Why the U.S. stock market may continue to hold up even as inflation rises again
Some investors had an inflation scare on Wednesday, but the U.S. stock market as a whole seems to have shrugged it off so far ...
Fed-funds futures traders see decent chance of two rate cuts by December
Friday's bigger-than-expected drop in retail sales for January has prompted traders to nudge up their expectations for 2025 rate cuts by the Federal Reserve to as many as two. After the retail-sales ...
CPI and PPI Reports Suggest Fed May Catch a Break on Inflation
Two major indicators this week both showed inflation running a little hotter than expected last month. But there may still be some good news ...
Trump and the Fed Complicate the Stock Market’s Historic Bull Run
Stocks have defied even the most bullish forecasts since bottoming in October 2022, with the S&P 500 returning roughly 65 percent in that span. To strategist Tom Essaye, who writes the Sevens Report, ...
Hot CPI reignites stagflation fears. Here’s why that would be disastrous for your 401(k).
Stagflation is when the economy stagnates, growing slowly or not at all, but still has inflation, as prices rise. Often this ...