers appear to be approaching the holiday season somewhat cautiously, according to The Conference Board. The private research group’s Holiday Spending Survey found consumers...
Why did inflation surge to 40-year highs? Here are 4 causes of the Fed’s mistake
The first was being unaware that the foundation of the U.S. banking system had been eroded away by complex mortgage securities carrying high credit ratings,...
‘From Bambi to Godzilla.’ Strategist David Rosenberg skewers the Federal Reserve as he sees a 30% hit to home prices and the S&P 500 returning to an early 2020 low
The last time David Rosenberg shared his outlook for the U.S. stock market and the economy with MarketWatch, in late May, it was depressing enough....
Recession Fears Hit Risky Mortgage Debt Amid Default Concerns
Markets Finance Faltering home prices are hurting investors’ demand for junk-rated mortgage securities sold by housing giants Fannie and Freddie [ad_2] Source link...
The U.S. Dollar Rally Is on Pause. The Next Catalysts Are Coming Soon.
The U.S. dollar rally has hit the pause button after cooling despite a hotter-than-expected inflation reading. The U.S. Dollar Index (ticker: DXY), which tracks the...
Fed’s Inflation Fight Has Some Economists Fearing an Unnecessarily Deep Downturn
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U.K.’s Central Banker Struggles With Inflation, a Financial Crisis and His Own Government
LONDON—In late August, Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey was at a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., when a New York University economist flagged a...
U.N. Calls On Fed, Other Central Banks to Halt Interest-Rate Increases
The Federal Reserve and other central banks risk pushing the global economy into recession followed by prolonged stagnation if they keep raising interest rates, a...
Opinion: Market instability replaces inflation as the biggest risk, raising the chances of a pivot by the Federal Reserve
Market instability is the biggest risk to central banks globally, replacing inflation, owing to massive amounts of leverage. So far, the U.S. Federal Reserve is...