NYSE trading floor with screens showing stocks sliding as rising U.S. Treasury yields and Walmart (WMT) earnings pressure risk assets on August 20, 2026.
The October decision leaves borrowing costs unchanged and the inflation fight unfinished. The opportunity may be in cash-rich businesses that can grow without waiting for cheaper money.
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest-rate target at 3.75% to 4% on Wednesday, pausing…
NYSE trading floor with screens showing stocks sliding as rising U.S. Treasury yields and Walmart (WMT) earnings pressure risk assets on August 20, 2026.
NYSE trading floor with screens showing stocks sliding as rising U.S. Treasury yields and Walmart (WMT) earnings pressure risk assets on August 20, 2026.
NYSE trading floor with screens showing stocks sliding as rising U.S. Treasury yields and Walmart (WMT) earnings pressure risk assets on August 20, 2026.
NYSE trading floor with screens showing stocks sliding as rising U.S. Treasury yields and Walmart (WMT) earnings pressure risk assets on August 20, 2026.
U.S. jobless claims just posted their sharpest rise in two months, but the numbers still paint a picture of a labor market that is cooling, not cracking.
Jobless Claims Jump – But Stay in the “Comfort Zone”
For the week ending January…
The Federal Reserve just reminded Wall Street that sometimes the most market-moving decision is to do nothing at all.
Fed Stays Put, Markets Lean In
In its first policy meeting of 2026, the Fed kept the target range for the federal funds…