The Federal Reserve holds the power over financial markets, as investors brace for the central bank’s latest move on interest rates. Read More

The powerful stock market rally we enjoyed this summer has stalled. Will the rally resume, or will the losses get worse? Read More

The American shopper continues to spend ahead of the holiday season, which could bode well for stocks. But a major caveat is inflation. Read More

The media tend to overplay bad news. Here’s why the recent inflation-induced stock market selloff is no reason to panic. Read More

To what extent does tumult in the financial markets reflect underlying economic weakness? Let’s put aside the partisan spin to get answers. Read More

Largely due to the Russia-Ukraine war, the European Union’s economy and financial markets are faring worse than those in the U.S. Here’s a global view. Read More

Nervous about the forthcoming midterm elections? Here’s why investing according to political views constitutes “the dumb money." Read More

Russia’s retaliation against Western sanctions by squeezing Europe on energy is hammering the global economy. Here’s geopolitical perspective. Read More

The U.S. central bank is trying to tame inflation without torpedoing the economy. Is the elusive “soft landing” at hand? Read More

The summer rally has cooled, but perhaps it’s not dead yet. Here’s a look at underlying investment conditions for the final weeks of summer. Read More