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There are signs of easing inflationary pressures and moderating growth but not enough to prompt a shift by the Fed yet. The Fed is expected to raise interest rates by another 0.5 percentage point in June.The stock market sell-off will end when the Fed signals it’s done tightening monetary policy, …

Friday’s drop is conceived of as a bad omen for the economy as a whole. Only one bear market in the last 50 years, the market crash of 1987, was not accompanied by a recession. For the majority of the bull market since the March 2020 low, investors have had …

The EUR/USD pair’s main trend is bearish but a firm recovery above 1.0650 could point to an interim bottom as the US dollar drops further amid an improvement in market sentiment. The EUR/USD has been surging since early European session and recently printed a fresh daily high at 1.0598. It …

The GBP/USD pair is rising on Thursday, making a full recovery from Wednesday’s slide even as the stock market remains in red territory and under pressure. The pair managed to rise more than 150 pips from the daily low and recently hit 1.2512, the highest level since May 5. The …

The stock markets dropped on Wednesday, extending their run this year as earnings from retailers including Target and Walmart reinforced concerns about the health of the US economy.The sharp declines were sparked after retailers warned they were facing higher costs and slowing sales, both of which were eating into their …

Wall Street surged on Friday to close higher after a week’s wild market rotations. The surging US equities received a push from relief signs denoting that peaking inflation vied with concerns that policy tightening by the Fed could slope the US economy into unwanted recession.Equity gains were led by a …

The US entertainment giant reports after the closing bell Wednesday as streaming, theme parks and the stock price come into focus. The Walt Disney Co. reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday, closing out what has been an unusually turbulent earnings season for the entertainment industry.Disney …

In reaction to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments downplaying the likelihood of larger rate hike than the one just announced Wednesday, stocks surged to their biggest gain in two years Wednesday. Bond yields dropped as well. Stocks on Wall Street jumped on Wednesday, after Jerome Powell, the Fed Chair, …

Amazon shares dropped as much as 9% in extended trading on Thursday after the company issued a revenue forecast that trailed analysts’ estimates.Amazon on Thursday gave a revenue forecast that trailed analysts’ estimates. Growth rates are at their slowest since the dot-com bust in 2001. The company recorded a $7.6 …

US equities have enjoyed a strong tech-led rebound on Thursday after stronger than expected Meta Platforms earnings. The S&P 500 was last up nearly 3.0% and above 4,300 and the Nasdaq 100 was last up nearly 4.0%.But the major US indices remain on course to post hefty on-the-month losses and …