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Everyone wants their retirement portfolios to perform, but along with the prospect of gains comes the risk of loss Protecting your portfolio can mean not only making smart investment choices but also...
There are three words you’ll never hear come out of the mouth of anyone in a position of power in Washington, DC In fact, these three words are so difficult to say that it’s likely there are more...
While most of the country is focused on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy as it pertains to interest rates, fewer people are focused on other aspects of the Fed’s monetary policy Among the...
While the Federal Open Market Committee was expected to hold rates steady at last week’s meeting and did so, and while no one expects rates to be cut before June at the earliest, you would think...
As the Federal Open Market Committee meets again this week for its decision on interest rates, its decision is basically a foregone conclusion No one expects the FOMC to cut rates this week, as Wall...
For the second month in a row, inflation came in hotter than forecast, with the year on year inflation rate rising to 32%, higher than the 31% that had been forecast Along with that came monthly...
Wall Street has been hoping for months for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates It wants a return to what it sees as the glory days, when zero interest rates meant trillions of dollars...
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will meet this week for its first monetary policy meeting of the year While no one expects the Fed to cut rates at this meeting, they’re at least expecting...
As 2024 starts, and Wall Street hopes for the Federal Reserve to start cutting rates, the case for rate cuts has grown weaker and weaker After a relatively strong jobs report, the most recent...
As 2024 starts, there’s one thing on many Americans’ minds: will the US economy fall into recession or not Especially after bank failures early in 2023, everyone waited with bated breath last...
In a move that wasn’t at all surprising, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to hold its target interest rate steady at its final policy meeting of 2023 With that question settled for...
As the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets this week, Wall Street’s hopes for a rate cut seem to be fading Between last week’s jobs numbers and this week’s CPI figures, the case for...
The latest inflation report seems to underscore one of the problems with official inflation figures While the 32% headline inflation figure remains above the Fed’s 2% target rate, it doesn’t seem...
