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inflation: Archive

Mark Vickery

Fresh Highs for Dow, S&P in Monday Trading

"We would love to freeze both sides of the Fed's dual mandate right here," said Chicago Fed Chair Austan Goolsbee.

Mark Vickery

Fed Members Make Their Voices Heard This Week

What may be most important to investors this week are the vast amounts of commentary coming from members of the Fed.

Shaun Pruitt

Time to Buy These Highly Ranked Construction Stocks After Rate Cuts

Amid rate cuts, investors may be searching for specific areas of the economy that may benefit directly in regard to a lower inflationary environment.

Mark Vickery

Markets Celebrate Loosening Interest Rate Cycle

Economic prints were better than expected today, as well -- all but FedEx's (FDX) Q1 earnings results.

Shaun Pruitt

Don't Overlook These Top Fintech Stocks After Interest Rate Cuts

Lower interest rates can do wonders for financial technology companies (fintech) which strive to improve and automate financial services.

Mark Vickery

Fed Lowers Interest Rates 50 bps, Markets Sell

The last time the Fed made a 50 bps move was back in December 2022, when the Fed brought rates back up to 4.25-4.50%.

Mark Vickery

Full Slate of Economic Data Ahead of Fed Rate Cut

Should we see a 25 bps cut, some will worry the Fed hasn't been forceful enough; if it moves 50, others will fret there may be more weakness the Fed sees that the rest of us don't.

Mark Vickery

Advance Retail Sales +0.1%: A Notch for a 25 bps Cut

The advance print (read: to be revised later) U.S. Retail Sales for August swung to a positive +0.1% from expectations of -0.2%.

Shaun Pruitt

Buy These Highly Ranked Technology Services Stocks as Rate Cuts Loom

Providing popular services to consumers, the vibrant Zacks Technology Services Industry should benefit from lower interest rates and has several stocks that boast a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

Andrew Rocco

Volatility Ahead? September Seasonality, FOMC, Triple-Witching Loom

Following a solid week of stock gains, investors should brace for some potential near-term turbulence as poor seasonality, the interest rate decision, and triple-witching loom.