Tag: Federal Reserve
As it lowers a key rate by a quarter point, doubts crop up that the Fed lacks the oomph of old.
Good News: A Fed Rate Cut May End the Inverted Yield Curve
Then, the 3-month Treasury could dip below the 10-year, and dispel this dreaded recession portent.
Why Is the Fed Cutting Rates in a Good Economy?
Alan Greenspan and others say it’s for insurance, just in case things go wrong.
The 3 Things that Threaten the Stock Rally
Look out below if the Fed doesn’t ease much, earnings dip, or the trade war heats up.
Uh, Maybe Cutting Interest Rates Is Not a Good Idea
So says UBS’s chief, as the Fed, the ECB, and other central banks eye easing.
A Break for the Weakened Housing Market
Mortgage rates are on the way down, which should boost affordability and home building starts.
Ray Dalio Calls for Investing in Gold Amid Troubling Times
The hedge fund kingpin says the allure of stocks will wane.
Hedge Funds Roar in 2019’s First Half
Equity strategies help steer the ship to best H1 gains since 2009.
A Contrary Signal to the Baleful Inverted Yield Curve
The spread between BBB corporates and 10-year Treasuries is shrinking.
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Boost Diversity at Asset Management Firms
Minority- and women-owned firms manage only 1.1% of $71.4 trillion in assets.
Dr. Doom Forecasts a Recession in 2020
Economist Nouriel Roubini sees a continued trade war and spiking oil prices as the catalysts.
One and Done? Will the Fed Make a Small Cut, Then Quit?
Political pressure is high on Chairman Jerome Powell to do something in July. The question is how much.
Trade War Optimism, Fed’s Pivot Boosts New York City’s Q1 Returns
Pension system’s deputy CIO explains why the markets ‘bounced back.’
What Will Happen to Stocks a Year After the Fed Cuts Rates?
Most of the time, shares are up nicely, except when there’s, um, a recession, an LPL study says.
Paul Tudor Jones: What to Do When the Fed Cuts Rates
Opt for stocks and gold, and not the US dollar, hedge fund operator says.