By Richard Turnill, BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Strategist Oil prices are in a bear market. Both Brent (the international price benchmark) and WTI (the American benchmark) have declined more than 30% from 2018 highs. Where does oil go from here? We see oil prices near their nadir and a potential price recovery opening up opportunity for investors. One reason oil...
– 3-year and 5-year note inverts for first time since 2007 – By Sunny Oh, MarketWatch Bond investors are anticipating an increasingly dark landscape for the U.S. economy amid global growth headwinds, higher interest rates and the potential for a full-blown trade war. Against that backdrop, the yield curve's slope, measured by the spread between short-dated and long-dated yields, are...
– 3-year and 5-year note inverts for first time since 2007 – By Sunny Oh, MarketWatch Bond investors are anticipating an increasingly dark landscape for the U.S. economy amid global growth headwinds, higher interest rates and the potential for a full-blown trade war. Against that backdrop, the yield curve's slope, measured by the spread between short-dated and long-dated yields, are...
By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC Invesco's Kristina Hooper is concerned Wall Street is ignoring a major risk: Wage growth. But it may reclaim the spotlight as soon as Friday when the government releases its November jobs report. Hooper believes if the number ticks up too high, it could hint at price pressures that may shift the Federal Reserve's thinking on rates,...
By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC Invesco's Kristina Hooper is concerned Wall Street is ignoring a major risk: Wage growth. But it may reclaim the spotlight as soon as Friday when the government releases its November jobs report. Hooper believes if the number ticks up too high, it could hint at price pressures that may shift the Federal Reserve's thinking on rates,...
What a week! After slumping (hard!) in the holiday-shortened week before, stocks erased brewing doubts with some conviction last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 4.8%. It was the best week the market's had in seven years, though circumstances may have helped. Whatever the case, it was a much-needed confidence boost. Still, despite the big gain, the major indices haven't...
What a week! After slumping (hard!) in the holiday-shortened week before, stocks erased brewing doubts with some conviction last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 4.8%. It was the best week the market's had in seven years, though circumstances may have helped. Whatever the case, it was a much-needed confidence boost. Still, despite the big gain, the major indices haven't...
CNBC's Jim Cramer highlights trade as a lingering obstacle for Wall Street's bulls. The Federal Reserve may have walked back its interest rate hike plans, but now, investors have to keep an eye on the G-20 summit, the "Mad Money" host says. Many people are hoping for a resolution on U.S.-China trade as President Donald Trump prepares to meet with...
CNBC's Jim Cramer highlights trade as a lingering obstacle for Wall Street's bulls. The Federal Reserve may have walked back its interest rate hike plans, but now, investors have to keep an eye on the G-20 summit, the "Mad Money" host says. Many people are hoping for a resolution on U.S.-China trade as President Donald Trump prepares to meet with...
– Economists caution against reading too much into Fed chief's remarks – By William Watts, MarketWatch One down, two to go? Stock market bulls rejoiced Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average erasing November losses and posting their biggest one-day percentage gains since March after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell soothed worries about the pace of future...
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