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May 9, 2022
The forces unsettling the stock and bond markets — Fed rate increases, Russia’s war in Ukraine, global sanctions on Russia, China’s lockdowns — have been buoying the dollar.
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May 7, 2022
Head-spinning volatility in financial markets isn’t all that puzzling when you consider the problems the Federal Reserve is grappling with.
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Apr 22, 2022
These months are historically the weakest for the market in a presidential term. Aside from coincidence, there are several possible explanations.
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Apr 18, 2022
Stocks, bonds and commodities are already pricing in inflation, the pandemic and war.
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Apr 4, 2022
Our columnist answers questions about the troubles in the bond market, and what they mean for investors.
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Mar 28, 2022
The usually sedate bond market has been unsettled by worries about inflation, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases and even the possibility of a recession.
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Mar 17, 2022
American consumers already have high inflation. Because of the oil price shock and Russia’s war, the odds of a recession have increased, too.
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Mar 14, 2022
Our columnist spoke with a Nobel laureate, Richard H. Thaler, about how to invest for the long run even if the world seems to be going nuts now.
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Mar 4, 2022
Eugene F. Fama, the father of the efficient-markets theory, says the stock market can’t easily process “irrational” behavior. What will happen? “Who knows?” he says.
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Feb 24, 2022
Global markets typically rebound from war and disaster, and they are likely to do so this time, too. But Russia’s nuclear arsenal raises the risks beyond calculation.
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Feb 23, 2022
Whether you call it a correction or a panic attack, a stock market that was already becoming shaky has been roiled by Russia’s hostilities toward Ukraine.
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Feb 7, 2022
The stock market has begun swinging wildly as companies like Google, Facebook, Apple, Starbucks and Exxon Mobil reveal their earnings and hint at divergent prospects for the year...
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Jan 31, 2022
People all over the country — indeed, much of the planet — are depending on the central bank to stave off runaway inflation and keep the economy growing. Prepare for trouble, our...
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Jan 10, 2022
In this season for forecasts and resolutions, investors will be better off if they are able to think 10 or more years ahead, our columnist says.