Stock market investors on Wall Street in the week ahead will keenly watch for inflation data among the other economic reports. The upcoming economic reports can provide investors clues on the US Federal Reserve’s rate cut plans later in the year. Last week, investors’ hopes were bolstered about interest rates cut after Federal Reserve chair
Japan is asking investors to stump trillions of yen over the next decade to back its efforts to tackle climate change. But both investor groups and climate change experts are concerned about the decarbonization merits of the projects the world’s first sovereign “transition bonds” will be supporting. These special sovereign bonds, which were issued for
Stock market investors on Wall Street in the week ahead will be watching key economic data including consumer price index, producer price index and industrial production report. Apart from the US economic data, some key earnings including Coca-Cola, Shopify, Cisco, and Sony will also be the focus of the investors. Economic events On February 13,
The Federal Reserve’s pushback on expectations for interest-rate cuts over the past two weeks has investors closing watching inflation data and piling more cash into money-market funds. Investors stashed a record $6.48 trillion away in U.S. money-market funds through the end of January, with the balance growing as euphoria in December over a Fed policy
Navigating the Indian financial landscape can be akin to a thrilling yet complex journey. Amid the buzz around stocks and real estate, there lies a less talked about, yet crucial, investment avenue: debt instruments. For the discerning Indian investor, understanding and leveraging these instruments can be a game-changer. Let’s delve into why incorporating debt instruments
U.S. Treasury yields were mixed on Thursday as investors digested the latest interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve and clues about the path ahead for rate cuts. At 4:29 a.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was down by over one basis points to 3.9462%, remaining below the 4% mark it had fallen
Tune in to your favorite news outlet during an election year, and you’ll likely hear the expression “All politics is local.” Made famous by former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill, the quote emphasizes the importance of keeping track of local constituents’ perspectives on the relevant issues of the day. It’s also considered table stakes
U.S. Treasury yields declined on Monday as investors looked ahead to a week of key economic data and the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate decision of the year. At 4:09 a.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was down by over five basis points to 4.1065%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last at around
The major focus of the stock market investors on Wall Street in the week ahead will be on the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting scheduled for January 30-31 and chairman Jerome Powell’s subsequent press conference. The US central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged, but investors and traders will look for
I was recently speaking with a young woman who has a goal to purchase a home in 15 years. She received advice from her friends to place savings for that goal into a high-yield savings account. She’s not the only young person I’ve seen to consider ultra conservative investments for long-term goals. In the past