Federal Reserve

Analysis: Nerve-racking week leaves bond investors calling for fast rate hikes

A series of surprise actions by some of the world’s largest central banks fretting about runaway inflation has left bond…

3 years ago

Analysis: Investors say Asia a safe place as Fed hikes but premature to jump in

Asia's emerging economies are better placed than most other regions to weather a bout of turbo-charged U.S. policy tightening, analysts…

3 years ago

Analysis: Investors brace for recession, more market turmoil after Fed’s supersized hike

Investors' faith in a soft landing for the U.S. economy is being heavily tested, as a jumbo-sized interest rate hike…

3 years ago

The pandemic broke the Fed’s model; this week may show how much

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used his first four years as the world's top central banker to reshape U.S. monetary…

3 years ago

U.S. banks finally see upturn in credit-card borrowing

Big U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Citigroup (C.N) appear set for some earnings boost from a…

3 years ago

Analysis: Shorts circle GameStop and AMC, sensing retail fatigue

Bearish investors are ramping up bets against meme stocks GameStop Corp (GME.N) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC.N), spotlighting how short sellers have…

3 years ago

Futures rebound as China ADRs rally; tech, growth stocks rise

U.S. stock index futures bounced on Monday, as a report of Beijing regulators concluding a year-long probe into Didi Global…

3 years ago

S&P, Dow futures edge higher ahead of GDP data; Nvidia slides

Futures tracking the Dow and S&P 500 rose on Thursday, ahead of data that will likely offer clues on how…

4 years ago

Dollar hits two-decade high, rattled investors plump for safe haven

The dollar rose to fresh two-decade highs on Thursday as concerns that tighter monetary policies to tame surging inflation will…

4 years ago

Analysis: Battered bulls hope Fed pain in rearview mirror after Powell maps out hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave investors a glimmer of hope that the central bank is unlikely to become more…

4 years ago