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Advanced Micro Devices vs. United Microelectronics: Which Chip Stock is a Better Buy?

Although the technology sector’s sell-off on concerns over the Fed’s monetary policy tightening has seen semiconductor chip stocks plunge in price lately, growing demand for advanced microchips and increasing corporate and government investments to ramp up production and ease the chip shortage should help these stocks rebound quickly. Therefore, we…

StockNews.com · May 9, 2022

3 ETFs to Buy if You Think We're Nowhere Near a Bottom

The stock market has been under pressure of late for various macroeconomic and geopolitical reasons. Investors are primarily worried now that the Fed’s aggressive monetary policy tightening to tame surging inflation could tip the economy into recession. We think investors who believe the market has still to hit bottom even…

StockNews.com · May 9, 2022

Snatch Up These 5 Oversold Tech Stocks Before They Rebound

Worries over the Fed’s monetary policy tightening, and intensifying supply chain disruptions, have caused a broad-based sell-off in the stock market of late. Since technology has been one of the worst-hit sectors, many quality tech stocks have entered oversold territory. So, given the industry’s solid growth prospects, we think it…

StockNews.com · May 6, 2022

2 Mega-Cap Stocks Wall Street Predicts Will Rally More Than 60%

Because macroeconomic and geopolitical concerns are expected to fuel market volatility in the near term, mega-cap stocks could be safer bets because of their ability to be resilient in tough times. Thus, Wall Street analysts expect quality mega-cap stocks Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) and NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) to gain…

StockNews.com · May 5, 2022

'RBI wants smooth policy measures; prefers smaller rate hikes'

MUMBAI: Battling a sharp surge in inflation, the Reserve Bank is all for a smooth monetary policy response and the desire to have smaller hikes led it to tighten the policy in an off-schedule meet, a source said on Thursday.

The Times of India · May 5, 2022

Bank of England raises rates and warns of recession

Were I the UK’s governing party, I would choose not to have my central bank raise interest rates, predict double-digit inflation and warn of a recession halfway through polling day. But such are the joys of Bank of England operational independence.

Evening Standard · May 5, 2022

Economists warn on stagflation but conflicted on future rates rises

Experts are predicting further rates rises but warn it will be difficult for the Bank of England to control inflation without risking recession.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

Will my mortgage go up? What the Bank of England interest rate rise means for you

Interest rates have hit 1% - their highest level for 13 years

Wales Online · May 5, 2022

Recession: the price Britain will pay to control inflation

Analysis: As the Bank of England raises interest rates the message is clear – the 1970s are back

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022

Alarm for cost-squeezed firms as interest rates hiked to 1%

Rising costs will hammer household and business finances, but the Bank said “this was something monetary policy was unable to prevent”.

Birmingham Post · May 5, 2022