WASHINGTON — If a number defined the 2010s, it was 2 percent. Inflation, annual economic growth, and interest rates at their highest all hovered around that level — so persistently […]
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Back to news homeStocks on Wall Street Rally, Even as Worry About Regional Banks Continues
Upheaval in financial markets continued on Thursday, as investors balanced pockets of turmoil emanating from the banking industry against some semblance of stability returning to the broader market.The S&P 500 […]
Inside the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
Gregory Becker, the chief executive of Silicon Valley Bank, leaned back in his chair at a technology conference last week in San Francisco’s luxurious Palace Hotel, and delivered a bullish […]
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Jolts Stock Market
Friday’s jobs report for February assuaged those concerns somewhat. Investors homed in on slower wage growth and an increase in unemployment, in part because more people are coming back to […]
A Bank Run Jolts Markets as Investors Weigh the Jobs Report
Investors were pulled in two directions on Friday as the collapse of a small California bank raised concerns about the health of the banking sector, while fresh data on the […]
Wall St. Is Counting on a Debt Limit Trick That Could Entail Trouble
“This so-called prioritization scheme makes Republicans’ priorities pretty clear — crystal clear, if I may add,” Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said on Jan. 17. “They want to […]
How Close Is the U.S. to Hitting the Debt Ceiling? How Bad Would That Be?
Washington is gearing up for another big fight over whether to raise or suspend the nation’s debt limit, with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen warning last week that the United […]
Why Hitting the Debt Ceiling Would Be Very Bad for the U.S. Economy
WASHINGTON — The new Republican majority in the House of Representatives has Washington and Wall Street bracing for a revival of brinkmanship over the nation’s statutory debt limit, raising fears […]
Why Japan’s Sudden Shift on Bond Purchases Dealt a Global Jolt
What’s more, the growing gap between interest rates in Japan and elsewhere was pushing down the yen’s value, piling even more stress on the country’s highly import-dependent economy. That made […]
The Year the Long Stock Market Rally Ended
Neither the S&P 500 nor Tesla has since reached the heights they achieved on Jan. 3. The S&P 500 began the year’s final trading session on Friday almost 20 percent […]