US Treasury bonds: Investors digest the Fed’s massive interest rate cut
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday. At 2:49 a.m. ET, the yield on 10-year government bonds rose by over one basis point to…
Fed rate cut: The Fed rate cut cycle begins today. How it could affect the prices of your stocks
After four years on the global markets, the US Federal Reserve is marking the beginning of a new phase of the rate-cutting cycle. It will cut rates from the current 23-year high between 5.25% and 5.50%. As for the stock…
Traders wait for interest rate cut in September
Here you can see the development of consumer interest rates as the markets expect a rate cut by the Fed The Federal Reserve is expected to make its first interest rate cut on Wednesday after more than two years of…
The Fed’s biggest interest rate meeting in years will take place on Wednesday. Here’s what you can expect
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answers a question from a reporter during a press conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on July 31,…
The cost-of-living adjustment of social security for 2025 could be 2.5%
Patchareeporn Sakoolchai | moment | Getty Images Due to record-high inflation, welfare recipients have faced greater cost-of-living adjustments in recent years. However, the increase next year is unlikely to be quite as generous. Based on new government inflation data, beneficiaries…
Here is the inflation breakdown for August 2024 – in one chart
Grace Cary | Moment | Inflation continued to decline in August, suggesting that the rapidly rising prices that have plagued the U.S. economy for most of the three years of the pandemic are increasingly fading into the background. Inflationary pressures…
US Treasury yields rise after mixed consumer price index
U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly on Wednesday as Wall Street assessed a mixed consumer price index report and its impact on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision next week. The return on the 10-year government bonds was more than 2…
Economist: US labor market weakening, but no red alert yet
A “Now Hiring” sign is seen at a FedEx location on Broadway in New York City on June 7, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | The US labor market is cooling at a worrying rate, but not to a degree that…
Wall Street’s Week Ahead – Nvidia’s Super Bowl Earnings Put Red-Hot AI Trading to the Test
New York – The rally in U.S. stocks faces a major test (…) given the earnings of chipmaker giant Nvidia NVDA.O, whose stellar run has driven markets throughout 2024. The S&P 500 .SPX has pared a sharp decline after economic…
Markets with Bertie: Yachts, technological twists and robotic operations
One quiet afternoon, Bertie’s charming private banker, Natasha, called. Ever since he read Where Are the Clients’ Yachts?, Bertie has avoided private bankers. But his curiosity made him want to know about the latest trend that Rolex watches were touting….
