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Economic Performance/Indicators
Stocks Are Slipping After Solid Jobs Report
The stock market was slipping Friday, after the June employment report revealed that the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected, spurring bets of a more hawkish Federal Reserve.
The U.S. added 372,000 jobs for the month of June,…
Expect the stock market to be driven ‘more by earnings than the macro’, says Morgan
Earnings season will be a key test for the stock market after the S&P 500 last week closed out its worst half-year performance since 1970, said strategists from Morgan Stanley. The direction of stocks going…
Recession is challenging inflation as top fear among stock and bond investors
It’s easy to want to duck for cover given the carnage seen this year in stocks and bonds, particularly with the Federal Reserve vowing to wage an unconditional battle against high inflation.While inflation running at a 40-year high still…
The Economy Is Headed for a Hard Landing. Larry Summers on Inflation, Recession, and the
Economist Lawrence H. Summers never joined Team Transitory, or the economists, investment strategists, and members of the Federal Reserve who thought inflation would be a temporary phenomenon. Instead, he warned early and often that…
The stock market and inflation: How the S&P 500 performs on CPI report days
Stock-market investors crowded the exits on Thursday, sending major stock indexes sharply lower a day ahead of another eagerly anticipated consumer-price index reading. Recent history may offer a clue. “While…
The Fed Is Serious About Fighting Inflation. The Stock Market Has More to Fall.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
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All but two of the 20 largest housing markets are ‘overvalued,’ a new analysis finds
Most housing markets are now considering overvalued, according to CoreLogic data.
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Fear of a June Swoon Rattles Investors. Is a Rebound Lurking?
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The latest jobs numbers, released Friday, show a…
Durability of U.S. stock- market bounce in question as inflation worries linger ahead of
Investors took a breather this week as U.S. stocks bounced back from a weeks long selloff and the latest reading on inflation offered glimmers of optimism to those hoping for a peak in price pressures. Beneath the surface though, strong…