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Paschal Donohoe has for the first time used the 'R' word in relation to the cost of living crisis

Oil prices edged higher amid a volatile trading session on Friday, as supply uncertainty outweighed fears of slower demand from cooling US economic activity. Brent crude futures climbed 31 cents, or 0.3%, at $110.36 a barrel by 0630 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 59…

Big U.S. banks' strong capital levels equip them to continue lending to households and businesses during a severe recession, the Federal Reserve has revealed.

Stocks rose in Asia on Friday following another rally on Wall Street as investors try to process central bank moves to fight soaring inflation with the growing possibility that those measures will induce a recession. Global markets have been thrown into turmoil for months by a perfect storm of crises…

The Nasdaq rose strongly Thursday, but is this would-be bull just messing with investors?

The red-hot inflation and the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes are raising the odds of the economy tipping into a recession. However, consumer goods and grocery stocks usually withstand the market turbulence because of stable demand for their products irrespective of the overall economic condition. And we think beaten-down consumer goods…

The rising inflation and the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes to clamp down on inflation are making investors anxious. Moreover, with analysts expecting multiple interest rate hikes in the coming months, recessionary fears are growing. As the market experiences a bout of volatility, fundamentally solid stocks Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Roche…

Although investors remain anxious about the possibility of a recession, the Fed is optimistic about a “soft landing.” However, given the volatile backdrop, we think quality stocks Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), McKesson (MCK), and APA (APA), which are rated ‘Strong Buy’ in our proprietary rating system, could be ideal additions to…

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As if their job weren’t hard enough at a time of raging inflation, Chair Jerome Powell and his Federal Reserve colleagues have to do more these days than decide just how much to raise interest rates without triggering a recession

The fate of the housing boom is on the minds of both homeowners and homebuyers these days. Will record home values lead to a crash reminiscent of the one that made the Great Recession so painful? Or will prices simply take a breather from their torrid pace of appreciation?