A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a press conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters There’s something telling in how the smart money on Wall Street…
CHICAGO – MARCH 28: Traders in the Ten-Year Treasury Note options pit at the Chicago Board of Trade signal offers in a flurry of activity following the announcement by the Federal Open Market Committee that it was raising short term interest rates another .25 percent March 28, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty…
No surprises on inflation and new financing developments in the artificial intelligence trade drove the record-breaking action on Wall Street last week. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq both dropped modestly Friday but managed to post their third straight winning weeks. The S & P 500 rose above 7,800 during Thursday’s session for the…
A trader watches the screen at his terminal on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters After years of standing in the sun, retail investors could have a dark cloud forming over their heads. Technological advancements helped level the playing field for Main Street and Wall Street…
President Donald Trump speaks with the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, after a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, May 22, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump spoke recently to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, the president said Monday. The Wall Street Journal…
Even as Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh implements measures to curtail so-called forward guidance — or how the Fed signals its future rate moves — investors are largely expecting an increase in interest rates in the months ahead. The central bank has kept rates on hold all year as officials deliberated next steps with inflation remaining well…
Collateralized loan obligations may become the next big push in the exchange-traded fund industry. VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth suggests there’s investor demand for the alternative assets due to ongoing interest rate uncertainty. “[CLOs have] been popular within the marketplace,” the firm’s head of research told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. CLOs are short-term fixed income strategies…
AI stocks came roaring back this week as investors worked through another wave of corporate earnings and a surprisingly weak July jobs report . The major averages notched a second straight week of gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 both touching record highs. The blue-chip index closed at a…
One-ounce gold bars at the Valcambi SA precious metals refinery in Balerna, Switzerland, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2025. Valcambi SA, Switzerland’s largest refiner, processes up to 2,000 tons of precious metals a year at its site in Balerna on the border with Italy. Photographer: Francesca Volpi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images…
Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Anna Paulson said Tuesday that she thinks the current level of interest rates is sufficient to keep inflation moving toward the central bank’s goal. In her first CNBC interview, the policymaker insisted she has an open mind about where monetary policy should go, but was confident in her vote last week…
