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Mortgage rates fall again as the peak home-buying season begins to draw to a close
Rates are approaching the lowest level in three years, but are they stimulating Americans’ interest in buying homes?
The Fed: Former Fed official says Trump’s trade war with China a ‘stagflationary shock’
Former Fed Vice Chairman Alan Blinder said President Donald Trump’s trade war is a supply shock like the OPEC oil embargo of the early 1970s. He spoke on the sideline…
The Fed: Jackson Hole notebook: Talk of full-fledged trade war, growing U.S. recession risk
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Mounting China trade tensions to keep Wall Street on edge and the economy under a cloud
Investors and business leaders, it’s often said, hate uncertainty and don’t react very well to it. Well, get used to uncertain times. The Chine trade fight isn’t over anytime soon…
Add a new risk — geopolitics — to the list of U.S. stock market worries
Keep an eye on Argentina, Turkey and China.
Market Extra: Interest rate cuts could make these bonds an attractive target
Bonds issued by home builders are signaling a pretty upbeat tone for the U.S. economy, even as U.S. recession fears linger.
Market Extra: This bond-market strategy returned more than 30% this year in a sea of negative yields
One group of fixed-income traders have capitalized on the roaring rally in government bonds that has driven their yields below zero.
Market Extra: Why Anthony Scaramucci is waging a media war on President Donald Trump
A friendship between President Donald Trump and one of his most vocal advocates has taken an almost-Shakespearean twist.
Double jeopardy for retailers: the online menace and recession
An analysis out Thursday suggests ETFs that look to profit from online retailing may be a good bet, but not a sure one.