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The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to announce a quarter-point increase in interest rates when it publishes its decision at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time today. If that happens, investor focus could turn to the dot-plot projections for clues concerning further...
Now that the North Korean summit is finished, attention turns to major central bank meetings on both sides of the Atlantic. Both are expected to push interest rates higher. The U.S. Federal Reserve gets things started at 2 p.m. ET today. Forecasts across the board...
Any new pressure in core consumer prices in the CPI would be an unknown today, but markets are certain to focus on the outcome of the U.S.-North Korean summit. The Consumer Price Index showed prices moved slightly higher in results for May that were in line with...
There is a good chance that today’s market focus will be more on the upshot of the weekend's G-7 meeting, and the Singapore summit between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un which is due to begin at 9:00 p.m. ET. On Wednesday the Federal Reserve...
This morning’s Wholesale Trade report from the U.S. Department of Commerce will highlight inventories which have been building at a steady pace in line with underlining sales and adding to GDP. Wholesale sales and inventory data give investors a chance to look at the...
For years, initial public offerings performed poorly. But that seems to be changing right before our eyes. Several companies have ripped higher since going public in the last few months. Technology has dominated the trend, including some prominent names from China....
The US Department of Labor Jobless Claims report offered a very useful signal of labor market strength in May which foreshadowed last week's employment report and 3.8 percent unemployment rate. Initial claims totaled 222,000 in the week of June 2nd with the 4-week...
Today's International Trade report for April from the US Department of Commerce offers details on the first tariff effects. Overall, exports rose 0.3 percent in the month to $221.2 billion with goods, led by a gain for industrial supplies and also food, up 0.2 percent...
Initial public offerings had their best May since 2013 and remain firmly ahead of last year’s pace.