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Tag: bonds
Fed hikes interest rate by half percentage point — benchmark rate seen topping out at 5.25%
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage point and signaled more tightening next year. The half-point increase brings the Fed’s federal funds rate up Read more
U.S. stock futures, bonds rally as wholesale price growth slows
U.S. stock futures rallied Tuesday morning after the producer price index for October came in lower than expected. The PPI index slowed to 8% from 8.4% in the 12 months Read more
Bonds head for biggest one-day rally in more than a decade after October’s downside inflation surprise
Investors cheered one of the few pieces of good news about U.S. inflation in the past year and sent Treasurys toward their biggest one-day rally in more than a decade Read more
Gold, TIPS, bitcoin and alternative ETFs haven’t been the inflation hedges they were supposed to be
You may want to consider selling your inflation hedges. This coming Thursday’s report on the Consumer Price Index is projected to show U.S. inflation continuing its recent moderating trend (to Read more
Credit carnage spurs bargains on bonds tied to $16 trillion pile of U.S. household debt
Big bargains have made a roaring comeback on bonds tied to the $16.2 trillion pile of U.S. consumer debt. Higher borrowing costs, tighter credit conditions and sharp losses have been Read more
Junk bonds may be a good play for returns that are competitive with stocks but less volatile
Some professional investors in the bond market expect interest rates to peak soon. If they are correct, the time to pile into bonds is now. Kevin Loome, the lead portfolio Read more
250 years of history is telling investors to bet on Treasury bonds in 2023, Bank of America says
Benchmark U.S. Treasury bonds are facing their worst annual returns since 1778, but a big bounce is likely in the new year, along with a stock rout. That’s according to Read more
‘From Bambi to Godzilla.’ Strategist David Rosenberg skewers the Federal Reserve as he sees a 30% hit to home prices and the S&P 500 returning to an early 2020 low
The last time David Rosenberg shared his outlook for the U.S. stock market and the economy with MarketWatch, in late May, it was depressing enough. Rosenberg is the widely followed Read more
U.K. bonds rally after Boris Johnson says he won’t run
U.K. bonds rallied on Monday after former Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he wouldn’t try to win back his old job, setting the stage for former Chancellor of the Exchequer Read more