Jerome Powell Has to Walk a Fine Line in Congress Today
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell begins two days of testimony in Congress today. It will be closely watched with some key...
Federal Reserve Joins the Global Flock of Dovish Central Bankers
Stocks just had their second-biggest rally of the year, partially because of the Federal Reserve. It's worth recapping what happened.
Suddenly, People Are Worried About a Slowdown
The U.S. economy has been resilient, but recent events have raised worries about a slowdown. Let's review some of the new forces at work.
The...
Safe Havens Abandoned as Risk Appetite Returns
In a sharp reversal from late 2018, safe havens are crumbling across the board.
Utilities andĀ consumer staples are the only two major sectors with negative...
Dollar Slides with Doves Ruling the Roost at the Fed
Hawks at the Federal Reserve keep morphing into doves, hammering the greenback.
Several comments from the central bank yesterday expressed a cautious view of interest...
Put Volume Swells in Junk Bond Fund
Options traders seem to be bracing for downside in junk bonds as negativity sweeps financial markets.
The iShares High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) is...
Suddenly Vultures Circle in the Credit Market
The Federal Reserve has everyone talking about hawks and doves this week. But another kind of bird may be swooping in: vultures.
Recent headlines suggest...
Bears Embrace a Dovish Fed
Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve tried to deliver a dovish announcement. But the market viewed it as hawkish, or just plain bearish.
At one...
Is the Fed Dovish, or Just Plain Chicken?
Is theĀ Federal Reserve in the midst of its quickest pivot ever? It seems to be.
Only two months ago, central bankers were united in their...
Goldilocks Takes Over the Fed
So much for a hawkish Fed sinking the stock market.
Jerome Powell veered away from aggressive interest-rate hikes on Wednesday, saying monetary policy is "just...