Finance

One of my regular bookmarks is the TIPS real yield page (along with the regular Treasury yields). I noticed that the real yield on the 30-year TIPS has nudged above the 2{dec8eed80f8408bfe0c8cb968907362b371b4140b1eb4f4e531a2b1c1a9556e5} mark: At the same time, the 30-year regular Treasury is at 4.3{dec8eed80f8408bfe0c8cb968907362b371b4140b1eb4f4e531a2b1c1a9556e5}, making the break-even annual inflation rate about 2.3{dec8eed80f8408bfe0c8cb968907362b371b4140b1eb4f4e531a2b1c1a9556e5}. Over the next…

Stocks struggled with overhead resistance for the past week. While seasonal trends usually favor a year end rally, this year’s rally may already have finished. January will be the month to watch. If the market closes with a positive January, we almost always have a strong year for stocks.  But if not, we could be…

Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump’s legal team to the early January 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County, sources tell CNN. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek charges against more…

President Donald Trump holds a Bible in front of a church in Washington on June 1, 2020, amid protests over racial inequality in the U.S. President Donald Trump holds a Bible in front of a church in Washington on June 1, 2020, amid protests over racial inequality in the U.S. WASHINGTON — Donald Trump attempted a violent…

Has the Fed done enough? The US report on consumer prices will be critical for investors trying to determine whether the Fed will stop raising interest rates. It’s expected to show a second straight reading for so-called core inflation that is consistent with the Fed’s 2{dec8eed80f8408bfe0c8cb968907362b371b4140b1eb4f4e531a2b1c1a9556e5} target on an annualized basis, according to a preview from…