Dashed hopes for a Fed pivot are morphing into a sense of dread in financial markets
Optimism that the Federal Reserve might back off of its aggressive interest-rate hikes is giving way to something else within financial markets: a feeling that...
Pension Strategy Left Funds Vulnerable to Rate Increases
Sept. 29, 2022 12:33 pm ET Listen to article (1 minute) A pension-fund strategy that aims to reduce volatility without lowering returns created the first...
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...
Carl Icahn to investors: ‘The worst is yet to come’
Wall Street icon Carl Icahn has a warning for his fellow investors: “The worst is yet to come.” Speaking on Wednesday at MarketWatch’s Best New...
Ray Dalio says stocks, bonds have further to fall, sees U.S. recession in 2023
As the world waited for the Federal Reserve to deliver its third “jumbo” interest-rate hike, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio shared a warning for anybody...
‘Disinflationary wave is building’ even as investors anticipate aggressive Fed rate increase, says this economist
Signs of disinflation have emerged even as investors fear Federal Reserve Chair Powell and his colleagues will keep battling inflation through aggressive rate hikes that...
A further 27% drop in the S&P 500 could be coming if inflation hawks are right, Goldman Sachs team warns
Not exactly TGIF this Friday. What the sellside is slowly realizing is not just that the Fed is going to be aggressive in September after...
‘Why shouldn’t it be as bad as the 1970s?’ Historian Niall Ferguson warns the world is sleepwalking into an era of political and economic upheaval akin to the 1970s — only worse.
“‘I’m going to go out on a limb: Let’s consider the possibility that the 2020s could actually be worse than the 1970s.’” — Niall Ferguson,...
Opinion: The Federal Reserve’s Powell has a lot of explaining to do
The Federal Reserve runs a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, every year. It’s a rite of passage for many in central banking, in monetary economics...
Fed’s Powell says bringing down inflation will cause pain to households and businesses in Jackson Hole speech
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell used the spotlight on the central bank’s Jackson Hole retreat to deliver a blunt message that the Fed will keep...