What Will Ongoing Fed Rate Cuts Mean For Fixed Income?
With the Fed managing a soft landing, interest rates may come back down just as quickly as they went up. Read more here.
Fed rate cuts were supposed to buoy small-cap stocks. What’s holding them back?
Small-cap stocks were widely expected to benefit most from the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts — but that has yet to ...
November Interest Rate Cut Almost A Done Deal As Blackout Begins: 10 Stocks Surging The Most Since Fed's Last Decision
Investors expect rate cut at the Fed's Nov. 7 meeting, despite mixed views among officials. Optimism remains as U.S. markets ...
Mortgage Rates: Why They Spiked, Why They Fell And What’s Next For Buyers
After skyrocketing during and after the pandemic, mortgage rates are down more than 1% from their October 2023 peak. But what ...
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Opinion: Bank of Canada’s rate cut not enough to address economic issues on its own
Monetary policy is vital, but it cannot be the only way to fix the Canadian economy — it’s merely the first line of defence ...
Shares to stall as bond market faces next inflation test
The bullish sentiment driving equity markets is fading as traders push back the timing of interest rate cuts, triggering a ...
Federal Reserve Watch: Stable
The Federal Reserve has been busy maintaining the stability of the banking system, avoiding major changes ahead so as to ...
How gold became one of the world's hottest investments
Central banks purchased a record 483 tons of gold in the first half of the year, according to the World Gold Council, a ...
Here’s Where to Put Your Money Now That 5% CD Rates Are Going Away
And if you're curious to know what sort of growth you might be looking at in a brokerage account or IRA, say you've got $5,000 available today. If you invest it at a 10% return over the next 30 years, ...
GDP, Storm-Impacted Jobs Numbers to Set Table Ahead of Fed Policy Meeting
A week before Federal Reserve officials gather to reflect on the appropriate tempo of interest-rates cuts, three high-profile ...
Homebuilder Optimism May Be Ending As Conditions Weaken
Add in investor optimism and the homebuilder stock performance is likely overdone. Yes, the price/earnings ratios look ...
The sharemarket’s rally comes down to this missing ingredient
There’s a bad moon on the rise: bond yields are climbing and the gigantic US budget deficit is not being addressed in the ...