The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

There were plenty of reasons to be bearish on the stock market (SPY) coming into 2023. This is especially true with inflation still too hot leading the Fed to increase their hawkish behavior. And then came along the specter of a potential banking crisis that only increases uncertainty…and that only…

It was a scene straight out of the Great Depression: a major California bank locking its doors and pulling down the shades as a horde of panicky depositors demanded their money.

The US Federal Reserve faces a tricky balancing act, as it tries to navigate high inflation and instability in the banking sector. Alexander Yokum, of CFRA Research, says the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank could affect the Fed's next interest rate decision, despite a 6 percent jump…

The collapse of three US banks in less than a week has sent shockwaves through the financial industry, with global stocks plunging and public confidence shaken.

After three days of losses, the local share market is following a rebound on Wall Street as concerns of a banking crisis eased, while the Australian Energy Regulator has revealed power prices will rise by around 20 per cent in several states.

Recent rhetoric from the Federal Reserve, the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, and strong economic data have now resulted in an extremely volatile market backdrop. Against this, adding fundamentally sound stocks Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), General Motors (GM), McKesson Corp. (MCK), Cardinal Health (CAH), and American Vanguard (AVD) to your…

It's never a good sign when "bank collapse" is trending on Twitter.

The Federal Reserve is facing stinging criticism for missing what observers say were clear signs that Silicon Valley Bank was at high risk of collapsing into what became the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history

Failure of America’s 16th biggest bank amid high inflation poses an awkward decision on interest rates for the Federal Reserve

Fed chair Powell’s recent hawkish comments and the upbeat economic data have raised the probability of more aggressive interest rate hikes as the economy grows too quickly. Persistent rate hikes are expected to keep the stock market highly volatile in the upcoming months. Amid an uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, quality stocks…

The Federal Reserve is facing a rather sticky problem. Despite its best efforts over the past year, inflation is stubbornly refusing to head south with any urgency to a target of 2%.