Recent stock gains have been driven by hope that a rate-raising cycle is close to ending. If investors decide they were wrong about this, a drop could follow.
Category: Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index
-
Stock Market’s Newfound Optimism Faces Test as Fed Meets
The New York Times – Business: -
Investors Are Walking a Tightrope as Stocks Head for a Second Weekly Gain
The New York Times – Business:Signs of slowing inflation are competing with downbeat company forecasts as earnings season begins.
-
Investing When Your Time Horizon Is Short
The New York Times – Business:Cut back on stock and bond holdings, and focus on money market funds, C.D.s, Treasury bills and other options that are now offering high yields, our columnist says.
-
Investors Look to Corporate Reports With Low Expectations
The New York Times – Business:As companies prepare to publish their latest financial results, Wall Street forecasters expect profits to fall for the first time since the early days of the pandemic.
-
Wall Street Braces for a Weak Earnings Season
The New York Times – Business:Analysts have begun trimming their profit forecasts, with pronounced downgrades for growth at energy and financial firms.
-
Markets Rise as Investors Like the Look of Hiring and Wage Trends
The New York Times – Business:Traders are betting that a slowdown in job growth and wage gains could reduce the pressure on prices and make the Federal Reserve less aggressive in raising interest rates.
-
Kevin McCarthy’s Business Ties Complicate His Rise to Power
The New York Times – Business:To land the House speaker position, the California Republican will have to win over opponents who question his ties to Silicon Valley and his commitment to right wing causes.
-
S&P 500 Rises in First Session of 2023
The New York Times – Business:Analysts are more cautious about 2023 after their overly optimistic forecasts for last year.
-
The Year the Long Stock Market Rally Ended
The New York Times – Business:How fast inflation and high interest rates upended markets across the globe.
-
The Year the Long Stock Market Rally Ended
The New York Times – Business:How fast inflation and high interest rates upended markets across the globe.
-
The Bull-and-Bear Case for 2023
The New York Times – Business:The S&P 500 is on pace for its first annual decline since 2018 and its worst performance since 2008. Will markets fall further next year?