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Mar 20, 2019
The central bank's main aim appears to be to do no harm to an economy that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell observed was "in a good place."
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Mar 08, 2019
Much weaker-than-expected February jobs gains follow outsize jumps previously. It's a good reason to take monthly numbers with grains of salt.
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Mar 07, 2019
The February jobs report is due to be released Friday morning. Here's what it may not show: Things are better than they look.
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Mar 07, 2019
Norway's Norges Bank and the Swiss National Bank both were net buyers of stock in the fourth quarter—even as small U.S. investors were selling off their holdings.
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Mar 06, 2019
What's behind the proposal by congressional Democrats for a 0.1% levy on transactions of stocks, bonds, and derivatives.
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Feb 27, 2019
A rebound in equities spurs a recovery in consumer confidence. Don't let the old data lead you astray.
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Feb 20, 2019
The newly released FOMC minutes show increased awareness of how the central bank's balance sheet affects markets and the economy.
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Feb 14, 2019
Traders increasingly bet the Fed's next move will be to ease. For investors, there's an ETF for that.
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Feb 06, 2019
Investors who had hoped President Trump would unveil new initiatives to sustain the economic expansion did not find any in his 2019 State of the Union address.
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Feb 06, 2019
Investors who had hoped President Donald Trump would unveil new initiatives to sustain the economic expansion did not find any in Trump's 2019 State of the Union address.
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Feb 06, 2019
Investors who had hoped President Donald Trump would unveil new initiatives to sustain the economic expansion did not find any in Trump's 2019 State of the Union address.
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Feb 02, 2019
There was a lot less to the outsize 304,000-job jump in January non-farm payrolls than meets the eye.
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Feb 01, 2019
Former businessman would fit Trump's pattern of naming nonexperts. But is Cain able?
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Jan 30, 2019
The Federal Open Market Committee Wednesday held key policy interest rates unchanged and said it would be "patient" in raising them, while revising its outlook for the reduction of its balance sheet.
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Jan 30, 2019
"Patient" and "flexible" have come to be the mantras of Fed officials, and both may be invoked in their statement at the conclusion of their policy meeting.
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Jan 29, 2019
"Patient" and "flexible" have come to be the mantras of Federal Reserve officials, and both may be invoked in their statement at the conclusion of their policy meeting.
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Jan 10, 2019
Prices of the funds featured in a December Barron's column were up from 8.74% to 14.65% through Tuesday.
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Dec 19, 2018
There was no "one and done" statement from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell & Co., and the press conference left stocks deeply in the red.
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Dec 19, 2018
To go would mean to raise the federal-funds rate by a quarter percentage point. To stay would mean to hold off. Do you really want to know?
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Dec 13, 2018
Two months ago, the uptick in inflation was topping out. Now data show price pressures are indeed abating
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Dec 04, 2018
The yield curve's message of a sharp deceleration ahead essentially corroborates other indicators that already were flashing yellow caution signals.
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Dec 02, 2018
Big questions still need answering after President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping averted a trade war escalation at the G-20 meeting.
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Nov 28, 2018
Though the Federal Reserve chief's speech Wednesday sounded a dovish note, some markets weren't that surprised.
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Nov 28, 2018
The sector rallied last week despite the broad market's sharp retreat, Trump's new tax law, and disappointing sales. Is the bad news already priced in?
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Nov 20, 2018
Housing starts registered a modest, weather-related uptick in October. But will the Federal Reserve start to pay attention to the longer-run, clear deterioration in the most interest-sensitive sector of the U.S. economy?
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Nov 14, 2018
Treasuries have been underperforming since late September, when markets entered a "risk-off" mode.
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Nov 08, 2018
The Fed observes that business fixed investment "had moderated from its rapid pace earlier in the year," when capital spending had been "growing strongly."
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Nov 07, 2018
The lack of a "blue wave" in Tuesday's midterm elections had major stock markets trading in the green as Democrats captured the House and Republicans held the Senate.
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Nov 07, 2018
The lack of a Blue Wave in Tuesday's midterm elections had major stock markets trading in the green as Democrats were close to capturing the House and Republicans held the Senate.
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Nov 06, 2018
If both chambers of Congress remain under Republican control, there could be a renewed surge in Treasury yields, and perhaps a resumption in the slide that hit stocks in early October when the 10-year note surged.
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Nov 02, 2018
Stock and bond prices moved lower after the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued a strong-than-expected employment report for October, which bolsters the case for the Federal Reserve to push ahead with interest-rate increases this year and next.
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Nov 01, 2018
Employment Cost Index data show pay rose 2.9% from a year earlier in the third quarter as benefit costs rose 2.6%. Employers may be seeking to offset higher pay by reining in benefit expenses.
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Nov 01, 2018
Wednesday was a doubly painful day for General Electric investors. Not only did GE stock trade in single digits despite an analyst upgrade, the company's bonds also took a hit.
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Oct 26, 2018
The massive stock market selloff on Wednesday may have been sparked by technology stocks, but it spread far beyond this leadership sector.
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Oct 25, 2018
The massive stock market selloff on Wednesday may have been sparked by technology stocks, but it spread far beyond this leadership sector.
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Oct 24, 2018
Some observers are seeing signs of a bottom in the China stock market—and investors are beginning to move back into China-focused ETFs
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Oct 23, 2018
Some observers are seeing signs of a bottom in the China stock market—and investors are beginning to move back into China-focused ETFs.
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Oct 18, 2018
Efforts to stabilize the financial system following the financial crisis may actually have heightened risks, says economist Henry Kaufman.
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Oct 12, 2018
Both stocks and bonds moved down sharply Wednesday, continuing a phenomenon that emerged in the short-lived correction at the beginning of 2018. The Dow lost more than 800 points.
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Oct 11, 2018
Both stocks and bonds moved down sharply Wednesday, continuing a phenomenon that emerged in the short-lived correction at the beginning of 2018. The Dow lost more than 800 points.
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Oct 10, 2018
Both stocks and bonds moved down sharply Wednesday, continuing a phenomenon that emerged in the short-lived correction at the beginning of 2018. The Dow lost more than 800 points.
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Oct 05, 2018
The real news in Friday's jobs report was that wages continued their steady but moderate rise, which is bad for profit margins.
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Oct 04, 2018
The Treasury market's selloff gets a lot of attention, but the declines in other parts of the credit market have been far less severe.
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Oct 03, 2018
While Amazon's move will boost the paychecks of hard-working Americans, it also will probably squeeze profits.
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Oct 01, 2018
A deal to update Nafta sent stocks soaring, and there's new reason to believe pragmatism will trump protectionism.
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Sep 27, 2018
For financial markets and the economy, the key will be when the central bank will end its tightening path.
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Sep 26, 2018
James Carville was right about bond markets, and now he has the Bank for International Settlements to back him up.
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Sep 19, 2018
Interest-rate-sensitive sectors such as REITs are feeling the pressure as the 10-year yield sits north of 3%
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Sep 18, 2018
A trade war remains the No. 1 "tail risk" among institutional investors polled in the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch fund manager survey—but that's down from a month ago.
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Sep 13, 2018
The average stock now is valued more richly now than in 2000—and markets may be even riskier now, says the Leuthold Group's Doug Ramsey.
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Sep 07, 2018
Average hourly earnings were up 2.9% in August from a year ago. Productivity gains and demographics are offsetting that—at least for now.
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Aug 30, 2018
Beijing is successfully manipulating the yuan, but to boost its value, rather than weaken it.
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Aug 28, 2018
Tesla's stock swung wildly in the weeks after Elon Musk tweeted about taking the company private. But its main junk-bond issue barely budged.
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Aug 23, 2018
This year's tax overhaul may spell long-term trouble for some states' finances, but it has also added to the appeal of municipal debt in places like California and New York.
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Aug 09, 2018
Jamie Dimon is predicting bond yields as high as 5%. One longtime bond bull calls for 1%. Who's right?
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Aug 02, 2018
If the president is miffed by the central bank gradually raising rates when the economic numbers are breaking his way, what happens when they're not?
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Aug 01, 2018
In weeks when the central bank markedly reduces its holdings, the stock market has a rocky time.
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Jul 30, 2018
Most attention will be focused on the U.S., but the Bank of Japan and Bank of England may be even more important to global markets.
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Jul 27, 2018
The economy grew 4.1% in the second quarter, about what economists had predicted and evidently what financial markets had discounted.
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Jul 27, 2018
Managements may be looking to squeeze worker salaries in order to preserve profit margins.
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Jul 19, 2018
He's "not thrilled" with rate hikes while the economy's strong, but will he remain hands-off if it slows?
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Jul 12, 2018
Higher bond yields trim shortfalls, bolstering corporate plans. But public pensions remain way short of needs.
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Jun 28, 2018
The company's investment-grade debt sports generous yields—and their payouts are safer than GE's stock dividends.
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Jun 21, 2018
While markets fret about China dumping its Treasuries, U.S. homeowners could suffer if it cuts its mortgage securities holdings.
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Jun 13, 2018
The Powell-led central bank doesn't want asset-price bubbles, which could turn into busts that could take down the whole economy.
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Jun 06, 2018
Speculators are once again betting that stocks' return to low volatility will persist despite the array of uncertainties it faces.
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May 24, 2018
A scheme being studied by the coalition Italian government to issue new IOUs could be a precursor to an exit from the currency.
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May 24, 2018
A scheme being studied by the coalition Italian government to issue new IOUs could be a precursor to an exit from the euro.
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May 17, 2018
The Wall Street of The Bonfire of the Vanities has mutated beyond recognition.
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May 17, 2018
The Wall Street of The Bonfire of the Vanities has mutated beyond recognition.
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May 17, 2018
The late Tom Wolfe's most famous novel captures a Wall Street that has mutated beyond recognition.
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Apr 24, 2018
The 10-year Treasury yield has finally hit 3%—but the video streamer's high-yield bond offering says more about credit markets.
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Apr 24, 2018
The 10-year Treasury yield has finally hit 3%—but the video streamer's high-yield bond offering says more about credit markets.
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Apr 20, 2018
The president wrongly accuses two foreign powers of currency manipulation.
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Apr 18, 2018
Rich states depend more on income taxes, especially capital gains—and the new tax law could trigger flight risk by the well-to-do.
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Apr 12, 2018
The Fed hits its price target, and the market prices in tighter policy.
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Apr 08, 2018
Key questions ahead of its unveiling: How will it be funded and when will it actually be enacted?
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Apr 08, 2018
The Swiss National Bank profits from a rise in stocks purchased with cash conjured from thin air. How long can this feat continue?
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Apr 08, 2018
A new call for a cheaper greenback is at odds with the likelihood of multiple Fed rate hikes this year.
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Mar 29, 2018
Their preference for perks is keeping pay in check in a tight labor market. Does the Fed see through this quirk?
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Mar 21, 2018
Jerome Powell emphasizes that the Federal Open Market Committee decided on one rate hike; downplaying the "dot plot."
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Mar 07, 2018
Even amid DC dysfunction, wage numbers could have big impact after last month's market shudders.
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Feb 22, 2018
The FOMC minutes hint Powell may be less inclined to bail out the asset markets than his predecessors.
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Feb 01, 2018
The Fed chairwoman exits with employment and inflation mandates nearly fulfilled. But will Powell be as sensitive to the stock market?
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Jan 31, 2018
While the president touts stock market gains, the bond market imperils his favorite gauge of his approval.
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