David Rosenberg: The investor’s guide to the coming Federal Reserve pause

What history tells us about asset-class performance between the last rate hike and the first cut Published Apr 14, 2023  •  4 minute read Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell. Photo by REUTERS/Leah Millis By David Rosenberg and Marius Jongstra Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT… Continue reading David Rosenberg: The investor’s guide to the coming Federal Reserve pause

Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Mixed After Sizzling U.K. Inflation Update

Stocks spent most of Wednesday in the red, weighed down by dreary U.K. inflation data and mixed earnings from Netflix (NFLX (opens in new tab)). However, the major indexes came off their lows as the session wore on, with one of the three benchmarks closing in positive territory.  Data from the U.K. today showed that… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Mixed After Sizzling U.K. Inflation Update

Four Reasons to Consider Staying Invested in a Down Market

4. The Markets Can Be a Great Place to Outpace Inflation. Although 2022 was a rough year for inflation, history has shown that, over time, the markets outperform most other investments (opens in new tab), especially inflationary investments. So if inflation keeps going up, generally speaking the market goes up with it to support the… Continue reading Four Reasons to Consider Staying Invested in a Down Market

How to Get into Alternative Investing

With recent headlines warning of a potential surge in market volatility, more and more investors are looking beyond traditional asset classes and exploring alternative investing paths. Alternative investing, which includes hedge funds as well as private assets like real estate and side businesses, can provide diversification, reduce risk and generate additional income. Alternative investing has… Continue reading How to Get into Alternative Investing

America’s richest banker quadrupled his firm’s assets last year by making a massive bet that inflation would spike

Andy Beal is America’s wealthiest banker, with a net worth of $10.3 billion. His firm’s assets shot up from $7.5 billion to $32.6 billion after making a big get on inflation, MarketWatch reported.  Beal didn’t follow the pack of other regional lenders desperately looking to generate yield.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up!… Continue reading America’s richest banker quadrupled his firm’s assets last year by making a massive bet that inflation would spike

US stocks end mixed after new batch of earnings reports

US stocks close Wednesday’s session on mixed footing.  The S&P 500 was flat, and tech stocks pushed through rising bond yields.  Tesla cut prices ahead of results, and Morgan Stanley pulled back after its earnings report.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on… Continue reading US stocks end mixed after new batch of earnings reports

The Treasury market is starting to price in the possibility of a US debt default in July

The Treasury market is starting to price in the possibility of a US debt default later this summer.The difference in yields between US Treasury bills maturing in May and July hit a record 1.49%.”Investors are likely demanding more to hold those securities at risk of delayed payment,” LPL Research said. Loading Something is loading. Thanks… Continue reading The Treasury market is starting to price in the possibility of a US debt default in July

A full phaseout of Russian liquefied natural gas is possible for some EU states, energy commissioner says

The EU’s stockpile of natural gas is at the highest level for April since 2011. That means some EU states could phase out imports of Russian LNG, the bloc’s energy commissioner said. It would also entail increasing the share of renewables and further diversifying sources, Kadri Simson told the FT. Loading Something is loading. Thanks… Continue reading A full phaseout of Russian liquefied natural gas is possible for some EU states, energy commissioner says