Market Overview

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was unusually specific when he told senators last week that he will recommend a quarter-point hike in interest rates at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting...

The war between Russia and Ukraine has raised nerves around the world, and understandably so. It has also spooked investors, both for the unpredictable impacts it might have and coming within a...

Three of four US major benchmarks topped out The fourth is heading toward a top-completion Commodity price surge to continue Russia's war in Ukraine will almost certainly be the central driving event...

Could they be the canaries in the coal mine?Two members of the Federal Reserve board of governors who are rarely heard from, Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller are leaning toward a half-point...

Geopolitical worries will continue moving markets Retail sector earnings ahead Powell's Congressional testimony and NFP will provide policy clues Will investors continue to buy the dip—as...

Markets went deep in volatile mode as Russia attacked Ukraine. After opening sharply lower, stocks reversed their course during Wall Street’s session on Thursday to close mainly on the positive...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe Fed minutes came and went. Investors seemed to be under the impression there were no surprises, at least based on the initial rally in the...

The head of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, James Bullard, is a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee this year and he wants policymakers to raise the Fed’s key interest rate by...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comUS inflation continues to rise unabated; even falling energy prices in late 2021 did nothing to slow the ramp up. But looking towards 2022 and...

Easing yields boost US futures Tech shares lift European stocks Asia jumps with Alibaba Key EventsOn Wednesday, US yields slipped, providing more runway for US futures on the Dow Jones, S&P 500,...

Oh, CPI, CPI, what will yer bring?Thursday’s much-anticipated US Consumer Price Index for January could mean different things for different markets.An annual reading below the forecast...

Monetary policy is currently operating at three speeds. The highest gear is being driven by the Bank of England, which on Thursday raised its key rate by a quarter-point for the second meeting in a...

Market volatility could continue on unclear Fed policy path Treasury yields surge, potentially confirming future rate Friday's Nonfarm Payrolls release—which showed the US economy added 467,000...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comMarket gyrations are only likely to grow worse in the weeks to come. Real rates are rising and the current earnings season is not going smoothly....