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Fed's Williams Sees Inflation Cooling and Interest Rates Falling Further
John Williams, who heads the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, says 2% is the rate that can best balance the Fed's employment and price stability goals.
Market breadth has improved beyond 'Magnificent 7,' says analyst
Anwiti Bahuguna, chief investment officer of global asset allocation for Northern Trust Asset Management, discusses Nvidia earnings and what they mean for the broader market.
Jim Cramer talks companies responding to changing consumer values
'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer talks the impact of value conscious consumers on companies.
This country is value conscious, and many companies are getting left behind, says Jim Cramer
'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer talks the impact of value conscious consumers on companies.
Thursday's big stock stories: What's likely to move the market in the next trading session
The major averages ended Wednesday's session mixed, with the S&P 500 closing near the flatline. Here's what CNBC is watching going into Thursday.
Small-caps, AI, chips to drive long-term growth: Strategist
As the pace of interest rate cuts remains a key focus for 2025, Invesco global market strategist Brian Levitt emphasized that market leadership, particularly in small-cap stocks, is more important. Jo...
Boston Fed President Sees Risks of Both Inflation and Soft Labor Market
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins expects to gradually lower interest rates while the situation becomes more clear.
Kneejerk Reaction to Job Market Outlook & Impact on Rate Cuts
The job market has recovered since the summer, according to Jeffrey Cleveland. He calls the reaction to the Trump administration's planned job cuts a market "kneejerk," saying there's too many unknown...
VWAP Shows Bullish SPX Trend Holding
Kevin Green highlights the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) to show how bulls kept trading momentum up despite recent slips to the downside. As he explains, "we have not broken down," the market i...
Trading around sectors will be tricky, says Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders
Liz Ann Sonders, Charles Schwab chief investment strategist, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss potential roadblocks and catalysts to the market rally.
Wall Street Is Growing More Confident About a Soft Landing
More interest rate cuts and stimulus from the incoming Trump administration and Republican Congress could be good news for equity and fixed income investors.
Strategist talks plays in fixed income, gold, energy
Treasury yields (^FVX, ^TNX, ^TYX) climb as concerns about geopolitical tensions grow amid an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war. Manulife Investment Management chief investment officer and senior p...
Lower Interest Rates Don't Always Align with Economic Growth
Dana D'Auria believes in a stronger future for the market, though lower interest rates may not be a part of the story. She explains that the Fed will be more careful to cut as the economy stabilizes.
Will 2025 Bring Similar Cheer For S&P 500? Here's What Wall Street Expects.
Top strategists largely expect another year of strong returns for the U.S.' leading S&P 500 stock index in 2025, according to early prognostications from major banks, a welcome bullish signal for inve...
Inflation Isn't What You Want It To Be, It's A Shrinkage Of The Dollar
“Inflation” is all over the news and commentary today, particularly after a presidential election that was allegedly all about it. The problem remains that few who utter the word really understand wha...
Risk of conflict between Trump and the Fed ‘is very high,' top economist Blanchard says
“The assumption is that if the Fed does what it has to do, it will stand in the way of what Trump wants.”
'Trump-Elon Trade' Lifts Space Stocks Higher
Several pure-play space stocks, including RocketLab USA, Inc. RKLB and Intuitive Machines, Inc. LUNR have rallied significantly following the 2024 presidential election.
Fed vice chair for supervision, FDIC chief of supervision say they'll stay on the job
Two of the U.S. government's most powerful banking regulators said, in response to pointed questions about their futures from Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee, that they have no p...
Fed's Lisa Cook Expects More Rate Cuts. She's Watching the Labor Market.
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sees the greater risk to the downside for the U.S. labor market, but is ready to adjust as needed.
The Economist's Tom Standage shares his outlook for 2025
Tom Standage, editor of The Economist's World Ahead 2025 gives Steve Sedgwick and Karen Tso his predictions for 2025.
Bitcoin "Very Bullish" as Investors Eye Scarcity Assets
David Dziekanski says people are worried about debt and inflation more than ever, leading them to turn to scarcity assets like Bitcoin and Gold. He talks about the "euphoria" surrounding the Bitcoin t...
Returns on Mag 7 Stocks Will Likely Narrow, Kostin Says
Goldman Sachs Chief US Equity Strategist David Kostin is forecasting the S&P 500 will end 2025 at 6,500. He also expects premium returns on Magnificent Seven stocks to likely narrow.
Market Resiliency Under Trump & Fed's Future Rate Cuts
Cameron Dawson says the market has shown an abundance of resiliency in recent months. She weighs how that strength can translate under Donald Trump's second presidential term, pointing to tariffs and ...
Trump's Treasury pick will be exceedingly important due to campaign promises, says Sen. Capito
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Capito's insights into Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, if recess appointments could happen, and much more.
Senator Warren urges Fed to keep Wells Fargo asset cap
The Federal Reserve must not remove Wells Fargo's $1.95 trillion asset cap until the bank has fixed its risk management and compliance issues, top Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren told the U.S. cen...
Treasury yields rise as prospects for the U.S. economy see traders trim rate cut bets
Bond yields rose as geopolitical anxiety continued to ease and investors awaited president-elect Trump's pick for Treasury secretary.
Iceland's central bank cuts policy rate to 8.50%
Iceland's central bank on Wednesday cut its key policy interest rate by 50 basis points to 8.50%, it said in a statement.
China's cashed-up crowd is back in the stock market
Speculative fever in Chinese stocks is running red hot and catching the attention of some global funds, who figure local money is worth following into market segments sheltered from tariffs and likely...
Interest rates are likely to remain elevated, Gateway Partners says
V. Shankar, CEO of Gateway Partners, names the factors that will contribute to higher interest rates.
What Trump's return to the White House could mean for global bond yields
It is widely thought that Donald Trump's pledge to introduce tax cuts and steep tariffs could boost economic growth — but widen the fiscal deficit and refuel inflation. Trump's return to the White Hou...
UBS Global Wealth Management: still positive on markets, valuation 'cheap' in Asia
Adrian Zuercher of UBS Global Wealth Management remains positive on markets, noting that upcoming Fed cuts will be good for bonds and equities. He believes that China has the tools and willpower to in...
Trump 2.0: U.S. growth likely to 'come down a great deal' in 2026, Morgan Stanley economist says
Seth Carpenter, global chief economist at Morgan Stanley, says the impact of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariffs will depend on how they're implemented — "all at once" or "phased in over time....
Dax Index News: Producer Prices and Wage Growth Influence Today's Market Outlook
Geopolitical risks and tariff fears weigh on DAX. German producer prices and Eurozone wage growth in focus for market trends.
U.S. and Asia are 'our top focus' in global equities: Strategist
Anthony Raza of UOB Asset Management explains why his group is positive on U.S. and Asian equities, despite challenges from incoming president Donald Trump's potential policies.
Trump tariffs to push down U.S. growth 'a great deal' going into 2026, Morgan Stanley warns
Donald Trump's proposed tariffs will dent U.S. economic growth going into 2026, said Morgan Stanley's chief global economist Seth Carpenter. In the event that they are enacted all at once, it could re...
It's worht listening to the echoes of past Trump tariff actions, says Jim Cramer
'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer looks at Trump's first term and the impact of his first round of tariffs.
Jim Cramer goes off the charts with the impact of Trump tariffs
'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer looks at Trump's first term and the impact of his first round of tariffs.
Charts suggest market could weather Trump tariff increases, Jim Cramer says
CNBC's Jim Cramer said charts suggest that fears about President-elect Donald Trump's intentions to implement major tariffs on imports won't affect the market yet. Cramer examined analysis by Jessica ...
2 tailwinds that could send small caps higher in 2025
The Russell 2000 (^RUT) small cap index was edging lower Tuesday morning as the index has moved nearly 3% lower over the past five days (at the time of this video's posting on Tuesday). As Wall Street...
The Best Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now
Your bills come monthly. Why not your dividend checks?
If Fed cuts in December, don't expect one in January: Economist
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the central bank is not in any rush to cut interest rates. LPL Financial chief economist Jeffrey Roach joins Seana Smith and Madison Mills on Catalysts to ...
The AI-bull market has a long way to go, says Intelligent Alpha's Doug Clinton
Doug Clinton, Intelligent Alpha founder, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss Nvidia ahead of earnings and the company's growing pains.
Bullish Price Action Intact, Higher Market "Path of Least Resistance"
@CharlesSchwab's own Nathan Peterson says markets shrugged off today's geopolitical risk. A strong economy and Fed are what investors care about now, according to Nathan.
Several Technical Signs Signal Near-term Bottom
Bulls trampled bears before the trading day closed, with Kevin Green showing how investors reversed this morning's downside trend. He expects the 6,000 level to be re-tested as the market braces for N...
This age group owns 79% of stocks and equity funds. Why that's good for bonds.
Bonds should do well in the years ahead, as age demographics are set to play in their favor.
The way the market is discounting geopolitical risk is a tragic mistake, says CME CEO Terry Duffy
Terry Duffy, CME CEO, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss sponsoring the LPGA Championship, the growing market volatility and geopolitical risks.
Goldman Sees December Rate Cut and Gains for Bonds and Small-Cap Stocks
The firm sees possible gains for bonds and small-cal stocks.
Mid-caps: Here's why Neil Hennessy thinks they're the best place to find value right now
Neil Hennessy, chief market strategist at Hennessy Funds, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss his outlook on the economy, what he's looking for in stocks as the market movement slows down, and more...
Pullback from election rally is 'very healthy': Strategist
US stocks (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) pull back from the recent rally fueled by President-elect Donald Trump's reelection, responding to geopolitical escalations in the Russia-Ukraine War. Citi US Equity Stra...
Investors should be 'a little more cautious': Strategist
JonesTrading chief market strategist Michael O'Rourke joins Morning Brief to provide insights into market dynamics, addressing economic expectations and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Russia-...