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This JPMorgan portfolio manager says he isn’t betting on a US recession

In a wobbly stock market, Phil Camporeale, a portfolio manager at JPMorgan Chase & Co., is betting the US will avoid a recession. Rising interest rates are the “number one culprit this year for the volatility and the chaos” seen in the market, said Camporeale, a portfolio manager for JP Morgan Asset Management’s global allocation […]

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‘What are the chances? I retire and the stock market crashes. All my plans are upside down.’ I want to draw on my 401(k) to renovate my new home. What options do I have?

Dear Quentin, I’m due to retire in two months and I have already moved to my new home in the sun. I have not sold my apartment in a major US metropolitan area on the east coast, as I wanted to see how I settled into my new life. It’s a quiet, but beautiful city […]

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Stock Turmoil Spreads to Junk Bonds, Hurts Deals

Shock waves from the stock market’s declines are spreading into junk bonds, sending prices tumbling and forcing some companies to cancel new deals. Average prices of US high-yield bonds fell to around 91 cents on the dollar Monday, the lowest level since May of 2020 when pandemic shutdowns slammed the global economy, according to data […]

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Dallas Fed appoints Lorie Logan, a top staffer who oversaw market operations, as its new president

This version corrects a prior version’s description of Robert Kaplan’s departure from the Dallas Fed. The Dallas Fed announced Wednesday that it has appointed Lorie Logan, a top Fed staffer, as its president and chief executive. Logan, 49, is currently an executive vice president at the New York Fed. She is the manager of the […]

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Economy

Corporate America’s debt sinks to lowest prices since 2008. Could it be a canary in the coal mine?

Stocks and crypto aren’t the only things getting walloped. Billions worth of bonds from Fortune 500 companies deemed nearly bulletproof from default also have been tagged in a yard sale for financial assets, as the Federal Reserve works to raise rates and cool inflation at the highest in four decades. The dollar price of the […]

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Here are 4 reasons why market volatility is unlikely to soon subside

The list of reasons why the financial market’s wild swings can keep going and even worsen is growing by the day — starting with the fact that investors aren’t yet pricing in worst-case scenarios for inflation and the US economy. Though Wednesday’s consumer-price index report for April should offer more clues, the data won’t entirely […]

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American household debt continues to march higher, driven by one major factor and should you tell your coworkers your salary — or keep it a secret?

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No, the markets are not panicking about inflation

If you’ve turned on a TV, listened to the radio, or surfed internet news sites recently you’ve almost certainly heard that there is a crisis, and a panic, about inflation. You’ve been told it’s the reason the Federal Reserve is jacking up interest rates. It’s the reason the stock market has been plunging. It’s a […]