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4 ‘Strong Buy’ Manufacturing Stocks To Add To Your Portfolio

Although manufacturing output weakened last month in the face of the Fed’s tightening monetary policy, the industry’s long-term prospects look bright, given the lucrative government funding and technological advancements. Thus, quality manufacturing stocks Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Core Molding Technologies (CMT), Hillenbrand (HI), and Mueller Industries (MLI), which are rated…

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Stock Market Mixed As Powell Testifies To Congress; Oil Stocks Resume Slide

The stock market was mixed Wednesday as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell defended the Fed's monetary policy before Congress.

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Jerome Powell Tells Congress The Fed Is 'Moving Expeditiously' To Fight Inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell rehashed the central bank's desire to cool down inflation on Wednesday as part of a congressionally mandated semiannual report on monetary policy.

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Stock Market Reverses Higher As Powell Testifies; This Growth Index Plunges 3.6%

Stock market indexes reversed higher after opening lower Wednesday, as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made a report on monetary policy to Congress.

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Powell Testimony And Other Macro Issues For Wednesday

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin is set to speak at 9:00 a.m. ET. The Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell will testify before Congress on monetary policy at 9:30…

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KTAM sees Chinese funds as overlooked for H2

Krungthai Asset Management (KTAM) recommends investing in the Chinese stock and fund markets in the second half of this year, expecting the country's recovering exports and the government's accommodative monetary policy to help boost the economy.

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3 Discounted Growth Stocks to Buy After The Crash

The stock market has been on a wild swing amid rising concerns over the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy tightening to fight the multi-decade high inflation. However, growth stocks QuidelOrtho Corporation (QDEL), Veritiv Corporation (VRTV), and Valhi, Inc. (VHI) are well-positioned to rebound soon, as they are currently trading at discounts…

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ASX falls after biggest weekly loss since 2020 on interest rate, energy stocks offset gains in banks

Australian shares have struggled for momentum on Monday after falling to their worst week in more than two years as energy and mining stocks countered gains in banks.

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BoT: No need for special rate meeting

The Bank of Thailand says six annual interest rate meetings are sufficient for obtaining information for considering monetary policy, in a response to market speculation about an urgent meeting about an interest-rate increase.

Bangkok Post

Bank of England follows Fed with rate hike

The Bank of England has followed the US Federal Reserve in raising interest rates. Both economies are battling the highest level of inflation in years and hope that tighter monetary policy will curb spiralling price rises. Also in the show: Australia's new government commits to more ambitious emissions reduction targets,…

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Daniel Moss: Jay Powell took Ben Bernanke's advice a bit too far

Ben Bernanke, who led the Federal Reserve during the global financial crisis, observed that the art of setting monetary policy was 98% talk and 2% action. A significant rebalancing of that equation would be welcome after communications upheavals this week roiled markets and seemed to reveal a high degree of…

Tribune News Service

Interest rates rise to 1.25% as Bank of England battles rising inflation

The rise is the fifth consecutive hike by the Bank’s monetary policy committee

The Independent UK

How far should interest rate hikes go?

No doubt remains as to whether the Bank of Thailand will raise interest rates. The bank's governor has made it clear they must be raised to deter rising inflation, and that this must be done in a timely manner. Analysts have taken his speech as indicating a 25bp hike will…

Bangkok Post

The End Of The Work From Home And Why Office Properties Will Outperform The Market

In today’s labor market, negotiating power is on the side of the laborer. There are 2 job openings for every unemployed person in the United States, heavily skewing the labor supply/demand curve in favor of the supply side. But that will be quickly coming to an end as that dislocation…

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Govt at odds with Bank of Thailand over raising rates

Government leaders are publicly making a case for keeping interest rates lower for longer, a call that is putting them at odds with the nation’s monetary policy makers who are keen to raise borrowing costs sooner to keep inflation from overheating.

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Ahead of FOMC Decision, Bill Ackman Has This Advice For The Fed

Hedge fund investor and Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman has a word of advice for the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is due to announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday after a two-day meeting of its monetary policy arm.

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3 Small-Cap Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio in June

The stock market tanked in the last trading session after a hotter-than-expected inflation data release. Investors are worried about the possibility of the Fed’s aggressive monetary policy tightening pushing the economy into a recession. However, the market downturn presents an excellent opportunity to add quality small-cap stocks P.A.M. Transportation Services…

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3 Red-Hot Tech Stocks to Buy and Watch

The acceleration in digital transformation across industries has been a significant tailwind for tech companies amid the pandemic. Although the Fed tightening monetary policy has kept the tech sector under pressure, analysts are bullish on its long-term prospects. Thus, we think fundamentally strong tech stocks Fair Isaac (FICO), ON Semiconductor…

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Goldman, Nomura see Thailand embarking on rate-hike cycle

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is set to raise rates from August to quell persistently high inflation, according to analysts, ending a three-year long easy monetary policy stance to shield the Covid-19 pandemic-hit economy.

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ASX falls ahead of RBA meeting, global stock markets slide, Rio Tinto sued over Queensland refinery

Australian shares fall ahead of the RBA meeting on Tuesday, pulled down by a slide in global equities as US jobs data signals the Federal Reserve will likely continue raising interest rates to ease inflation.

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4 Buy-Rated Stocks with Massive Dividends

As the better than expected jobs report is unlikely to give the Federal Reserve reason to pause its aggressive monetary policy tightening, and thus the economy could witness a slowdown, we think it could be wise to scoop up shares of high-dividend companies ZIM Integrated (ZIM), Western Midstream (WES), Stellantis…

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Investors urged to be wary of digital assets

A local cryptocurrency industry leader recommends suspending investment in digital assets as he expects the global market to face intense volatility in the near term from rate hikes and monetary policy tightening.

Tribune News Service

Zombie firms face slow death in US as era of easy credit ends

They are creations of easy credit, beneficiaries of central bank largesse. And now that the era of unconventional monetary policy is over, they’re facing a challenge like never before.

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Reserve Bank takes on fuel prices in readiness for a climate change remit

The central bank is looking to balance its obligation to manage inflation with the necessary costs of cutting emissions, in consultation on its remit.

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Open letter: the RBA review needs to be completely independent of government

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