The economy keeps humming – Why is the market selling off?

The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in nearly two years in the third quarter as higher wages from a tight labor market helped to power consumer spending, again defying dire warnings of a recession that have lingered since 2022. Gross domestic product increased...

Fed will likely stay higher for longer

Wall Street wrapped up a volatile week with a mixed performance from stocks while investors sought safe-haven assets such as U.S. Treasury bonds and gold, as the Israel-Gaza war looked likely to escalate. For the week, the Dow Jones posted a 0.8% gain and the S&P...

Fed Shakes Up the Market Needlessly

Stocks posted their fourth straight daily loss Friday to end a rocky week that saw benchmark U.S. Treasury yields surging to 16-year highs and investors digesting hawkish revisions from the Federal Reserve. The central bank was the main event of the week. The...

China is melting

Stocks and bonds both fell for the week as healthy economic data drove the narrative that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer. Among the major stock market indices this week, the S&P 500 posted a 2.1% decline to its lowest level in...

How could so many economists be so wrong?

Stocks closed lower Friday to cap a volatile week that finished with losses after Fitch downgraded its U.S. credit rating below the top AAA level, which sent U.S. Treasury yields on a wild ride. Friday marked the final day of the busiest week in the second quarter...

Investing is about looking forward

Less than 20 months after it began, the bear market that engulfed the S&P 500 during the pandemic is a mere 260 points from being completely erased. The Dow Jones average eked out a gain to notch its 10th straight winning session on Friday, its longest streak in...