The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

Wall Street contended with another volatile session as investors mulled the Federal Reserve’s path of interest-rate hikes while assessing mixed economic data and a slew of earnings reports.

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A pivot from the Federal Reserve could be coming sooner than most are anticipating, even as the labor market continues to show strength.

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Interest rate increases look all set to persist. Therefore, slowing demand, rising borrowing costs, and compressed margins will likely tip the economy into recession. With the market potentially seeing significant pressure, once-popular tech stocks Snowflake (SNOW) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR) could struggle to find support due to their poor fundamentals.…

Despite the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes, inflation is nowhere near its target level. Moreover, experts believe it might be a while before inflation comes down from the levels seen this year. Hence, investing in reliable dividend-paying stocks Global Partners (GLP) and Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) might help hedge against sky-high…

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time in more than two decades this week, a direct result of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes intended to tame inflation not seen in some 40 years

The U.S. economy grew at a solid pace in the third quarter, marking the first advance this year as consumers proved resilient in the face of widespread inflation and the Federal Reserve’s rapid interest-rate hikes.

Even as the Federal Reserve and the world’s other central banks raise interest rates to try to curb inflation, the Bank of Japan has stood firm, keeping its key interest rate at minus 0.1%

With the Fed on track to approve another significant interest rate hike and willing to risk recession to bring inflation under control, the stock market is expected to remain under pressure in the upcoming months. Hence, it would be wise to invest in fundamentally strong stocks Comcast (CMCSA), Hackett (HCKT),…