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Jim Cramer unpacks the market's response to the U.S.-China trade truce that sent the major averages higher on Monday. » Read More
The dollar edged up against the yen on Monday, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the U.S. trade war with China is "on hold." » Read More |
America's strengthening domestic demand will push trade deficits to new highs ahead. That will aggravate trade disputes with Canada, Mexico, the European Union and China — that account for 75 percent of the U.S. trade gap, Michael Ivanovitch writes. » Read More |
By: Keris Lahiff
The Federal Reserve is all but set to raise interest rates in June. Beyond that, the central bank's options are limited by one critical factor, according to one market watcher. » Read More |
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The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq have a chance to erase small weekly declines. The small-cap Russell 2000 looks for three record highs in a row.
A ministry spokesman said that the claims were not true while speaking at a daily news briefing about the ongoing trade talks between the world's two largest economies, according to Reuters.
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Jim Cramer worries the Fed could raise rates fast than expected after the release of U.S. jobless claims data on Thursday.
For investors who have become accustomed to low interest rates and excess liquidity, the tide really is beginning to change, says J.P. Morgan's David Lebovitz.
Gold slid back towards its low for the year on Thursday as another rise in U.S. bond yields and concerns over political risk in Italy held the dollar index near its 2018 peak.
The dollar extended its rally against a basket of currencies on Wednesday to touch a five-month high.
U.S. industrial production was forecast to rise 0.6 percent in April, up marginally from the prior month's 0.5 percent increase.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's top deputies are edging toward a clash that could shape the pace of interest-rate hikes in coming months.
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Market sell-offs are an opportunity to insulate investor portfolios with stocks "resilient" to a recession, says one financial advisor.
Inflation is nearing the Fed's 2 percent goal while not accelerating enough to suggest the economy is overheating, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said.
The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 currently have their best May gains since 2009, the Nasdaq since 2005.
Gold headed for a third straight day of losses as a rise in U.S. borrowing costs supported the dollar and overshadowed the impact of strife in Gaza.
The Fed is likely going to turn more aggressive than it is currently indicating, with more rate hikes than expected coming this year, said an economist Tuesday.
Markets are becoming more convinced that the Federal Reserve is about to get more aggressive on interest rates. The probability that the central bank will raise its benchmark rate a fourth time this year went above 50 percent for the first time.
Instability in exchange rates remains the biggest obstacle toward more widespread cryptocurrency acceptance, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Monday.
The Fed should continue its gradual approach to raising interest rates, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said on Monday.
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