Bond ETFs fall ahead of expected Fed rate hike
admin Exchange-traded funds that focus on bonds were falling Tuesday as Federal Reserve officials gather for…
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Why stock-market investors fear a full percentage point Fed rate hike would ‘unnerve’ Wall Street
With both U.S. stocks and bonds under pressure on Tuesday, some on Wall Street argue…
Read MoreWhy rising Treasury yields are plaguing the stock market ahead of Fed’s next rate hike
Yields are rising in the U.S. and around the world, driven by the imperative need…
Read MoreIn rare sit-down, Nobel Prize–winning economist Peter Diamond sees ‘significant power shift from employers to workers’ underway
Peter Diamond, winner of the Nobel Prize in economics in 2010, has shied away from…
Read MoreFed to put a ‘firm foot on the brake pedal’ this week
The Federal Reserve is widely expected this week to raise its benchmark interest rate by…
Read MoreU.S. stocks close higher as Bullard backs 75 basis point hike in September
U.S. stocks closed modestly higher on Thursday as investors digested more economic data and commentary…
Read MoreNorway Central Bank Lifts Rate to 1.75%, Sees Next Hike in September
By Dominic Chopping Norway’s central bank raised its key policy rate to 1.75% from 1.25%…
Read MoreFederal Reserve officials back moving interest rates higher in order to slow the economy, minutes show
Federal Reserve officials in July agreed that it was necessary to move their benchmark interest…
Read MoreFed’s Barkin wants to keep hiking interest rates until there is a ‘sustained period’ of inflation under control
While the inflation data this week was certainly “welcome,” the Federal Reserve should continue to…
Read MoreGold prices steady as strong U.S. jobs data spurs bets on big Fed rate hike
Gold futures were steady on Monday as July’s jobs report cleared the way ahead for…
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