Investors are too quick to shun dividend-paying stocks when inflation worsens. That’s because they’re focusing on too short of a time horizon. When measured over at least several years, dividends Read more
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Are markets underestimating how far the Fed must go to tame inflation?
The Federal Reserve isn’t even four months into its latest interest-rate -hiking cycle, and yet investors are already pricing in rate cuts as soon as next year, the latest sign Read more
Opinion: Until there’s a viable and investible path to a green-energy future, oil shocks will keep battering our economy and our politics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Project Syndicate)— Over the past 2½ years, world oil and gas prices have been subject to demand shocks and supply shocks—and sometimes both simultaneously. The resulting volatility in Read more
1 in 3 Americans earning $250,000 or more say they live paycheck to paycheck
That’s rich: even people making well over six figures say it can be a struggle to stretch their money. To be exact, 36% of Americans taking home a quarter of Read more
The sum also rises: Hemingway enthusiasts and other tourists in Spain confront an inflation rate higher than the U.S.’s
It’s an early summer afternoon in Madrid, and the world’s oldest restaurant is abuzz with a cacophony of tourist and local voices, knives and forks, bottles and glasses. But just Read more
U.S. manufacturers grow at slowest pace in 2 years, ISM finds, as demand softens
The numbers: The ISM barometer of American factories fell 3.1 points to a two-year low of 53% in June in another sign the U.S. economy is slowing. High inflation is still Read more
Eurozone inflation rose to record high of 8.6% in June
By Maria Martinez The eurozone’s annual rate of inflation accelerated again in June, reaching its highest level in history. Consumer prices rose 8.6% on year in June after climbing 8.1% Read more
Opinion: Stocks could drop 50%, Nouriel Roubini argues. Things will get much worse before they get better.
NEW YORK (Project Syndicate)—The global financial and economic outlook for the year ahead has soured rapidly in recent months, with policy makers, investors, and households now asking how much they Read more
Opinion: Stocks could drop 50%, Nouriel Roubini argues. Things will get much worse before they get better.
NEW YORK (Project Syndicate)—The global financial and economic outlook for the year ahead has soured rapidly in recent months, with policy makers, investors, and households now asking how much they Read more
Is the U.S. already tipping into recession? Probably not, but worry signs multiply
High inflation might be putting the kibosh on a consumer spending binge — and threatening to derail the United States economy. Household spending rose a meager 0.2% in May, government Read more