Federal Reserve Tapering

A report from Reuters early Wednesday morning anticipated a move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to reduce bond buying. The report arose in the context of a quarterly meeting among executives at the Fed. Such a move could begin the much-discussed tapering agenda, the effort to scale back the immense...

As Treasury yields have soared over the past three months, investors have been reminded about what sectors are sensitive to rising rates. The list includes predictable suspects such as income-generating asset classes such as MLPs and REITs. At the sector level, utilities and telecom names have...

China's economy looks set to continue to slow to growth rates not seen in decades this year as the manufacturing sector continues to contract and the government refuses to help the struggling financial sector. Overnight, lending rates rose above 10 percent Thursday in a sign that the entire...

Futures Surge as Global Shares Rebound U.S. equity futures rose sharply in early pre-market trade on relaxed fears of Federal Reserve tapering of easing, fears which drove markets lower last week. Eyes will be on key retail earnings and economic data in Tuesday's session for further direction as...