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Market Extra: Why Stock Investors Arent Rattled By Trumps Historic Impeachment — And What It Would Take For That To Change

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Investors don’t care about impeachment — and that is unlikely to change unless there is a shift in widely held expec... Read more

Bond Report: 10-year Treasury Yield At Five-week High As Investors Shrug Off Washington Impeachment Drama

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U.S. Treasury yields rise Tuesday as investors look past impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, focus o... Read more

Regulators Find Shortcomings In Living Wills Of 6 Big Banks

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Federal banking regulators announced Tuesday they found ‘shortcomings’ with the living wills of six of the nation’... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Come Off Lows As Housing, Industrial Data Highlight Economic Positives

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U.S. Treasury yields bounce off lows on Tuesday as better-than-expected housing and industrial data underline resilience... Read more

The Fed: Feds Rosengren Says He Isnt Worried About A Recession

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Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren on Tuesday said he isn’t worried about a recession and backed a ‘patient’ stan... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Climb As Upbeat China Data And Hope Of A Trade Detente Lift Stocks

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U.S. Treasury yields follow global stock-markets higher on Monday amid growing hopes for a de-escalation of tensions bet... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Notch Fresh Records After Preliminary U.S.-China Trade Deal Lifts Optimism

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Stocks ended Monday’s session at new records amid an upbeat tone tied to a preliminary U.S.-China trade deal struck la... Read more

Economic Report: Empire State Index Shows Manufacturing Remains Subdued In December

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The New York Fed said Monday its Empire State index inched up to 3.5 in December, the seventh straight subdued reading. ... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Ends With A Modest Loss, Pressured By Strength In Bond Yields, As Investors Assess Trade Deal

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Gold prices settle modestly lower on Monday, weighed down by strength in U.S. bond yields, as investors assessed a phase... Read more

Market Extra: Heres What JP Morgan Thinks Are Among The Top Trades For Next Year

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Buy equities, add U.S. agriculture and hedge against the 2020 U.S. presidential election — three of JP Morgan’s top ... Read more

The Hottest Housing Markets Of 2020 Are Far From The Coasts

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Home buyers next year are expected to flock to smaller, more affordable cities, according to Realtor.com. Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Slide As Announcement Of U.S. - China Trade Deal Disappoints

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U.S. Treasury yields fell on Friday as the U.S. and China struck a so-called phase one trade deal that would put off the... Read more

Market Snapshot: S&P 500, Nasdaq Eke Out New Records In Wake Of U.S.-China Trade Pact

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U.S. stocks closed slightly higher Friday after President Donald Trump and Chinese officials announced a trade pact that... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Surge To Four-week High On Report Of China Tariff Deal

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U.S. Treasury yields rose sharply on Thursday following reports that the U.S. could delay tariffs set to kick in at the ... Read more

The Fed: Fed Signals No Change In Interest Rates In 2020 In More Upbeat View Of The Economy

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The Federal Reserve Wednesday signaled it is more upbeat about the economy and policy is on hold for now. Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Drop As Fed Signals Interest-rate Pause For All Of Next Year

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U.S. Treasury yields are slightly lower Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve’s policy statement and interest-... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stock Market Bounces Around As Investors Weigh State Of U.S-China Trade Talks

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U.S. stocks swung from losses to gains on Tuesday as Wall Street weighs U.S-China trade negotiations. Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Prices End Higher As Focus Turns To Fed Policy Announcement, China Trade Deal

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Gold futures settle higher on Tuesday, with prices finding support in the wake of losses after the past two sessions, as... Read more

The Technical Indicator: Bull Trend Intact: S&P 500 Absorbs December Whipsaw

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Technically speaking, the S&P 500 has sustained a sharp reversal from one-month lows, a rally that likely neutralize... Read more

House Democrats Say Theyll Support New North American Trade Pact

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and top Democrats announce they will support a revamped U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal.... Read more