Despite the growing selloff in the stock market, are investors considering all the risks and the growing impact of the Iran war? Another possible sign of market complacency can be found in credit markets. Typically, bond yields — the amount of yield earned on safe US Treasuries — expand during periods of political uncertainty as … Read more
The stock market enters next week battered and battered by the Iran war. In the coming days, weary investors will also need to contend with new jobs data and a handful of wage uncertainties, including the Club Nike brand. The conflict in the Middle East will remain the main factor influencing market performance. Let’s take … Read more
(Bloomberg) — U.S. employment likely rose in March after one of the biggest contractions in wages since the pandemic, extending a series of erratic numbers. Economists estimate 60,000 jobs were added in the month following a decline of 92,000, according to a Bloomberg poll ahead of Friday’s report. The unemployment rate appears stable at 4.4%. … Read more
Image source: The Motley Fool It’s been a tumultuous few weeks for the stock markets on both sides of the pond, both FTSE 100 and S&P 500 well below the highs they set before 2026. Volatile markets can provide an opportunity for investors who are willing to see them in the right light and act … Read more
US job growth was flat last year, but signs of stabilization, if not a rebound, were beginning to emerge. Now, a war thousands of kilometers away not only hinders potential development, but also threatens to further disrupt the labor market. It has been four weeks since the US and Israel began attacking Iran. The economic … Read more
Stocks fell on Friday to their lowest levels since last August amid growing concerns about how the US-Iran conflict will affect oil prices. The Dow and Nasdaq fell into correction territory, defined as a decline of more than 10% from the recent peak. The S&P ended the day just shy of a correction after five … Read more
New York City bonds have suddenly become a hot topic on Wall Street — and you can thank socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani for this surprising development. This past week, the Big Apple went to investors to sell billions of dollars in municipal bonds. When Mamdani made his best example of Fidel Castro, the city sold … Read more
President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is clashing with US bond investors, who have shown little appetite for Treasury securities as they hope the war will end soon. This past week, auctions of two-, five- and seven-year Treasury notes all attracted weak demand, forcing yields higher than expected. That’s a big difference from last month, … Read more
Average ARMs have started to drop further and are at record lows: FHFA’s National Mortgage Database. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The extremely low mortgage rates for 2020 to 2022 – the 30-year rate has fallen below 3% as inflation is heading towards 9% – is one of the reasons for this frozen housing … Read more
Last year, the artificial intelligence (AI) giant. Nvidia it has reached a great climax. The company went beyond the technical experts Microsoft and apple to be the largest company in the world by market value. Nvidia surpassed its competitors – who a few years ago each occupied the space – and became the first to … Read more