Federal Reserve

Power Corridor

After Stormy Waters, Will Fed Get A Glide Path?

Why it’s still a tightrope-walk to an economic soft landing.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

How the Biggest Themes of the Year Will Hold Sway Over 2024

Forecasting shifts in wealth, climate and the changing world order.

5 min read
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Personal Finance

More Americans Than Ever Own Stocks

In 2022, 58% of Americans held stocks, according to a recent poll from the Federal Reserve. It’s the highest mark ever.

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Power Corridor

Risk On…Despite Everything?

Interest rates and risk appetite to set the table for 2024…

2 min read

Finance

Wall Street is Pricing in Interest Rate Cuts

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Increasingly, Wall Street thinks we see rate cuts soon, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis published Monday.

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Economics

The Economy is Expected to Slow, Someday

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The third quarter likely saw strong economic growth, which sounds like good news — unless you’re rooting for lower interest rates.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

The Fatalist U.S Consumer

Americans are going to shop until they drop – Inflation and interest rates are up, the labor market is cooling, the pumpkins are out and the Halloween Federal Reserve meeting is nigh.

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Power Corridor

Surviving the Roller-Coaster Ride that Is the U.S. Economy

The U.S. Economy is taking Americans for a ride, interest rates hit a 23-year high at 8.34 percent on 30-year mortgages.

3 min read
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Markets

The Market Might Be Losing its Mojo

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 both sank to their lowest respective levels in three months. What has investors so anxious?

2 min read

Inflation & Prices

Pesky Oil Prices Are Messing With Fed’s Ability to Stick the Landing

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Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has met his match in the ongoing fight against inflation: skyrocketing oil costs.

2 min read

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Policy & Power

The Euro Could Hit Dollar Parity in Six Months, Says Amundi

2 min read

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