Author: super@dmin

It’s not just the Fed that is shrinking stock valuations.

Sweden’s Riksbank raises interest rates for the first time in 7 years on Thursday, stoking a rally in the Swedish krona. But it isn’t just good news for the Scandinavian nation, as market participants believe the hike could be a precursor to further European monetary tightening.

Investors are freaking out

Gold is likely to end 2018 with its first annual loss in three years, but sentiment has improved in recent months. Prices for the precious metal are on track for the biggest quarterly rise in nearly two years, with analysts forecasting further gains in 2019.

The central bank chairman is administering regular doses of interest-rate increases, ultimately helping the stock market.

The U.K. central bank has warned of growing economic risks as Brexit uncertainty intensifies.

Forget the Santa rally, the stock market is fending off one of its worst Decembers in recent memory, and now the Nasdaq is on the brink of a bear market. It’s a scenario that may officially begin the end of the longest equity market bull run in history.

Hedge-fund star David Tepper’s takeaway from Wednesday’s market-rattling policy decision from the Federal Reserve: The Fed put is dead.

European stocks fall into a bear market on Thursday, as the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy decision disappoints investors.

Rates for home loans fell, marking two straight months of declines, and may have farther to go, which would help support housing market activity.