FPIs inject Rs 11,366 cr in debt market in Aug; inflow tally crosses Rs 1 lakh cr for 2024

FPIs inject Rs 11,366 cr in debt market in Aug; inflow tally crosses Rs 1 lakh cr for 2024

Foreign investors infused Rs 11,366 crore in the Indian debt market so far this month, pushing the net inflow tally in the debt segment to over the Rs 1-lakh-crore mark. Foreign investors’ strong buying interest in the Indian debt market can be attributed to India’s inclusion in JP Morgan’s Emerging Market government bond indices in … Read more

2 reasons why Disney’s stock is worth buying despite a theme-park slowdown

2 reasons why Disney’s stock is worth buying despite a theme-park slowdown

People are increasingly skipping out on trips to Disney’s iconic theme parks, but that’s not holding back the company’s plans of enormous spending to expand the business. Disney offered encouraging updates earlier this month on what’s ahead at its parks and on its cruises as part of its 10-year, $60-billion investment in its experiences businesses. … Read more

Dividend stocks as a hot play into fall due to Fed and interest rates

Dividend stocks as a hot play into fall due to Fed and interest rates

It appears more investors are eyeing dividend stocks ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision in September. Paul Baiocchi of SS&C ALPS Advisors thinks it is a sound strategy because he sees the Fed easing rates. “Investors are moving back toward dividends out of money markets, out of fixed income, but also importantly toward … Read more

‘More restrictive policy’ may still be needed

‘More restrictive policy’ may still be needed

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, waits to deliver a lecture at the London School of Economics in London, UK, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey will hail the progress made in dampening inflation in the U.K. in a Friday speech, but … Read more

Fed Chair Powell checks the box, and our rate sensitive stocks react accordingly

Fed Chair Powell checks the box, and our rate sensitive stocks react accordingly

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Green light : Stocks rallied Friday in reaction to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the central bank’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. While stocks … Read more

Wyoming is pushing crypto payments, trying to beat the Fed to a digital dollar

Wyoming is pushing crypto payments, trying to beat the Fed to a digital dollar

Long gone are the days when venture capital was flowing into fintech startups with bold ideas — and little to show in terms of business metrics and fundamentals. Bloomberg | Getty Images As crypto investing becomes more mainstream and institutionalized with bitcoin ETFs, Wyoming is already pushing into the next phase of growth for crypto: … Read more

10-year Treasury yields slide after Powell remarks point to Fed rate cuts

10-year Treasury yields slide after Powell remarks point to Fed rate cuts

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell Friday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled to rate cuts ahead at the annual Jackson Hole symposium. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was down about 6 basis points at 3.799%, and the yield on the 2-year Treasury pulled back about 7 basis points to 3.939%. Yields and prices … Read more

‘The time has come for policy to adjust’

‘The time has come for policy to adjust’

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork Friday for interest rate cuts ahead, though he … Read more

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks from Jackson Hole conference

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks from Jackson Hole conference

[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers his keynote speech Friday morning at the central bank’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Powell was widely expected to chart a path forward … Read more

European markets higher ahead of Powell speech; Hugo Boss up 4.8%

European markets higher ahead of Powell speech; Hugo Boss up 4.8%

LONDON — European stocks were higher Friday as investors looked ahead to U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech later in the session from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Stoxx 600 index was up 0.29% by 2:06 p.m. London time, with all major bourses and the vast majority of sectors trading in the green. Utilities stocks added 0.76%, while … Read more