Cash is king now. The latest evidence: the market’s embrace of dividend-paying stocks compared to other long-time favorites, companies that do buybacks. Investors Rush to companies that promise regular payments To shareholders, a sign of Wall Street’s thirst for cash as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates and major stock indices struggle. They are turning … Read more
font size American flags outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Michael Nagel/Bloomberg The Standard & Poor’s 500 It came close to ending Friday’s session in a bear market, which quickly intensified the debate over whether or not the market took place. bottomor if it is just preparing to hibernate as recession fears … Read more
The US stock and bond markets are finally starting to catch up with our views. We’ve always thought the last couple of years represented a fake bull market built on sand, not concrete. And frankly, we also remain steadfast in the opinion that Inflation scare will pass soon The bull market is extrapolated and hyperbolised … Read more
The stock market rout that the S&P 500 was flirting with bear market levels last week has sent investors into the relative safety of government debt, disrupting Worst bond loss in decades. US Treasury yields, which rise when bond prices fall, have eased from multi-year highs in recent sessions, providing a reprieve for bond investors, … Read more
font size Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (Photo by DANIEL ROLAND/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reiterated her concerns about cryptocurrencies and her desire for regulation. “My very humble estimate is that it is nothing, is nothing, and there are no fundamental assets to act as a safety … Read more
Walmart’s sales jumped in the first quarter of last year, but steady transaction numbers suggest inflation led the gains. Here, Walmart in San Leandro, California, last year. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg font size The latest retail sales report dented recession fears. should not be. When data showed that April sales for US retailers rose 0.9% from … Read more
“Some say the world will end in fire,” famous Robert Frost says. “And some say in the ice.” If poetry can explain the stock market, it may come as close as it comes to capturing the jittery mood that is about to hit the seventh straight week of losses in the stock market. With half … Read more
If there is one person who is not shocked by the colossal errors in Big Retailer Results Last week, it was our friend Stephanie Bomboy who heads up the corporate economic consultancy MacroMavens. Although she has been dealing with a (happily) mild case of Covid-19, she is still severe and stinging, as she always has … Read more
George Ratio is Chief Economist and Director of Economic Research at Realtor.com. Realtor.com For more than 15 years, Georges Ratio has been studying the housing market. He is the Chief Economist and Director of Economic Research at Realtor.com, where he focuses on trends in global economies and real estate markets. He is also a past … Read more
To hold a job these days, it seems like a worker needs one basic trait: pulse. Some jobs always require a little more than being able to stay awake. In the narrow labor market Within half a century, people may pass into higher positions just by going through the motions as well. “You have to … Read more
