Economy & Markets
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Fed Minutes Reaffirm Gradual Rate Path as Trade Risks Rise
By Craig TorresMost Fed policymakers noted that uncertainty and risks associated with trade policy had intensified and could eventually negatively impact business sentiment and investment spending.
July 05, 2018
Traders Grapple With a Big Question: Are Tariffs Priced In?After months of simmering tension between the world's two largest economies, the U.S. will impose tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods at just…
July 05, 2018
As Japan Dumps Treasuries, It's Buying Riskier U.S. AssetsOne economist says big Japanese investors may stop buying any U.S. fixed-income securities.
July 03, 2018
3 Headwinds Stocks May Face This Year: Schwab's SondersAccording to Sonders, if this was a typical correction, it would have been at or near new highs by now.
July 03, 2018
Emerging-Market Carnage Sidesteps IndiaThe nation's benchmark S&P BSE Sensex Index rose 7.5% the second quarter in local-currency terms, the best performance among developing nations.
July 02, 2018
Real Estate Broker to the Stars Says Millennials Are Driving Up Home PricesIan L. Brooks, who worked with Meryl Streep, tells ThinkAdvisor the 10 hottest housing markets and why prices aren't falling anytime soon.
July 02, 2018
BlackRock Launches iShares Robotics and AI ETF: Portfolio ProductsAlso, Vanguard filed for two new ESG ETFs with the SEC, and Fidelity launched a sustainability bond index fund.
July 02, 2018
Don't Expect Active Funds to Outperform in a Bear MarketActively managed funds repeatedly underperform passive ones despite their ability to manage risks, a new S&P Dow Jones study finds.