Jerome Powell testimony: More evidence needed on tamed inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell reinforced his belief Wednesday that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate this year but said it...
True inflation may have peaked in late 2022 — at 18% — and still hovers around 8%
“Consumer borrowing costs in the U.S. have skyrocketed, but the CPI doesn’t count this. ” There are widely divergent perspectives between Wall Street, where exuberance...
Lunar New Year 2024: What history says about stock market, gold in Year of the Dragon
The Year of the Dragon usually promises a tapestry of prosperity and strength for the U.S. stock market, suggesting the recent rally that has brought...
Credit card debt: Renters and poor people are falling behind
NEW YORK (AP) — While the U.S. economy is broadly healthy, pockets of Americans have run through their savings and run up their credit card...
In a ‘grabby market,’ start looking at cash and gold, says DoubleLine’s Gundlach
““I think [investors] are grabbing at assets on a limited basis.”” — Jeffrey Gundlach, DoubleLine Capital founder Billionaire hedge-fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach said he’d consider...
The Federal Reserve Has an $8 Trillion Secret
Investors are hoping Christmas will come early next week when the Federal Open Market Committee releases its latest projections about monetary policy. It’s hard to...
Inflation is falling but interest rates are going to stay higher for longer. Way longer.
Even with the recent partial retreat in long-term real and nominal interest rates, they remain well above the ultra-low levels to which policymakers had grown...
Moody's Downgrades China's Credit Outlook to Negative Amid Economic Concerns
China faces a significant financial time bomb risk due to its banking system’s exposure to a substantial amount of hidden debt, accumulated by cities and...
Gold rallies toward ‘golden cross’ after defying bearish signal
Gold futures have climbed to their highest prices since August 2020, just eight weeks after a death cross in prices signaled the potential for further...
Why Bill Ackman thinks the economy will soon need a Fed rate cut
Stock markets are setting up for another day of gains, thanks to Fed Gov. Christopher Waller, who sparked fresh optimism that the central bank is...