Investors’ Risk Tolerance Shrinks as Sovereign Bonds Offer High Yields — Interview

[ad_1] Investors’ risk tolerance has diminished as safer assets such as government bonds offer relatively high yields, Adam Whiteley, head of global credit at Insight Investment told Dow Jones Newswires…

Fed Official Says Central Bank Isn’t ‘Really Talking About Rate Cuts’

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 15, 2023 4:53 pm ET Federal Reserve officials offered competing views Friday of when they might begin to lower interest rates next year after Chair Jerome Powell…

What Fed Rate Cuts Mean for Home Buyers in 2024

[ad_1] Getting a mortgage should be slightly less painful in 2024. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said it expected to cut interest rates three times next year. The Fed’s forecast…

Europe’s Hawkish Rebellion Will Be Hard to Sustain

[ad_1] Dec. 14, 2023 11:07 am ET Central banks in Europe want to push back against the strengthening consensus that 2024 will be a year of interest-rate cuts. They may…

World Central Banks Signal Victory Over Inflation Is in Sight

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 14, 2023 11:43 am ET The European Central Bank and the Bank of England held interest rates steady as rich countries’ central banks begin to reposition themselves…

Property Crash Draws Short-Sellers. Better Late Than Never.

[ad_1] With interest rate cuts looking more likely, now isn’t an obvious time to make bearish bets on real estate. Luckily for short sellers, the Fed probably won’t move fast…

Taiwan Central Bank Stays the Course on Rates

[ad_1] Dec. 14, 2023 4:12 am ET|WSJ Pro Taiwan’s central bank left its key interest rates unchanged Thursday, citing expectations of easing inflation, alongside concerns that cooling global economies could…

Stocks Jump After the Fed Gives Wall Street What It Hoped For

[ad_1] Investors searched for hints Wednesday on whether the Federal Reserve might begin cutting interest rates next year. The central bank didn’t disappoint.  Stocks hovered near the flatline throughout the…

Transcript: Fed Chief Powell’s Postmeeting Press Conference

[ad_1] Dec. 13, 2023 5:01 pm ET|WSJ Pro Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell discussed why the central bank held its benchmark federal-funds rate steady again during a press conference Wednesday…

Credit Suisse Wouldn’t Have Lasted Another Day, Minister Says

[ad_1] The Swiss government was compelled to intervene to save Credit Suisse Group AG as the troubled bank wouldn’t have survived another day of trading amid a crisis of investor…