The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

Think ChatGPT, but for the weird things Jerome Powell says every couple months. It’s “a large language model tuned to central bank speak.”

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.18% and posted a 1-week high. The dollar found support Friday on the stronger-than-expected U.S. Q1 employment cost index report, which bolsters the case for the Fed to keep raising interest rates. The dollar also found support on weakness in the...

The economic situation appears to be grim, with higher interest rates and the recent turmoil in the financial system causing sluggish growth in the first three months of this year. Hence, it could be wise to avoid struggling stocks Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX), Local Bounti (LOCL), and Kiromic BioPharma (KRBP). These…

With inflation easing and the U.S. economy cooling, is the Federal Reserve done raising interest rates? After all, gently bringing down the trajectory of prices without crashing the economy was the central bank’s objective when it began jacking up rates over a year ago.

First Republic Bank became the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history after the lender was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and sold to JPMorgan Chase on May 1, 2023. First Republic is the latest victim of the panic that has roiled small and midsize banks since the failure…

Silicon Valley Bank failed due to a combination of extremely poor bank management, weakened regulations and lax government supervision, the Federal Reserve said Friday

The proposals come in an internal review that found looser rules were a key culprit behind Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.53%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.40%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are moderately higher, with...

The Federal Reserve says its own light-touch approach to bank regulation is partly to blame for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month, and it promised more vigorous oversight in the future.

Even though the Fed’s interest rate hikes are anticipated to pause soon, considering the looming recessionary fears triggered by the macroeconomic headwinds, it could be wise to avoid fundamentally weak stocks Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), First Majestic Silver (AG), and Desktop Metal (DM) now. Continue reading….

Morning Markets The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) ( SPY ) today is up +0.46%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ( $DOWI ) ( DIA ) is up +0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ( $IUXX ) ( QQQ ) is up +0.30%. U.S. stock indexes are moderately higher,...