Inflation? Companies Fret Less About It Lately
Mention of price increases dropped sharply in 2Q earnings calls compared with two years before, says FactSet.
Mention of price increases dropped sharply in 2Q earnings calls compared with two years before, says FactSet.
Even if an economic dip sends stocks lower overall, the Mag Seven’s earnings should hold up, the Dutch firm says.
As the Fed prepares to lower short-term rates, the T-note confounds predictions due to its recent volatility.
Forget about that half-point cut in September you had heard about, strategists say.
The market does get cases of the heebie-jeebies, but in recent times, these have been temporary.
U.S. consumers usually reduce taking out loans in a slump, so one likely winner in the coming downturn, per BCA’s Papic, is homebuilders’ stocks.
Ex-president says the globe’s largest semiconductor maker should pay the U.S. for protection against China.
The futures markets say September. Meanwhile, forget about Powell’s 2.0% target.
Investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, small caps and European stocks lead the firm’s list.
Lowering its stash of long-dated bonds would have an impact on long-term yields, BlackRock finds.
War, expanding debt and high rates demand a multi-strategy approach, says chief of BNY Mellon’s Newton unit.
Policymakers don’t want a repeat of 2019, when QT ruffled the markets.
Chair Jerome Powell declares that the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to reduce rates due to sticky inflation.