Stock-market rally faces Fed, tech earnings and jobs data in make-or-break week

Stock-market rally faces Fed, tech earnings and jobs data in make-or-break week

Stock-market investors may take their cues from a series of important events in the week ahead, including the Federal Reserve’s monetary-policy meeting, a closely-watched December employment report and an onslaught of earnings from megacap technology names, which all promise insight into the state of the economy and interest-rate outlook.  The benchmark S&P 500 index SPX … Read more

These two leading indicators suggest a U.S. recession has already begun, according to Wall Street’s favorite permabear

These two leading indicators suggest a U.S. recession has already begun, according to Wall Street’s favorite permabear

Published: Nov. 22, 2023 at 3:07 p.m. ET Wall Street’s favorite permabear is back with a warning for anybody who believes the U.S. economy is destined for a “soft landing” in 2024. In his latest note to Société Générale clients, Albert Edwards, the Société Générale global strategist widely followed for his bearish takes on the … Read more