Not taking out cash before landing in the US was a rookie mistake.Artur Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images JPMorgan’s top strategist is sticking with his bearish view on stocks for 2024. Marko Kolanovic said investors should favor cash over stocks next year as the Fed is unlikely to rapidly cut interest rates. “Even in an […]
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Key Takeaways With it appearing likely the Federal Reserve is finished raising interest rates, CD yields have begun to come down from their historic November peak. But three large U.S. banks—Wells Fargo, Marcus by Goldman Sachs, and Ally—have moved the other way with at least one CD each. Their increased rate offers range from terms […]
The next monetary policy move by the European Central Bank (ECB) should be a lowering of interest rates, French central bank chief and ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau has said. However, he declined to give any guidance as to when this could happen. His comments come after the ECB confirmed on Thursday it is […]
Interest rates are higher than they’ve been in more than 20 years after a historic run of rate hikes by the Fed to cool surging inflation. But the campaign of rate increases is probably over, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled on Wednesday. What’s more, Fed officials predict they will lower the benchmark federal funds […]
Price cuts are more common than normal this time of year, Zillow said.Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters Home prices are getting slashed at an unusual pace, Zillow economists said. Nearly 23% of listings on the market saw a price cut in November. That’s partly because sellers are competing for buyers as mortgage rates remain high. Home prices are […]
Jeremy Siegel.Getty Images Jeremy Siegel sees stocks and home prices rising, interest rates dropping, and no recession in 2024. The “Wizard of Wharton” expects value and small stocks to outpace the “Magnificent Seven” next year. Siegel predicts the Fed will cut rates by five or six times to below 4% in 2024. Stocks and house […]
Last year, days after the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines were authorized for emergency use in children as young as 6 months, Laura Labarre’s children’s pediatrician’s office held a large drive-through vaccine event at a local amusement park. “It was beautifully organized, and we just drove right up. The kids never even got out of […]
Alzheimer’s disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S., and despite recent advances in treatment, there is no cure available for those diagnosed with a condition that is the most common cause of dementia. Estimated to affect close to 7 million Americans age 65 and older, Alzheimer’s was responsible for more than 119,000 […]
The share of American women who say they have ever used emergency contraception after having sex has more than doubled since the so-called “morning after” or Plan B brand pills were approved to be sold without a prescription, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The increase is among dozens of trends tracked […]
The western world’s largest central banks are poised to keep interest rates on hold this week amid concerns over stubbornly high inflation, despite growing expectations for sharp cuts in borrowing costs next year. In a crunch week for the global economy, the US Federal Reserve, Bank of England (BoE) and European Central Bank are expected […]