‘Potent liquidity squeeze’ threatens stock market once debt-ceiling deal is done
2023-05-31 Lawmakers and the White House appear set to avert a calamitous U.S. government default, but stock-market investors need to be aware that what comes next could still make for a bumpy ride. “Some time in the next several days, markets will trade their last bit of angst over raising the debt ceiling for what […]
Opinion: Higher interest rates probably won’t cause this bull market in stocks to end, according to research dating to 1871
2021-10-29 04:54:00 Investors are beginning to worry that interest rates’ steady march higher over the past few months will sabotage the bull market in stocks. They shouldn’t worry. My analysis of stock market history since 1871 shows that higher rates are not what causes bull markets to end. This conclusion is certainly contrary to what […]
Inflation ‘single biggest threat’ to markets and ‘society in general,’ says investor who called stock-market crash in 1987
2021-10-20 07:57:00 “‘The No. 1 issue facing Main Street investors is inflation, and it’s pretty clear to me that inflation is not transitory. It’s probably the single biggest threat to, certainly, financial markets and I think again, probably, to society just in general.’” — Paul Tudor Jones, Tudor Investment Corp. It’s safe to say that […]
Stocks Waver After Inflation Data, Major Earnings
2021-10-13 11:50:00 U.S. stocks were mixed in choppy trading Wednesday, with the S&P 500 on pace to snap a three-session losing streak. The broad U.S. stock index added 0.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 0.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.5%. Traders parsed fresh inflation data and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s […]