Stock Market Crash Alert: Mark Your Calendars for April 26

investorplace.com With Wall Street just getting over a surprise six-session losing streak, investors are abuzz over the March Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation report, due…

Uncertainty Drives Bond Price Volatility

institutionalinvestor.com Average daily volume in 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures rose 24% from January 2023 to January 2024 • The CME Group Volatility Index (CVOL) for the 10-Year contract is…

Mortgage rates today, April 22, 2024: Fixed rates keep rising

finance.yahoo.com Fixed mortgage rates are up across the board. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed rate increased by 22 basis points this week, and the 15-year fixed rate went up by…

Analysis: What stalled this year’s seemingly infallible stock market rally

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Fed Rate Cut Odds: And Then There Was One

investors.com Fed rate-cut odds continued to decline over the past week, amid continued strong economic data and a notable shift from Fed chief Jerome Powell. Markets pushed back the…

What stalled this year’s seemingly infallible stock market rally

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Traders Now See May Rate Hike as Possible, Though Highly Unlikely

barrons.com Traders Now See May Rate Hike as Possible, Though Highly Unlikely Fed-funds futures see no chance of a May rate cut, but traders are no longer ruling out an interest rate…

Futures rise as chip stocks bounce back after sell-off

finance.yahoo.com Futures for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained on Thursday as some chip stocks recouped losses after a sell-off, while investors awaited Federal Reserve policymakers' stance…

Dow Gains, Snapping a 6-day Losing Streak

barrons.com The Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped its losing streak on a mixed day for the broader market in the face of rising bond yields. The Dow rose 64 points, or 0.2%. It had…

Stocks Whipsaw and Yields Retreat After Powell Remarks

barrons.com Stocks whipsawed and yields retreated on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell wrapped up his appearance at a panel discussion. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…

Odds Drop for a Fed Rate in June

barrons.com The odds of a June rate cut were fading further on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cited a lack of progress on bringing down inflation. Fed-funds futures…

Nikkei, Hang Seng Slide as US Data Dashes Rate Hopes

asiafinancial.com Asian stocks were in retreat on Tuesday after already fading hopes of US rates cuts anytime soon were dashed further, while tensions in the Middle East also weighed heavily…

Asian shares slide on Fed rate cut rethink; China GDP in focus

investing.com Asian stocks fell and the dollar climbed to more than five-month highs on Tuesday as stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales for March further reinforced expectations that…

Health Care Is the Only S&P Sector Trading Higher

barrons.com With the S&P 500 down 1.1% to start the week, only one of its 11 major sectors was trading higher. The S&P 500’s health care sector was up 0.2%, making it the top performing…

S&P 500, Nasdaq Fall. Dow Clings to Small Gain

barrons.com Stocks were mostly lower in early afternoon trading as markets digested the latest retail sales data and reacted to conflict in the Middle East. The Dow Jones Industrial…

Stocks Give Back Some Gains as Bond Yields Spike

barrons.com The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 132 points, or 0.3%. The S&P 500 was up 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.2%. All three were trading higher shortly after the…

Mortgage rates today, April 15, 2024: Rates are lower than 6 months ago

finance.yahoo.com Fixed mortgage rates are up across the board. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed rate increased by six basis points this week, and the 15-year fixed rate went up by…

Futures bounce back from last session's battering amid Middle East jitters

aol.com U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, after Wall Street witnessed a bruising sell-off on the back of disappointing earnings from some big U.S. banks last week and…

Wall St set for lower open as some big bank earnings disappoint

investing.com Wall Street's main stock indexes were on track for a lower open on Friday as most megacap growth stocks and chipmakers receded, while some big banks dipped after dour…

Economists Warn Fed's Inflation Battle Could Trigger Recession: 'Have To Increase The Chance Of Something Bad Happening Here'

benzinga.com The ongoing struggle of the Federal Reserve to rein in inflation has raised alarms about the potential onset of a recession, according to a recent expert analysis. What…

Futures steady ahead of big bank earnings

aol.com U.S. stock index futures traded in a tight range on Friday as investors awaited earnings reports from big U.S. banks to gauge how corporate America has been faring in the…

The Fed may have no choice but to tip the US into recession, economist says

finance.yahoo.com None The Fed might have to self-induce a recession if it wants to reach its target inflation rate, a BMO strategist said. • None Ian Lyngen told Bloomberg TV that the Fed…

Nasdaq Hits Record Close. Earnings Are the Next Test

barrons.com The Nasdaq Composite surged to a record close on Thursday, with Big Tech leading a broader market rally after the latest inflation update came in cooler than expected. The…

Wells Fargo's Asset Cap Could Be Key for the Stock

barrons.com Wells Fargo is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings on Friday, and investors will be keeping an eye out for any updates on the bank’s asset cap allowance and net…

Jamie Dimon Sees 8% Rates and More Takeaways From Investor Letter

barrons.com A year on from the regional banking crisis, the largest U.S. banks are in good shape. Consumer spending is solid in the face of elevated interest rates. The recession that…

Here’s What’s Happening in Markets Today: April 11

finance.yahoo.com Stock and bond markets were mixed Thursday morning as investors digested another inflation report. The Producer Price Index (PPI), a measure of wholesale inflation rose,…

Dow Gains in Afternoon Trading

barrons.com The Dow Jones Industrial Average turned positive in Thursday afternoon trading as the market’s reaction to cooler producer price inflation broadened out. The Dow was up 33…

Fed can start cutting interest rates by end of 2024, IMF managing director says

cnbc.com The Federal Reserve should be able to starting cutting interest rates by the end of 2024, according to Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary…

Wall Street wants answers from big banks about the economy

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Futures slip as rate-cut hopes ebb

finance.yahoo.com The Nasdaq Market site is seen in New York (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Thursday as Treasury yields remained elevated a day after a hot inflation reading…