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The writer is former Chair of the FDIC and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Financial Institutions. In today’s society, finger pointing has replaced accountability. Instead of owning up to our shortcomings, we increasingly want to blame others. So it was refreshing that in a recent CNN interview, Janet Yellen, the first female U.S. Treasury Secretary, said that she had been wrong in her early predictions that inflation would be transitory. With welcome candor, she admitted… Source link

Inflation continued to surge in May, increasing at the quickest pace in 40 years as consumers face rising challenges at the gas station and grocery store. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) published Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics rose 8.6% from a year ago, up from April’s reading of 8.3% and higher than economists had projected. Federal Reserve policymakers tasked with bringing prices back down to earth are likely to take cues from May’s CPI report on how aggressively they need to… Source link

(Bloomberg) — US inflation accelerated to a fresh 40-year high in May, a sign that price pressures are becoming entrenched in the economy. That will likely push the Federal Reserve to extend an aggressive series of interest-rate hikes and adds to political problems for the White House and Democrats. Most Read from Bloomberg The consumer price index increased 8.6% from a year earlier in a broad-based advance, Labor Department data showed Friday. The widely followed inflation gauge rose 1% from… Source link

U.S. consumer prices accelerated in May to the highest since 1981, as Americans grapple with a surge in the cost of gas, food, and shelter, data showed Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a year-over-year increase of 8.6% last month, up from 8.3% in April. Economists were expecting an 8.3% increase in May, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg. On a monthly basis, the broadest measure of inflation climbed 1.0%, compared to 0.3% in April. “Core”… Source link

U.S. stock futures struggled for direction Friday morning as investors awaited an update on inflation, which is expected to hover near a 40-year high amid elevated prices for gas, food and a variety of other goods and services. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Dow were each off by about 0.2% in pre-market trading. Nasdaq futures traded flat to slightly higher. Treasury yields rose along the short-end of the curve, while the benchmark 10-year yield steadied around 3.03%. U.S. crude oil prices rose… Source link

‘The tide has changed’: This investing veteran says hot inflation and a tight Fed call for a shift in strategy. He likes 3 specific areas for protection 2022 continues to give growth stocks — particularly those in the tech sector — a blunt reality check. The tech-centric Nasdaq index is down 24% year to date, more than double the 10% decline of the Dow over the same period. Story continues MoneyWise recently interviewed investing veteran Claudio Chisani — investment advisor and portfolio… Source link

U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow giving back gains after rising for back-to-back sessions. The S&P 500 fell over 1% on Wednesday, while the Dow and S&P 500 both lost more than 0.7%. The small-cap Russell 2000 was the day’s biggest laggard, falling over 1.5% at session lows. All three major averages had kicked off this week with gains, rising on both Monday and Tuesday. West Texas intermediate crude oil prices (CL=F) rose above $122 per barrel to reach the highest… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Monday, June 6, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Brian Sozzi, an editor-at-large and anchor at Yahoo Finance. Follow Sozzi on Twitter @BrianSozzi and on LinkedIn. “It’s a very challenging time right now with inflation,” U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told Yahoo Finance Live on Friday (video above). Indeed, and the reality is nasty inflation is here… Source link

Here are 3 top dividend stocks for stable cash return and inflation protection — one of them even offers an incredible 13.3% yield When high-flying growth stocks made all of the headlines last year, dividend stocks often got ignored. But now, the Nasdaq is in correction territory, and many of those former hot stocks are getting heavily sold off. In volatile times like these, a steady and increasing stream of dividends can help risk-averse investors sleep better at night. Healthy dividend… Source link

BofA’s US stock chief sees a floor of 3,200 for the S&P 500 (potential downside of 22%) — but here are 4 sectors she likes for inflation protection and cash return We’re almost halfway through the year, and sentiment has yet to turn bullish. The S&P 500 is down 13% in 2022, while the tech-centric Nasdaq is off 22%. If you want to know how low the market could really go, pay attention to what Savita Subramanian — head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy at Bank of America Securities… Source link