U.S. stock futures flat ahead of this week’s big Fed meeting
U.S. stock-market futures were little changed Sunday, as investors await what is expected to be the Fed’s first interest-rate cut in nine months later this week.
Returns for 2024 show a 65% increase in capital gains reported through mid-July.
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China Pushes for Trump Visit as High-Stakes Trade Talks Begin
The negotiations in Madrid are poised to reveal whether Beijing is finally ready to give ground on trade and TikTok in return for a presidential trip to China.
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Mortgage Rates Are Finally Falling. Here’s Why They Can Move Fast.
It’s about the “arcane underpinnings” of the mortgage-bond market.
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The Market’s Riskier Than It Used to Be-and Investors Love It
Concentration and groupthink will be a problem at some point, but good luck getting stock buyers to pay attention now.
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This Buffett Devotee Is Plowing Billions Into Crypto
Mutual-fund giant Capital Group is known for a disciplined approach. One of its top portfolio managers can’t get enough bitcoin.
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A divided Fed is expected to settle on a 25-basis-point rate cut this week. The key question is, what comes next?
Will future cuts come at every meeting this year, or at a more cautious pace?
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More Americans Are Stuck With the Jobs They Can Get, Not the Ones They Want
The official unemployment rate in the U.S. remains low, but there are signs of struggle for people looking for stable, full-time work.
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Democrats Name Their Price for Avoiding Government Shutdown
The party wants expanded Obamacare subsidies restored in any deal to keep government funded past Sept. 30.
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Beef Prices Are at a Record. The Winners: Cattle Ranchers
Demand for beef is high, herds are thin, prices are soaring-and after years of struggling, cattlemen like it this way.
The downgrade is a warning sign for investors days after the ousting of France’s prime minister who failed in his bid to bring down the ballooning budget deficit.
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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed Set to Cut Rates; Policy Decisions Due in Japan, Canada, U.K.
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to resume cutting interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter percentage point.
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As Fed nears highly anticipated rate cut, the market ‘really hinges’ on 10-year Treasury yield
As anticipation builds around the Federal Reserve’s likely interest-rate cut next week, J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Phil Camporeale is keeping his eye on the behavior of a particular Treasury bond amid inflation risks.
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Fitch Upgrades Portugal on Declining Debt Ratio
The ratings agency upgraded Portugal’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating to A from A-. The country’s debt ratio fell to 96.4% of GDP in the first quarter of this year.
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Crypto Exchange Gemini’s IPO Hinged on Everyday Investors
Klarna, Gemini and others have set aside more shares for everyday buyers.
