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The Federal Reserve is expected to approve its largest interest rate hike in more than two decades this week. Additional rate increases are likely, as the Fed tries to regain control over inflation.

Asian shares are mixed in light “Golden Week" trading with markets in China, Japan and some other countries closed for holidays

The near-term market outlook remains cloudy. While the S&P 500 is about 3% above its late-February lows, the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 have already undercut these levels. Below are 3 such stocks that investors should consider buying during this market correction: Anthem (ANTM), Pfizer (PFE), and Builders FirstSource (BLDR).

The benchmark indices closed the last month in the red. The market was weighed down by the raging inflation and fear of the Fed’s policy changes. Amid this, fundamentally strong stocks Enerplus (ERF), Athabasca Oil (ATHOF), and Transportadora de Gas (TGS), have gained significant momentum despite the market turbulence.

The US dollar has been relatively strong compared to its foreign currency peers. Since the start of the year, the index is up by almost 8%. It closed at $103.21 on the 29th of April, the last trading day of the month.

Confidence in Biden, Federal Reserve Chariman Jerome Powell and Democratic leaders fell by double digits from the previous year

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Fears of economic slowdown triggered an April sell-off, further pushing the Dow Jones index into the correction territory. Moreover, the factors including poor earnings outlook, 40-year high inflation, the Fed's tighter monetary policy, ongoing geopolitical tensions, and other macroeconomic concerns have mainly weighed on the investors' sentiment. Amid the current…

The Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates at its May meeting after it hiked rates for the first time since 2018 in March. The nation’s central bank is expected to lift the benchmark Fed funds rate by 0.5 percent, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.