Investors are considering the candidates’ policies and historical trends to bet on where stocks, bonds and currencies are headed.
Category: Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index
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The Market Is Fairly Upbeat. Is It the Calm Before a Storm?
Stocks have risen this year despite uncertainties and outright hostilities in U.S. politics and around the world. But bonds and other markets show signs of concern, our columnist says.
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For Investors, What if This Time Is Different?
Disregarding politics has worked brilliantly in the United States for a century. But market history offers comfort only up to a point, our columnist says.
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The Stock Market’s Bullish Run Is Likely to Continue, Analysts Say
The bullishness on Wall Street is largely based on confidence that the Federal Reserve will tame inflation, the economy will remain solid and corporate earnings will continue to grow.
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The Market Has Been Fabulous, Maybe Excessively So
You may not realize how great the stock market has been. But, our columnist says, it can’t keep rising at this pace for long.
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Stocks Rally a Day After Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut
The S&P 500 had already been climbing as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates by half a percentage point. Thursday’s gain put the index in range of a closing record.
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Why Uncertainty Still Hangs Over the Fed’s Rate Decision
Investors, economists and politicians are at odds over whether the central bank should cut interest rates by a quarter-point, or more.
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Wall Street Expects Half-Point Fed Rate Cut
The S&P 500 is hovering just below record territory, driven by a revived rally as bets have grown that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by half a percentage point.
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How the Fed Cutting Interest Rates Affects Banks, Stocks and More
For corporate America, this week’s expected interest rate cut carries risks along with rewards.
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Nvidia Holds the Key to the Market. But Is It Worth This Much?
One of the hazards of buying individual stocks is that their current price may have little to do with their fundamental value, our columnist says.
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Stock Slide as Investors Wrestle With Shifting Bets on Rate Cuts
The stock market “can’t win” at the moment, said Andrew Brenner, head of international fixed income at National Alliance Securities. “Heads I lose, tails I lose.”
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Low Interest Rates Pose Risks for Investors
While rate cuts are welcome in much of the economy, they pose problems for risk-averse investors who relish high money market and bond yields.