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The Markets Investors were feeling bullish. Last week, the Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) Index closed at a record high for the 68th...

The Markets Stock and bond markets diverged. Last week, the Bank of England surprised markets with a rate hike, its first in three years,...

The Markets Inflation met expectations. When the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) last week, it showed...

The Markets Investors look to the future. Last week, employment and manufacturing data confirmed that the United States economy continued...

The Markets COVID-19 strikes again. Coronavirus cases have been on the rise in Europe, climbing from about 700,000 new cases a week in...

The Markets Thinking about the possibilities. The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index finished last week slightly higher and has gained...

The Markets Economists like to joke that inflation is just right when no one notices it. Last week, investors noticed it. The Consumer...

The Markets Feeling bullish… Investor bullishness ticked higher last week on all four investor sentiment gauges tracked by Barron’s....

The Markets The road to recovery is slow and bumpy. Last week, we learned that economic growth slowed in the third quarter as a new wave...

The Markets It’s MESSI! No, this commentary is not about Lionel Messi, the Argentine soccer phenom who is widely regarded one of the...

The Markets Don’t get spooked! Barron’s Big Money Poll is an exclusive survey of market sentiment among professional investors. Last...

The Markets The word “jouncy” may have started life as a combination of bouncy and jolting – and it’s a pretty good way to describe what...

The Markets September strikes again… If you look back over the last 20 years, September has been the worst performing month for the...

The Markets Central banks have a lot of influence on investors, markets and economies. For the last year or so, the Federal Reserve has...

The Markets The Delta variant could take a toll on economic growth. There was some good news last week. The 7-day moving average of...

The Markets Stagflation isn’t trending, but it was mentioned in quite a few headlines last week. Stagflation is a portmanteau of...

The Markets “Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder,” advised the Persian poet Rumi. Last week,...

The Markets Markets were shaken last week by a potent cocktail of central bank tapering and economic growth concerns mixed with...

The Markets What is the most important driver of economic growth in the United States? The most common way to measure economic output is...

The Markets Are we there yet? For months, investors have wondered when the Federal Reserve (Fed) might begin to “normalize” its policies,...