Market Overview

One must go a long way back—to 1970, in fact, to find a first-half as bad for investors as H1 2022.The S&P 500 fell nearly 21% in the half and 8.4% in June. For the year to date, the index...

A sharp drop in the GDP tracker at the Atlanta Federal Reserve indicates the US could already be in a recession, as it fell to a minus 2.1% for the second quarter, following minus 1.6% in the...

Uncertainty hovers over the markets as the second half kicks off in earnest. Occidental Petroleum got a boost from another Warren Buffett buy. Carnival Cruises is facing increasing pressure as the...

Inflation, rates, recession fears drive the bear market Bear market offers exceptional, short-lived rallies My take and how to navigate this tricky market For tools, data, and content to help you...

MON: German Trade Balance (May), EZ Sentix Index (Jul); US Independence Day. TUE: RBA Announcement, South Korean CPI, EZ/UK/US Final Services and Composite PMI (Jun), US Durable Goods R (May). WED:...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com H1 2022 has been among the worst on record for stock and bond markets More bearish and volatile times are likely Bulls must endure another few...

St. Louis Fed chief James Bullard said last week that fears of a recession in the US are exaggerated, even as he continued to call for “front-loading” interest rate increases.Bullard, who...

Stocks rebounded last week, but 2022 first half was still worst since 1970 Trader sentiment will split between short-term hopefuls and long-term bears Investors will likely be split into two camps in...

The markets have been a bloodbath thus far in June, as sharp interest rate hikes by major central banks push investors to ramp up bets of a global economic recession. This coupled with the...

It's easier to write this on Tuesday afternoon instead of Sunday, but the market has a tendency of moving to extremes, quickly. That is one of the biggest investing specific takeaways of the pandemic...

Current macro-environment hostile for high-growth companies Losses in Tesla stock accelerated after CEO Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter Some analysts see value in lower-priced stock If you’re...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe Federal Reserve delivered an aggressive rate hike last week, bumping up overnight rates by 75bps just a few weeks after Chairman Powell had...

The credibility of central bankers is on the line as they stand convicted of having ignored inflation for too long and now must try to contain it against long odds.While she is no longer chair of the...

S&P 500 has fallen for 10th out of 11 weeks SPX joins NASDAQ and Russell in bear market Dow within a hair of 20% decline Bitcoin completes massive bearish top, aiming below $10K After both the...