The S&P 500 is up about 20 percent this year, but some still warn that the future may not be as rosy as that implies.

Stock markets often exhibit caution ahead of major events like Fed meetings, waiting until there is clarity over the central bank’s next move.

The yield curve began suggesting last year that the economy was headed for a slump.

It has been an arduous process to get the financial system to stop relying on the tarnished interest-rate benchmark.

Investors this week appeared more cautious, ending a long streak of market gains that followed the Fed’s pause in interest rate increases.

The stock market is on its longest winning streak since 2021. Some investors see trouble ahead.

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If the government misses an interest payment, even by a few hours, its creditworthiness will suffer, possibly for a long time.