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Let’s get ready to rumble. The Federal Reserve and investors appear to be locked in what one veteran market watcher has described as an epic game of “chicken.” What Fed Chair Jerome Powell says Wednesday could determine the winner. Here’s the conflict. Fed policy makers have steadily insisted that the …

Stocks on Friday looked ready to retreat a smidgeon as Wall Street closes out the week. That’s OK, the S&P 500 SPX is already up 5.75% in 2023, helped by the belief that slowing economy and softening inflation will allow the Federal Reserve to be less aggressive in raising borrowing …

The 2023 Mazda MX-5 Miata sports car is the perfect blend of handling, power, and affordability. Pricing starts at $28,050. It’s brilliant. Buy it. The end. OK, we’ll expand. Humankind has invented some really cool stuff — like space rockets, MRI scanners, Lego bricks, electric guitars, and the Swiss Army …

Bonds and stocks may be getting back to their usual relationship, a plus for investors with a traditional mix of assets in their portfolios amid fears that the U.S. faces a recession this year. “The bottom line is the correlation now has shifted back to a more traditional one, where …

A technical signal that has portended previous turning points for the U.S. stock market arrived for the first time in nearly three years, according to data supplied by its creator. But some on Wall Street suspect it may no longer be as reliable as it once was. The technical indicator, …

The backdrop for equities in emerging markets is turning more positive as the U.S. dollar weakens and China reopens its economy after stringent COVID-19 restrictions, according to BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. Stocks in emerging markets have recently rallied, after broadly lagging developed-market equities, down nearly 20% since mid-2021 when …

Waning volatility in the U.S. bond market has helped spur a rally in stock markets around the world, according to the latest research note from Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid. Reid, head of thematic research at DB, pointed out that bond-market volatility, as measured by the ICE BofA MOVE Index, appears …

Many people are good at saving up money for retirement. They manage expenses and build up their nest eggs steadily. But when it comes time to begin drawing income from an investment portfolio, they might feel overwhelmed with so many choices. Some income-seeking investors might want to dig deeply into …

This year’s stock-market rally has pushed the S&P 500 index to valuation levels that make it difficult for the index to climb much higher based on the current macroeconomic environment, according to Citigroup Inc.  The S&P 500’s trailing price-to-earnings ratio is back to 18.2x, “dangerously close to the upper end …

Credit researchers at Goldman Sachs now expect home prices in several “overheated” metro areas to fall over 25% from peak levels. Metro areas included in their forecast were San Jose, Austin, Phoenix and San Diego, according to a new home-price outlook from a Goldman research team led by Lotfi Karoui. …