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How the Federal Reserve's rate policy affects mortgages
Quantitative tightening at the Federal Reserve may keep upward pressure on 30-year fixed mortgage rates for the foreseeable future.
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Above The Noise: Reflections On A Year Of Market Growth
As we say goodbye to 2024, here's a trip down memory lane to revisit themes that shaped markets over the past 12 months. A resilient US economy, contained inflation, and an easing Federal Reserve created a positive backdrop for markets.
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Forget the stock-market tumble, the Fed made the right move in a wild week
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell helped spark a wild week on Wall Street, but a signal that policymakers have put further rate cuts on pause is looking like the right call after a closely watched inflation indicator and another round of budget brinkmanship on Capitol Hill.
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Stacking The Deck Trading In FX, Crypto, And Capital Markets
Blake Morrow, Co-Founder of Forex Analytix, discusses pitfalls traders face, including the 'Right idea, wrong time' dilemma, and his five systems for analyzing trends and finding promising investments in the forex and other markets. He also covers the 'divergent policies' theme, explaining what it means for the US dollar, the Chinese yuan, and other currencies in 2025.
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Weekly Commentary: Deleveraging Doom Loop
The U.S. current account deficit widened to a record high in the third quarter on strong growth in imports and lower income receipts, with some economists warning of a potential threat to a country already saddled with a large government budget deficit. When the Current Account Deficit surged to an annual record $161 billion in 1987, it was generally recognized that the 'twin deficits' (fiscal and trade) contributed to financial, market, and economic instability.
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The Global Growth Engine: 2025 And Beyond
What drives growth on a global scale? And why does growth occur?
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Key Charts That Defined Markets And The Economy In 2024
Inflation remained a hot topic as the Federal Reserve cautiously ended the longest pause after a rate hiking cycle in the Fed's history by cutting rates in September. Given how these moments (and others) shaped the current environment, we believe that the margin for error in financial markets is slim in 2025.
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Fed press conferences and expert Insights 2024
This is a compilation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks on monetary policy following all of the FOMC meetings in 2024 as well as expert insights from Yahoo Finance reporters and guests in 2024. Reporters and guests include but are not limited to Yahoo Finance Federal Reserve Reporter Jennifer Schonberger, Former Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart, EY Chief Economist Greg Daco, Thornburg Investment Management Co-head of Investments Jeff Klingelhofer, Threadneedle Ventures Founder Ann Berry, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Vishal Khanduja, Former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President and CEO Esther George, John Hancock Investment Management Co-chief Investment Strategist Emily Roland, Federated Hermes Senior Portfolio Manager RJ Gallo, Yahoo Finance Host Josh Lipton, Yahoo Finance Host Seana Smith, Yahoo Finance Host Brad Smith, Yahoo Finance Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and others.
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Prediction For 2025 Using Valuation Levels
It's that time of year when Wall Street polishes up its crystal balls and predicts next year's market returns. The problem with current forward estimates is that several factors must exist to sustain historically high earnings growth.
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Ring Out, Wild Bells
While we've seen an initial retreat based on concern that the Federal Reserve may lower interest rates less aggressively than hoped, record valuations leave the market vulnerable to a hundred risks. A key feature of the bubble period since 1995 is that average valuations have been substantially above their long-term historical norms.
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Markets Weekly Outlook - S&P 500 In Focus As Markets Brace For Holiday Lull
The Federal Reserve's policy change and economic projections have significantly impacted markets, leading to a rise in US yields. The US PCE data released on Friday rose less than expected, alleviating some selling pressure on US equities.
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Cramer is breaking down the signs to identify when to spot an exquisite market moment
'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer is doing a deep dive on what's behind the Santa Claus' rally and how to anticipate an oversold market.
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Jim Cramer warns against novice day trading, calls zero-day options 'pure greed'
CNBC's Jim Cramer warned novices against day trading, referencing an article from the Wall Street Journal that described how more investors are developing serious gambling addictions to risky market trading. "We need to help those who're getting addicted, and we need to stop those who might become addicted," he said.
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An M&A Boom May Be Coming. Investors, Beware.
Interest rate cuts and Trump policies could lift mergers and acquisitions. But research shows most deals fail to meet expectations.
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Jim Cramer explains how to spot 'exquisite moments' like Friday's session
CNBC's Jim Cramer reviewed Friday's market action, dubbing the session an "exquisite moment," where stocks opened weak, but the averages climbed by close. Cramer listed ways investors can recognize one in the future, saying these conditions can yield big gains.
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Consumer Sentiment Reaches Highest Point Since April as Economy Improves
Consumer sentiment rose in December, reaching the highest point since April but remaining below its pre-pandemic level. The increase in the consumer sentiment index marked the fifth consecutive month of increases, according to final results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers for December.
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Stock Market Gains On PCE Inflation Data; Is The Stage Set For A Santa Claus Rally?
The stock market, including the Dow Jones, rose on inflation data. Indexes had weekly declines.
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Stocks jump after Chicago Fed's Goolsbee comments on rates
The 'Fast Money' traders to discuss the Fed comments that turned markets around after this week's Fed meeting.
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S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Index Rebounds After Encouraging Inflation Data
Major U.S. equities indexes pushed higher on the final day of an eventful week in the markets.
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There's an unusual amount of policy uncertainty now, says Fmr. Fed President Eric Rosengren
Eric Rosengren, Former Boston Fed President, joins 'Closing Bell: Overtime' to discuss the Fed, PCE and the macro environment.
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