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End of the Rate Cut Dream? Will the Fed Hike Rates Before Cutting Them?

William Walsh
Given the results of Friday’s trading, which we’ll get to in just a minute, Wall Street seems to finally be coming to grips with the now undeniabl...

Fed Rate Cuts in 2024? Don't Hold Your Breath, But Here's What To Watch Now

William Walsh
The Producer Price Index complex, which measures inflation at the wholesale level, came in a tick better than expected Thursday morning. More on that ...

Risk Premium Squeeze: How Inflation Makes Stocks Less Attractive

William Walsh
Higher than expected inflation numbers turned buyers into sellers on Wednesday as the hopes and dreams of traders for a near-term rate cut were dashed...

Fed Rate Cuts on Hold? The Financial Animal Says We Told You So!

William Walsh
Sometimes, we think that the best job for us would have been as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. It seems to us that all these guys...

Good Jobs, Bad News? Markets Wait for Wednesday's Inflation Numbers

William Walsh
On Friday, the labor market complex came in well above expectations. The economy created 303,000 new jobs in March versus the 212,000 that Wall Street...

Stocks Up, Rates Up, Gold Up: Is There Room to Run in This Market Rally?

William Walsh
Stocks bounced on Friday, but volume was off, and markets finished with a loss for the week, which was only the fifth down week since this rally began...

Stock Market Swoons After Fed's Kashkari Throws Cold Water on Rate Cuts

William Walsh
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President and member of the Fed’s Board of Governors, Neel Kashkari, spoke a little truth to power yesterday and se...

No Rate Cuts Until June? Fed Talk Sends Stocks Sinking

William Walsh
Federal Reserve member Loretta Mester threw cold water on hopes of an early rate cut, spooking investors and triggering a broad market sell-off. We an...

Financial Animal: Debunking the Myths Behind Gold's Rally

William Walsh
Is gold a safe haven or a ticking time bomb? William Walsh of the Financial Animal Podcast debates the true meaning behind gold's record highs. Tune i...

Inflation Numbers Met Expectations, But Are Still Too High: Financial Animal

William Walsh
The inflation numbers came in on Friday and came in just about as expected. We’ll have more on that in a minute. But markets were closed, and we cou...

New All-Time High for S&P 500: But Why?

William Walsh
Financial markets, like most institutions, thrive under strong leadership. Whether it be a business, a community organization, a family, or even your ...

Bitcoin Soars, Stocks Stall: A Sign of Things to Come?

William Walsh
Stocks traded in a narrow range to finish mixed on Monday as volume falls again. Is it that traders are on the sidelines awaiting the PCE data due out...
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