U.S. industrial production plunged in October at the fastest rate in a year-and-a-half. GM strike exacerbated the decline following a six-week work stoppage. The manufacturing sector remains in a recession that could spill over to the rest of the economy. U.S. industrial production plunged in October at the fastest rate in a year-and-a-half, further underscoring…
A CNBC article claims that the bond market’s “scary recession warning” has gone away. Although the yield curve is no longer inverted, it’s behaving exactly as it would before a major recession. New York Fed’s repo operations continued on Thursday with a massive $115.14 billion injection. U.S. government debt yields extended their steep recovery this…
While it’s difficult to time a recession, the U.S. economy’s longest-ever expansion will not last forever. Economic data has begun to point to a slowdown, if not something more serious. Financial professionals have advice for investors unsure about how to manage their portfolios when a recession strikes. The U.S. economy is due for a recession.…
Financial intelligence and analysis firm Moody’s Analytics is the latest to inject itself into the global economic recession debate further adding to the jitters. Per the firm’s chief economist, Mark Zandi, the risks of a global economic recession are currently ‘awfully high’, according to CNBC. And even if an outright recession is avoided, Zandi warned,…
According to Tressis chief economist Daniel Lacalle, markets are not pricing in a recession as stocks avoid a steep downturn. “Markets are not pricing a recession at all. Stocks have risen way above earnings growth and macro, so markets are actually more likely to be discounting more easing, but definitely not a recession,” he said.…
The final quarter of the year starts with some optimism. The U.S. is said to remove sanctions onIran, and Saudi…
U.S. bond markets extended their slide on Friday, as investors continued to reevaluate the recession risk. | Image: AFP PHOTO / Stan HONDA U.S. government debt yields continued to rise on Friday, booking their biggest weekly gain in three years on better than expected data, China trade progress and looser monetary policy. Treasury Yields Extend…
The bond market flashed a classic recession signal on Wednesday, but let’s look beyond the panic at the numbers. Source: ShutterstockBy CCN Markets: The Dow Jones fell 800 points on Wednesday, as a major recession indicator – the yield curve inversion – clicked on, spooking investors.Yet this recession indicator isn’t always correct, and the S&P…
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen is not convinced that the inverted yield curve is signaling a recession this time around, but fear won out. | Source: REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstBy CCN Markets: While Jerome Powell remains in the hot seat, a former Fed Chair insists that things are not that bad from where she sits. Janet Yellen,…
