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 investors battered. Now, a growing chorus of investors is calling on policymakers to move fast to end the uncertainty.
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 say, but with a health warning that investors shouldn’t rush in.
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 from the Federal Reserve stirs worries over recession and more volatile trading ahead.
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 policy around the idea that low inflation and low unemployment could coexist.
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 pick-up in the battered credit-card business, but a possible recession would pull consumers back and bring losses on outstanding loans.
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 grown bolder during a broader market selloff that has pummeled risky post-pandemic favorites once beloved by retail traders.
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 added to optimism about easing COVID-19 curbs in the country, lifting shares of other NY-listed China stocks.
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 the U.S. economy fared amid persistently high inflation, while shares of Nvidia fell after the chipmaker’s dismal outlook.
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 hurt the global economy dampened risk sentiment and drove investors into the safe-haven currency.
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 hawkish in coming months, though few see reason for long-term optimism in the face of soaring inflation and fears of slowing growth.
