Market Overview

The week ahead, July 10-15, will likely be one of the most important of the year for U.S. markets. There are two main reasons for that:U.S. inflation data U.S. earnings Source: Investing.com On...

The Fed minutes had a more hawkish tone than the market expected, primarily based on the big moves in rates following its release. If the minutes tell the tale of the Fed's intentions, the recent bond...

Wall Street is on track for one of its worst years yet on record as the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates to combat 40-year high inflation, increasing the likelihood of a recession.The Dow Jones...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comChairman Powell was again on the tape this week, speaking at an ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal. It must be nice to have such a plump travel budget...

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...

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.comAs theater goes, the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress (MPC) testimony is pretty thin gruel. But beggars can’t be choosers and,...

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...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comWhile stocks are down sharply on the year and cheaper in price, markets are still not reasonable from a valuation perspective. The S&P 500 is...

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...