Higher interest rates and a hawkish Fed sink stocks

Stock market corrections, although painful at the time, are actually a very healthy part of the whole mechanism, because there are always speculative excesses that develop, particularly during a long bull market. – Ron Chernow Although first quarter corporate earnings continued to be mostly better than expected last week, the stock market didn’t seem to […]

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04, 18, 2022
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By William Lynch

Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Geopolitical Risks, Interest Rates

Stocks drop as inflation data surges, interest rates rise

Nobody can predict interest rates, the future direction of the economy or the stock market. Dismiss all such forecasts and concentrate on what’s actually happening to the companies in which you have invested. – Peter Lynch Despite mostly better than expected earnings from the big money center banks last week, the major stock averages all […]

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04, 11, 2022
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By William Lynch

Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates

Rising bond yields and Fed minutes send stocks lower

The whole secret to winning big in the stock market is not to be right all the time, but to lose the least amount possible when you’re wrong. – William J. O’Neil, a noted investor, stockbroker and author Hawkish comments by Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard and minutes from the Fed’s most recent meeting […]

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04, 04, 2022
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By William Lynch

Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Economy, Federal Reserve, Geopolitical Risks, Interest Rates, Oil Prices

Stocks close mixed as interest rates rise, yield curve inverts

In history, the evidence is overwhelming: Stock market bottoms happen and then stocks jolt upwards while the economy keeps getting worse – sometimes by a lot and for a long time. – Kenneth Fisher The stock market was decidedly mixed last week as the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged lower, the S&P 500 Index […]

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Higher interest rates and a hawkish Fed sink stocks

Stocks drop as inflation data surges, interest rates rise

Rising bond yields and Fed minutes send stocks lower

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