Fed's expected landing point on interest rates is now a lot higher
A return to extremely low borrowing rates has been looking more and more unlikely in recent months. That's because ...
S&P 500 attempts to join Nasdaq in the green
The S&P 500 index, a benchmark for U.S. large-cap stocks, was attempting to join the Nasdaq Composite in the green on Friday afternoon. The S&P 500 was trading about flat while the Nasdaq, a ...
Dow ends down, books biggest weekly drop since October
U.S. stocks closed mixed Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average logging its biggest weekly drop since October as interest rates in the bond market rose ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy ...
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Treasury yields end higher for fifth straight session as signs of inflation linger
Investors sold off U.S. government debt for a fifth straight session, sending yields to their highest levels in the past two to three weeks amid signs that inflation remains a problem for Federal ...
ICE U.S. Dollar Index moves near 2-year high as other countries falter
A widely followed gauge of the U.S. dollar is back near its highest levels in about two years at around 107, as traders evaluated weak economic data from the U.K. and a steeper-than-expected decline i ...
Small-cap stocks slump, on pace for another weekly drop
Small-cap stocks were slumping Friday, on track for a back-to-back weekly drop. The Russell 2000 Index, a measure of U.S. small-cap equities, was down 0.7% in late afternoon trading, according to ...
Value stocks in the S&P 500 head for longest losing streak on record
Value stocks in the S&P 500 were on track to fall for a 10th straight day on Friday -- what would be their longest losing streak on record, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 Value Index ...
Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Tesla all on pace to close at fresh records
Big Tech stocks were surging on Wednesday, putting shares of many of the year's most popular megacap companies on pace for a ...
Bond investors could be in for this 'frustrating trade' in 2025: SocGen
Strong job growth and sticky inflation are creating the need for a more cautious approach by the Federal Reserve in 2025, and bond-market participants could face difficulty with one popular trade, one ...
Bond market may be underpriced for this scenario
Bond-market participants are underestimating the possibility that higher inflation may worsen the federal deficit, requiring the government to issue more long-term debt, said Ben Emons, founder of ...
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Equal-weight S&P 500 ETF on track for back-to-back weekly losses
A version of the S&P 500 that equally weights stocks in the widely followed index has been struggling lately. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF was down 0.4% in late morning trading Friday, on pace ...