True inflation may have peaked in late 2022 — at 18% — and still hovers around 8%
“Consumer borrowing costs in the U.S. have skyrocketed, but the CPI doesn’t count this. ” There are widely divergent perspectives ...
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Investors will have to wait awhile for interest-rate cuts, Fed’s Bostic says
Investors will have to wait until at least July for those widely expected interest-rate cuts, according to one Federal Reserve ...
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Treasury yields dip ahead of big data dump that includes January retail sales, jobless claims
Bond yields fell on Thursday as traders prepared for a big batch of U.S. economic data.What’s happening The yield on ...
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Pound and U.K. bond yields fall as traders boost Bank of England rate-cut bets
The British pound and government bond yields fell, while stocks rose, after a report showing steady U.K. inflation raised hopes ...
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Opinion: 5 real risks that could crush stocks in 2024 — and why they won’t
As U.S. stocks flirt with new highs and recession seems less and less likely, the hard-core stock-market bears continue to ...
Read moreTreasury yields nudge higher ahead of U.S. GDP and inflation data this week
Treasury yields were little changed to higher on Tuesday afternoon, with few catalysts to move the market on a day ...
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What’s next for stocks as ‘tired’ market stalls in 2024 ahead of retail sales
U.S. stocks are struggling to advance in early 2024, as investors digest the start of company earnings reports kicked off ...
Read moreTreasury yields end at lowest levels in five months or more as U.K. inflation decelerates
Government-bond yields in the U.S. and the U.K. finished lower on Wednesday after the latest inflation report from Britain fueled ...
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November inflation, consumer spending data are highlights for markets this week
The highlights for markets and economists this coming week will be the U.S. November inflation readings and the latest check-up ...
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Some experts balk at talk that Fed must cut rates soon if inflation keeps easing
Over the summer months, as reporters and the markets were pondering how many more times the Federal Reserve would hike ...
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