The Latest Breaking News on Economic Optimism Soars as Americans Embrace Promising Outlook for 2024

Despite recession fears and inflation seemingly receding, Griffin says the Federal Reserve should stay the course with interest rate hikes.

Australian investors were rattled after an explosion in eastern Poland left two people dead amid worries the war in Ukraine could spill across the border. The corporate regulator suspends the financial services licence of crypto currency firm FTX Australia. Nufarm, Graincorp and Aristocrat Leisure see a rise in profits.

Australian stocks ended in the red as Wall Street assesses where official US interest rates are going, and the Reserve Bank says its has suffered reputational damage over interest rate forecasts. CBA makes multi-billion dollar first quarter profit.

The Dow rose after remarks by a Fed official about slowing rate hikes. Big box retailers and tech giants are on tap with earnings.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said she was encouraged by last week’s U.S. inflation report, which pointed to slower price increases, and said the Fed would likely soon reduce the size of its interest rate hikes

The celebrated ARK Invest founder warns the Fed is moving too quickly this year.

As the Fed approved its fourth supersized rate hike early this month, consumer sentiment is slightly worse for the month and the near future. Moreover, the IMF issued a gloomier outlook for the global economy. Therefore, fundamentally solid stocks Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Cigna Corporation (CI), and J.Jill (JILL) could be…

Once investor favorites DoorDash (DASH), Teladoc Health (TDOC), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), and ContextLogic (WISH) have fallen significantly due to their poor fundamentals and growth prospects amid the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hikes this year. With lingering recession fears, these stocks are expected to tumble further. Thus, it could be wise…

“We’ve still got a ways to go,” warned Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller.