When I first arrived in Taiwan as a college student in the summer of 1973, there was no ambiguity whatsoever about the American role on the island.Over the previous two […]
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Back to news homeStock Market in Limbo as Investors Look to Fed’s Powell for Guidance
Investors are bracing for Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, to deliver a stern warning that the bank is far from finished in its campaign to slow inflation with […]
Stocks Record Best Stretch of the Year, as Inflation Eases
The stock market has notched the year’s best stretch of gains, as investors take comfort from early signals that inflation is slowing and the economy is holding up.The S&P 500 […]
What the 1980s Can Teach Us About Interest Rates and Inflation
The cost of living is sky-high, and the chair of the Federal Reserve says that battling it is his highest priority. Financial markets don’t know quite how to react.That, in […]
The Markets and Economy Are Reaching a Fork in the Road
Yet Wall Street stock analysts continue to forecast gains in corporate earnings and revenues as far as the eye can see. The consensus on Wall Street, based on IBES data […]
After Stock Market’s Worst Start in 50 Years, Some See More Pain Ahead
Wall Street set records in the first half of the year, none of them good.The economy is on the cusp of a recession, battered by high inflation and rising interest […]
Wall Street’s Losing Streak Ends, but Uncertainty That Drove It Lingers
The stock market’s staggering run of losses came to an end last week, with the S&P 500 snapping a seven-week losing streak and pulling away from the brink of a […]
Stock Market Declines Can Help Long-term Investors
But does it make sense to invest in stocks now, she asked?I explained that I couldn’t give advice about buying particular stocks, and instead favor index funds of the kind […]
Amateur Investors Rode the Bull Up. Now the Bear Looms.
Millions of amateur investors got into the stock market during the pandemic — some gingerly, some aggressively, some determined to teach Wall Street bigwigs a lesson — and almost couldn’t […]
As Stocks Fall, Economic Fears Rise, Along With Inflation
Broadly speaking, earnings reports have shown that profit growth continues, and results from some big firms, like Microsoft and Facebook’s parent, Meta Platforms, did briefly ease the panic on Wall […]