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2023-03-08 10:40:37 ET Summary As Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell visits Capitol Hill this week, he reinforces his determination to get inflation back to 2%. Fed Fund futures are already factoring in a 50bp move at the next FOMC meeting, with a terminal rate as high as 5.75...
2023-03-08 08:49:00 ET Summary Stocks, bonds and key commodity prices broadly fell in February as investors revised up expectations for policy rate peaks amid surprisingly resilient inflation and global economic data. Of the four largest emerging markets, only Taiwan continued to ...
2023-03-08 06:30:00 ET Summary Every time Jerome Powell speaks, the Fed Open Market Committee (OMC) meets, the OMC minutes are released, and the market goes into a state of suspended animation. After a year of consistent messaging and rapid tightening, you would think the policy m...
2023-03-08 04:53:00 ET Summary Global business activity rose in February at the fastest rate for eight months, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI. The improvement has helped allay global recession fears, and came as a positive surprise to the markets. Consumer services outpe...
2023-03-08 03:00:06 ET Summary US productivity is on a declining trend, with output per worker growing at just 1% over the past decade, restrained by declining economic freedom and short-sighted economic policies. This long-term decline in productivity is likely to accelerate towa...
2023-03-08 01:52:00 ET Summary Why recession concerns are fading. The job market continues to show strength, even amid signs of economic weakness. Don't expect lower interest rates anytime soon. After eight consecutive rate hikes, the Bank of Canada is widely...
2023-03-08 01:45:00 ET Summary Interest payments are likely to make up a larger portion of the U.S. federal budget over the next decade, given the sharp rise in interest rates. According to its projections, interest payments on the national debt could rise to $1.4 trillion by 2033...
2023-03-07 21:01:22 ET Summary Jay Powell stunned markets on Tuesday, indicating the pace of rate hikes could increase. Additionally, he noted that would need to go higher than previously thought. This led to a massive re-pricing of interest rates. The market experienced...
2023-03-07 15:33:00 ET Summary For every dollar that the Fed was selling in bonds, the Treasury Department was buying. With higher income and the ability to withstand any unexpected spikes in interest rates, bonds continue to offer attractive value compared to stocks. With val...
2023-03-07 12:01:00 ET Summary The market held the 200-DMA, which confirmed the bullish breakout above a level that proved to be resistance in 2022. Daily price charts can provide a short-term view of market psychology from days to weeks. Given the abundance of bullish signals...