Traders react as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is seen delivering remarks on a screen, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), May 3, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The U.S. Federal Reserve may be forced to defy market expectations by raising interest rates aggressively again later this year if sticky inflation
They say the kitchen is the heart of the home, but that heart may be moving outside, according to a recent survey of top real estate agents worldwide. A recent Luxury Agent Poll conducted by Forbes Global Properties revealed that the single-most sought-after home amenity in 2023 is an outdoor kitchen. The continued outdoor migration
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The investor behind a top 10 global ETF sees a bearish trend in the Big Tech rally. Anna Paglia, who oversees the tech-heavy Invesco QQQ Trust, sees signs investors are starting to take a defensive approach to the group. “If you look at the flows that are flattish year to date, that indicates there’s really
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[The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks Friday at the “Perspectives on Monetary Policy” panel at the Thomas Laubach Research Conference the central bank is hosting in Washington, D.C. The remarks
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The federal debt ceiling stalemate underscores the need for urgent spending reform. U.S. households are in a similar predicament — after running up record credit card balances. In the first quarter of 2023, total consumer debt hit a fresh high of just over $17 trillion, according to a recent report on household debt from the Federal
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that stresses in the banking sector could mean that interest rates won’t have to be as high to control inflation. Speaking at a monetary conference in Washington, D.C., the central bank leader noted that Fed initiatives used to deal with problems at mid-sized banks have mostly halted worst-case
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Getty The annual contribution limit for health savings accounts, or HSAs, will soon get a sizable boost due to inflation, the IRS announced this week. For 2024, the yearly limit for self-only HSA plans is rising to $4,150 from $3,850 in 2023, and the cap for family plans is jumping to $8,300 from $7,750. The catch-up
Even as inflation shows signs of cooling, some investors may be fearing the worst about a potential looming economic downturn. A recent survey from Nationwide finds more than two-thirds of respondents — 68% — expect a recession within the next six months. Meanwhile, 62% of respondents believe the recession will be as severe or worse
With all the talk lately about a looming recession, I’ve been thinking about strategies that retirees and pre-retirees can adopt to protect themselves from severe financial disruptions if the predicted recession lands on our doorstep. It reminded me of how my parents retired and recession-proofed their retirement. In the fall of 2008, I asked my