Central bankers around the world have pledged to continue raising interest rates even as economies slow.
Category: Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index
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Stocks Soar as Investors Welcome Signs of Cooling Inflation
The slowdown in price gains in November provided Wall Street with a strong indication that the Federal Reserve could slow down interest rate increases.
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Stocks soar as investors welcome signs of cooling inflation.
The slowdown in price gains in November provided Wall Street with a strong indication that the Federal Reserve could slow down interest rate increases.
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Markets Fluctuate at the End of a Shaky Week
Persistent pullbacks in recent sessions reflect investors’ worries about stubbornly high inflation.
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Actively Managed Mutual Funds Consistently Fail to Beat Markets, Study Finds
No actively managed stock or bond funds outperformed the market convincingly and regularly over the last five years. Index funds have generally been better.
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Stocks Drop as Economic Worries Weigh on Sentiment
After turmoil in China set a negative tone, a Fed governor suggested the market was underestimating the chance that the central bank would have to keep raising rates.
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Markets Hold Gains Despite Fed Warnings
Several Fed officials sought this week to temper investors’ enthusiasm over signs that inflation could be slowing.
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Stocks Jump on Hopes of Lower Inflation
Lower-than-expected data on wholesale prices and resilient earnings from retailers were cheered by investors.
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Markets Edge Higher at End of a Strong Week
Signs of China easing its pandemic restrictions appeared to bolster stocks, adding to investors’ bullishness about cooling inflation in the United States.
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Investors Bet on Midterm Bounce for Stock Market
Stocks usually rise after midterm elections, but the data is mixed on which results produce the best performance.
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C.E.O.s Are Talking More About Recession
The possibility of an economic slowdown has been a hot topic during the latest batch of quarterly earnings conference calls.