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Market will break out of slump due to peaking inflation, Evercore ISI predicts
[ad_1] The market slump may be in its final innings. According to Evercore ISI’s Julian Emanuel, stocks should start grinding higher due to peaking inflation. He cites a positive trend going back to the last time stocks and bonds fell together: 1994. “The market just sort of digested it, and there was a lot of […]
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Don’t blame stimulus checks for inflation, says Andrew Yang, who still supports sending free cash to most Americans
[ad_1] MIAMI — Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang says that Covid stimulus checks are not to blame for the recent inflation spike — and he’s still in favor of sending people free cash as a way to insulate workers from economic shocks and technological disruption. The universal basic income (UBI) evangelist told CNBC on the […]
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Fed’s Waller sees likelihood of multiple half-point interest rate hikes ahead
[ad_1] Getting inflation under control will require raising interest rates at a faster pace than normal even though the pace of price increases probably has peaked, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Wednesday. That means the central bank likely will hike short-term rates by half a percentage point, or 50 basis points, at its meeting […]
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Stock futures inch higher following highest inflation data in decades
[ad_1] A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, April 4, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks futures inched higher in overnight trading as investors weighed the latest inflation data for March. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 30 points or 0.1%, while S&P 500 […]
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Concerned about inflation? Here’s why stock investors should stay the course, says Ritholtz COO
[ad_1] A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, March 30, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters For stock investors pondering how to ride out the worst bout of inflation in four decades, don’t worry and stay the course, according to Nick Maggiulli, chief operating officer at Ritholtz […]
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In the U.S., consumers are paying more for everything. In China, the inflation problem is very different
[ad_1] Transportation fuel prices rose by 24.1% in China in March 2022 from a year ago, the largest increase within the country’s consumer price index. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Persistent inflation in China narrows the window for when the People’s Bank of China can cut interest rates and support […]
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Stock futures inch higher ahead of big inflation report
[ad_1] U.S. stock futures inched higher in overnight trading as investors braced for a key inflation report Tuesday. Future on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 30 points or 0.1%, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.09% and Nasdaq 100 futures inched 0.1% higher. The overnight moves come as investors await the release of March’s highly […]
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Wild inflation will hurt all financial assets, market researcher Jim Bianco warns
[ad_1] There may be no escape from the bond market turmoil — even for stock investors. Market researcher Jim Bianco warns critical Federal Reserve policies to control wild inflation will inflict widespread losses on Wall Street. “Eventually, this is going to come back and hurt all financial assets,” the Bianco Research president told CNBC “Fast […]
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Fed’s Bullard says interest rate policy is ‘behind the curve,’ but it’s making progress
[ad_1] James Bullard Olivia Michael | CNBC The Federal Reserve needs to raise interest rates substantially to control inflation but may not be as “behind the curve” as it appears, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Thursday. One of the Federal Open Market Committee’s most “hawkish” members in favor of tighter policy, Bullard said […]
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Fed officials plan to shrink the balance sheet by $95 billion a month, meeting minutes indicate
[ad_1] Federal Reserve officials discussed how they want to reduce their trillions in bond holdings at their March meeting, with a consensus amount around $95 billion, minutes released Wednesday showed. Officials “generally agreed” that a limit of $60 billion in Treasurys and $35 billion in mortgage-backed securities would be allowed to roll off, phased in […]
