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US rate hikes only ever have a gradual impact on households, while in Australia the effect on the household sector is dramatic and immediate.

U.S. producer prices and retail sales both declined in February, giving Federal Reserve officials more room to potentially pause interest-rate hikes as they weigh the impact of a banking crisis against inflation risks.

Despite the current short-term cyclical downturn, the long-term outlook for the chip industry remains strong thanks to the increasing application of chips in powering critical technological trends. Therefore, quality chip stocks Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) and Broadcom (AVGO) could be ideal buys this year. However, it could be wise to…

Larry Fink, chief of the largest asset managers in the world, compared the SVB fallout to a "slow rolling crisis" similar to the Savings and Loan crisis.

The stock market volatility is expected to remain due to consistent high inflation and the Fed's rate hikes. Amid this, investing in stocks with solid fundamentals and excellent dividend history, Coca-Cola (KO), and Cardinal Health (CAH) could ensure a stable source of income. Moreover, these stocks could help increase your…

Lots has happened in the past two weeks and it has certainly been a bumpy ride for the S&P 500 (SPY). Just when it looked like hotter-than-expected data points were pushing us toward a 50-bps rate hike, we saw two banks collapse seemingly out of the blue in a single…

With the banking sector’s crisis and inflation coming in line with expectations, markets are pricing in a 25-basis-point rate hike. Against this backdrop, fundamentally strong and cheap growth stocks NextGen Healthcare (NXGN) and Tarena International (TEDU) might be solid buys today. Read on….

With inflation remaining elevated, the Fed is expected to stay restrictive with its monetary policy. This is expected to keep the stock market volatile. Amid this backdrop, it could be wise for investors to buy fundamentally strong stocks AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) and General Motors Company (GM). Keep reading.

What made the failure of Silicon Valley Bank unique compared to past failures of large banks was how quickly it collapsed

Douglas Diamond warned in October that the Fed’s policies of raising rates at a brutal pace would trigger dangerously big losses in the bond portfolios of companies and banks. But SVB is to blame, too.

The countdown to the FOMC meeting kicked off with a strong job report and sticky inflation, which is expected to keep market volatilities anchored for a while. Against this backdrop, quality dividend stocks Verizon Communications (VZ), Altria Group (MO), and Spok Holdings (SPOK) might be the right picks now for…