The two most popular conversations in financial media, Fed policy and inflation, usually lead to the same question: Is the U.S. economy headed for a recession or not? All this talk about “soft landings,” whether or not the Fed can

The Fed has found a new religion. Seen the error of its ways. The most powerful man in the financial world, Jerome Powell, has come to realize that perhaps endless injections of monetary stimulus and artificially low interest rates might

An ugly first quarter for the stock market has many investors in search of a silver lining. Here’s one: The value of your house has never been higher! The latest numbers in the Case-Shiller U.S. Home Price Index suggest the

The consequences of war are impossible to ignore. In only weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, the military conflict and a tidal wave of coordinated sanctions have washed away the normal structure of our global economy.

All signs point toward March for the first increase to the Federal Reserve’s key interest rates that have been near zero for the last two years.

The S&P 500 gained 27% in 2021, and yet most US stocks are cheaper today than they were a year ago.

U.S. equities are on pace to gain more than 20% in 2021, and it’s been one of the smoothest rides in recent memory.

There is always an argument to be made that the stock market is overvalued. Here’s a sampling of the current menu for pessimists: Fed tapering is imminent, Stubbornly high inflation, Earnings growth has peaked, Delta variant prolonging the pandemic, Supply

“Follow the Fed” has proven to be a relatively simple and successful investment strategy, but keeping up with the latest developments at our nation’s central bank isn’t as straightforward as it used to be.