Economic Performance/Indicators
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Why the 60-40 portfolio is poised to make a comeback in 2024
Speculation that the 60-40 portfolio may have outlived its usefulness has been rife on Wall Street after two years of…
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Ten-year Treasury dips below 3.9% as U.K. inflation falls to slowest pace in two years
Bond yields in the U.K. and U.S. fell on Wednesday after slower-than-expected U.K. inflation added to hopes of easing price…
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What the ‘Amazon effect’ did to home prices in one U.S. city
Seattle-based Amazon’s announcement that it would be building a second headquarters in Northern Virginia boosted home prices and sales, albeit…
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This week’s October inflation data looms large on Washington’s economic radar
Inflation data, a Fed speech and a government-shutdown deadline are on the calendar this week. MarketWatch photo illustration/iStock U.S. inflation…
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Why Bill Gross expects a U.S. recession to begin by year’s end
Bill Ackman isn’t the only boldfaced Wall Street name who believes the U.S. economy is in worse shape than the…
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Jamie Dimon says it’s ‘the most dangerous time the world has seen in decades.’ Here are all the ripple effects.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, +1.76% CEO Jamie Dimon didn’t mince words when the bank reported its third-quarter results on…
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U.S. stocks rise after blockbuster September jobs report, putting S&P 500 on track for small weekly gain
U.S. stocks were up Friday afternoon, as investors assessed a monthly jobs report that showed both a blockbuster surge in…
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Stock futures rise as core inflation eases to slowest pace in nearly 2 years
U.S. stock futures rose on Friday after an inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve showed price pressures easing to…
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Stock investors face a wall of worry into the year-end, creating the need for protection
Investors face a growing list of risks heading into the fourth quarter that just keeps getting bigger — from rising…
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Rising medical costs could make it harder for the Fed to get inflation down to 2%
The rate of U.S. inflation has slowed considerably from a 40-year peak of 9.1% in mid-2022 and it’s gotten an…
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