Week ahead: Stocks could be rocky on trade, economy fears, as August breaks low volatility streak
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, August 13, 2019. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters The final week of August — the bittersweet end of summer for many— could be highly volatile, as markets fret over the...
Fed Vice Chair Clarida says the global economic outlook has worsened since July meeting
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida said Friday that the global economy has deteriorated in the past month. “Obviously, the global economy has worsened since our July meeting,” Clarida told CNBC’s Steve Liesman on Friday from the Fed’s economic policy...
Loretta Mester says if economy stays like this, Fed should keep rates ‘where they are’
Loretta Mester at Jackson Hole, August 25, 2017. Jodi Gralnick | CNBC Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester believes that if the U.S. economy continues to grow at its current pace, she’s unlikely to support further reductions to interest rates. “At...
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Gap, Salesforce, Intuit
Kuni Takahashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Gap slid as much as 7% before settling around 1% lower in extended trading after the retailer posted second-quarter sales that missed...
Art Laffer warns on negative rates, saying he’d borrow as much as he could for no interest
Economist Art Laffer, a supporter of President Donald Trump, warned Thursday on CNBC about the moral hazard of having the kind of negative interest rates seen across Europe and in Japan. “If I could borrow without paying any interest, or...
Esther George says the Fed’s ‘large balance sheet’ may have helped cause the yield curve inversion
Kansas City Fed President Esther George said the Federal Reserve may be partly responsible for the yield curve inversion. “I think the Fed still has a large balance sheet, and that could be putting some downward pressure on those longer-term...
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hormel, Target & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Dick’s Sporting Goods – The sporting goods retailer earned $1.26 per share for the second quarter, 5 cents a share above estimates. Revenue also beat forecasts. Comparable-store sales rose 3.2%, compared...
The Fed didn’t need to cut rates in July, Kansas City Fed president says
Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George disagrees with the U.S. central bank’s move to cut interest rates last month, saying the economy is still strong. “My sense was we’ve added accommodation, and it wasn’t required in my view,” George...
A trade war with Europe would be more damaging than Washington’s dispute with China
HAMBURG, GERMANY – JULY 07: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former British Prime Minister Theresa May, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the first session of the G20 summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. Pool...
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nordstrom, L Brands and more
A Nordstrom store in Irvine, California Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Nordstrom surged 11% in extended trading after the retailer posted a strong profit despite weakening second-quarter sales. The company reported...
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