The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

The bear market has been brutal. Given the trend in inflation and weakening economy, it's unlikely to end soon. For investors, the best strategy is to use the adverse market conditions to scoop up stocks that have a long-term history of compounding earnings. Therefore, investors should consider buying Builders FirstSource…

The Federal Reserve is cracking down hard on inflation, in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the 1970s, when price hikes were so sustained, they got baked in to people's thinking.

The Fed’s aggressive rate hikes are slowing the economy and raising the odds of a recession. However, despite the economic uncertainties, staying invested could help garner significant returns in the long term. We believe fundamentally strong stocks Microsoft (MSFT) and Agilent Technologies (A) could be ideal long-term investments. Read more….

Since the Fed’s hawkish monetary policy stance to control the raging inflation is expected to keep the stock market under pressure in the upcoming months, we think it could be wise to avoid fundamentally weak stocks Uber Technologies (UBER), Coinbase Global (COIN), Peloton Interactive (PTON), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), and Marathon…

Cameron Dawson, chief investment officer at NewEdge Wealth, joined Benzinga's PreMarket Prep on Wednesday morning. Dawson discussed why retail investor sentiment is still too bullish and why the S&P 500 may still have significant downside ahead.

“Be more forceful”: that’s the message to the Bank of England from the financial community, convinced that only massive policy-tightening to lift rates above those of the Federal Reserve, will stabilize the pound.

Multi-decade high inflation, combined with the prospect of strong central bank interest rate hikes this year, might trigger a recession. So, investors seeking to beat the consequent market downturn might consider investing in fundamentally-sound stocks Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Walmart (WMT), and Coca-Cola (KO), given the inelastic demands for their…

Bond market volatility continued on Wednesday morning after the Bank of England stepped in to take action to stabilize spiking U.K. gilt yields.

The cruise ship industry suffered huge losses amid the pandemic. Moreover, surging inflation and the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes seem to be weighing on cruise ship stocks. Hence, it might be best to avoid fundamentally bleak stocks, Royal Caribbean (RCL) and Carnival Corporation (CCL) now. Read on….