The stock market remains open Friday, Nov. 11, the Veterans Day holiday in the U.S., even through it counts as a holiday for the $53 trillion American bond market. That Read more
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Is the stock market open? Veterans Day is a regular day for stocks, but the bond market is closed
The U.S. stock market remains open Friday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day, even through it counts as a holiday for the $53 trillion American bond market. That means a full Read more
Rate squeeze: Commercial-property CLO issuance tumbles 80% from peak
Issuance of a newer breed of real estate bonds designed to finance riskier commercial properties for short stretches has tumbled 80% from a $16.5 billion first-quarter peak, according to DRBS Read more
Why the countdown to a recession begins now, according to these bond market signals
Recession sirens have begun to blare louder in the bond market in November, even with a red-hot U.S. labor market that has made the likelihood of an economic downturn feel Read more
What the latest Federal Reserve interest-rate increase means for your holiday spending plans and Instagram influencer Jay Mazini pleads guilty to running $8 million Ponzi scheme and crypto scam
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Instagram influencer Jay Mazini pleads guilty to running $8 million Ponzi scheme and crypto scam Mazini, whose real name is Jebara Igbara, amassed Read more
Stocks and bonds are ‘discounting for a disaster’ after the worst stretch for investors in 20 years
Things could always get worse. The S&P 500 index SPX, -1.51% on Friday cemented its worst monthly percentage fall since the pandemic lockdowns of March 2020, but also joined the Read more
Federal regulators look to update bank-merger rules amid fintech challenge
Federal bank regulators continue to signal they’re on a path to update bank-merger guidelines that have been in place since 1995 in light of how the competitive marketplace has changed Read more
U.S. existing-home sales fall for the seventh straight month in August
The numbers: U.S. existing-home sales fell 0.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.8 million in August, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. This is the seventh straight Read more
Zillow sees peak rent growth as over, but that isn’t what the Fed’s tracking
A look at Zillow Group’s closely followed rent index shows that last year’s roughly 17% yearly surge in rental prices was probably the peak, with the rate of increases dramatically Read more
Why the S&P 500’s ‘bounce within a bear market’ could fizzle before it hits 4,200
Add another voice to the growing chorus of naysayers about the staying power of the recent rally in U.S. equities. The stock market’s rally since the Federal Reserve’s last jumbo Read more
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