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Thanks to its defensive nature, the utility industry will likely perform well in an increasingly uncertain macroeconomic environment. Moreover, high investment, technological advancements, and the transition to renewable sources to generate power is expected to drive its growth. To that end, it could be wise to buy fundamentally strong utility…

Fed Chair Powell, in his semi-annual testimony to Congress earlier this week, reiterated the Fed’s hawkish theme that the Fed will likely need to push rates even higher to address the inflation threat. The FOMC, at its meeting last week, released its updated dot plot showing that the median forecast...

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.49%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.64% this morning as a series of interest rate hikes by central banks intensified fears of a global economic downturn.

Asian shares have fallen sharply after several central banks around the world cranked interest rates higher in their fight against inflation

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is taking credit for helping broker legislation that would target executives of failed banks

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday rose by +0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) fell by -0.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose by +1.18%. U.S. stocks saw support Thursday from a rally in...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday rose by +0.33% due to hawkish global central banks and a +7.4 bp rise in the 10-year T-note yield to 3.793%. The dollar also saw support from U.S. economic reports that were mildly stronger than expected overall. EUR/USD (^EURUSD ) fell by -0.27%,...

Two of the three major benchmarks notched gains Thursday despite hawkish commentary at home and rate hikes abroad.

Given the inflationary environment, the Fed’s committed efforts in bringing inflation down to its 2% target will likely keep the market volatile in the near term. Despite market fluctuations, fundamentally sound American Airlines Group (AAL), Air Canada (ACDVF), and Accel Entertainment (ACEL) have exhibited strong momentum. Owing to their solid…