Despite bearish outlook, 55% say a “January Effect” is likely to drive markets higher at the start of 2023 WESTLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The latest Charles Schwab Trader Sentiment Survey reveals that nearly 60% of traders say it feels like the U.S. is in an economic recession or will be byContinue Reading
(Bloomberg) — Investors just got over a hectic week, contending with a blitz of earnings from some of America’s biggest companies as well as a pile of uncertain economic and geopolitical news. But what’s coming may be even worse. Most Read from Bloomberg In the span of just seven tradingContinue Reading
(Bloomberg) — Chinese stocks trimmed declines during afternoon trading as traders digested President Xi Jinping’s speech, which offered support for the tech sector but disappointed investors hoping for signs of a shift away from Covid Zero. Most Read from Bloomberg The benchmark CSI 300 Index traded 0.1% lower as ofContinue Reading
(Bloomberg) — A hawkish Federal Reserve crushed whatever hope investors had, plunging the stock market into a doom spiral last week and sparking traders’ fears that even more losses are on the way. Most Read from Bloomberg Any hopes that stocks had priced in the bulk of the bad newsContinue Reading
Inflation continues to drive bearish sentiment although trader confidence remains high WESTLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The latest Charles Schwab Trader Sentiment Survey reveals that nine in 10 traders see a U.S. economic recession as somewhat to highly likely and 74% anticipate it will begin this year. The potential of a recessionContinue Reading
  As we gradually put the spectre of coronavirus behind us, the one thing that has undoubtedly defined the post-pandemic era is the huge proliferation of retail traders and investors in financial markets. Indeed, in terms of sheer quantities, the number of ordinary people moving into a wide variety ofContinue Reading
A third of traders don’t expect inflation to ease until 2024 at the earliest WESTLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The latest Charles Schwab Trader Sentiment Survey reveals that more than half (53%) of traders say the market is due for a significant correction in the second quarter of 2022, and fewer thanContinue Reading
U.S. stock futures opened slightly lower Wednesday evening after a rally on Wall Street, when many investors breathed a sigh of relief that the Federal Reserve was unlikely to raise interest rates even more aggressively in the coming months. Contracts on the S&P 500 dipped. Earlier, the blue-chip index postedContinue Reading
(Bloomberg) — A lot is riding on how Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell parries a question he’ll surely be asked after Wednesday’s monetary policy decision: is a 75-basis-point rate hike in the cards at some stage? Most Read from Bloomberg The U.S. central bank is expected to raise rates byContinue Reading
(Bloomberg) — Strategists from the world’s biggest asset manager are challenging traders betting that the Federal Reserve will raise rates to around 3% next year, saying that policy makers will raise borrowing costs to 2%, but not go much further. Most Read from Bloomberg An overly aggressive path of hikesContinue Reading