U.S. Federal Reserve
What Does Increasing Inflation Mean for Stocks?
Prices of goods and services are inching up and according to The Wall Street Journal the Fed is not going to get in the way of a little inflation.
Inflation has begun picking up, and it looks as if the Federal Reserve is going to let it keep climbing.
The Labor Department on Tuesday said that consumer prices rose by 0.3% in September from August, putting them 1.5% above their year-earlier level. With gasoline prices stabilizing, annual inflation ought to push above 2% on the year within a couple of months.
Core prices, which exclude food and energy costs, have been there for […]
When Yellen Speaks Stocks Fall
Janet Yellen, Chairperson of the U.S. Federal Reserve has spoken and U.S. stocks are lower. Speaking at the yearly Jackson Hole economic symposium sponsored by the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, Yellen said that the case for a rate increase has gotten stronger and then stocks headed down. The Wall Street Journal comments on Yellen’s remarks about interest rates.
The remarks, which had been anxiously awaited all week, sparked an initial reaction to sell stocks that quickly reversed itself. Later in the session, stocks again fell, as investors’ expectations for a rate rise later this year climbed. Treasury yields and the […]
How Fast Will Interest Rates Rise?
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The general consensus is that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December. How fast will interest rates rise and what effect will higher rates have on stock investing? Bloomberg […]
What Will Central Banks do Next?
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Stocks went up last week as the People’s Bank of China lowered interest rates and the European Central Bank suggested that more stimulus measures are in order. Investors are waiting this week […]