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The Federal Reserve finally acted and the markets are rejoicing. Following an unprecedented series of 11 interest rate hikes between March 2022 and July 2023 that took the Federal Funds Rate from...
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A majority of economists now expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in each of the remaining three meetings of 2024. In fact, betting markets have been fluctuating...
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Wall Street is expecting the Federal Reserve to begin shifting gears in September following the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) decision to leave interest rates unchanged at the current...
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The July Consumer Price Index (CPI) appears to progress towards the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target rate. Consumer prices have started cooling after rising a modest 2.9% in the 12 months...
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24/7 Wall Street Insights Real estate is a tried and true asset class for passive income wealth building, but the high entry price can eliminate those with limited liquid investment capital. REITs...
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With over a year of interest rates continuing to remain above 5%, many investors appear to be taking a more defensive approach to portfolio construction. That’s not to say that capital is...
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24/7 Wall Street Insights After a massive price plunge on Monday, August 5th, the markets have measurably been recovering. Some veteran analysts are convinced that the recovery is “a sucker’s...
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The Federal Reserve was unlikely to cut rates next week, but Wall Street anticipates a September reduction. Investors are largely expecting an easing cycle to begin, with more interest rate cuts from...
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With consumers still squeezed by inflation, the Federal Reserve has little impetus to cut interest rates this year.
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The S&P 500 index is widely regarded as the gauge of the U.S. stock market, representing the performance of some of the largest publicly traded companies. While predicting the future direction of...
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A strong economy and the Federal Reserve delaying interest rate hikes have pushed mortgage rates above 7% again.
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Gold prices jumped 13% in 2023 (spot gold price) — their first time closing higher on the year since 2020. What’s more, gold prices are expected to continue to rise in 2024, according to Reuters....
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The Federal Reserve is now expected to cut interest rates three times next year. Warren Buffett bought more Occidental Petroleum stock.
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The COP28 summit ended Wednesday, the Fed is not expected to raise interest rates, PPI is slipping, and Tesla has recalled 2 million cars.
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The Fed's interest rate decision was expected, but some of the consequences seem slightly out of whack.
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