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So far, commodities have been the best performing asset class in 2021 amid record high prices, but will rising interest rates next year hold back the momentum of this investment?The sped-up tapering is signaling steeper interest rate hikes over the next two years, consequently, this will add to the US …

The Federal Reserve raising interest rates next year would signal the central bank feels good about the country’s economic recovery, New York Fed President John Williams said Friday.“I go into next year feeling [like] the baseline outlook is a very good one. Therefore, actually raising interest rates would be a …

Optimism about the U.S. economy registered its biggest bounce in more than a year in December, after sinking to COVID-era lows a month earlier.The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, an early monthly read on consumer confidence, jumped 4.5 points to 48.4. Still, the index remained in modestly pessimistic territory. Readings above …

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, a pioneering national poll on consumer confidence, declined for the fourth consecutive month. The October index fell another 3.6% after September’s 9.5% drop, moving from 48.5 last month to 46.8 this month, and remained in the negative territory for the second successive month.For the IBD/TIPP …

U. S. ISM Manufacturing Employment Index is at a current level of 50.20, up from 49.00 last month and up from 49.60 one year ago. This is a change of 2.45% from last month and 1.21% from one year ago. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Index shows business …

Stocks declined and gains stopped after equities’ best day since July, with some volatility returning to markets as regulators’ concerns rose in China at least temporarily counterbalance optimism over the U.S. economic recovery.The S&P 500 Index fluctuated between small gains and losses. A day earlier, stocks posted a back-to-back session …