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This Day In Market History: Fed Chair Martin Issues Warning About Too Much Stock Market Speculation

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On May 16, 1967, Federal Reserve chair William McChesney Martin warned about an overheated stock market in a speech commemorating the 175th anniversary of the New York Stock Exchange.

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Buffett's Bitcoin Exposure, Buterin Donates To Doge Foundation, Musk On Predatory Lending And More: 5 Key Stories You May Have Missed From This Weekend

Ahead of a new trading week, investors may want to see Friday's market rally gather momentum. With earnings season approaching its last leg, retail earnings are expected to flow in thick and fast. The market may also take cues from a slew of Fed speeches scheduled for the week and the…

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Bad Policy Creates Inflation and Opens the Door to Even Worse Ideas

When politicians break the economy, they hurt us in the short term but also create future opportunities to do harm in the name of undoing the damage they inflicted.

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Asian shares mixed as markets eye US interest rates, prices

Asian shares are trading mixed, as investors eye surging energy costs and prospects for interest rate hikes in the U.S. and elsewhere

The Independent UK

Biden’s midterm hopes bedeviled by signs of economy in distress

President Joe Biden’s hopes for a political reset have been overwhelmed by an unrelenting series of economic setbacks, adding to the challenges Democrats face as they court exhausted voters ahead of the crucial midterm election in November.

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Ramesh Ponnuru: Republicans can extend their midterm inflation advantage

Inflation is likely to be the most powerful issue working for Republicans in this year’s congressional elections. Public concern over it has been rising fast. Republicans can plausibly blame the administration of President Joe Biden for making the problem worse by spending too much money on a pandemic stimulus program…

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Stocks roar back at end of nerve-racking week: Markets wrap

Stocks rallied at the end of a chaotic week in financial markets, with a little help from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s reassurance that bigger rate hikes would be off the table for now even after the hot inflation readings of the past few days.

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5 Top-Rated Stocks Under $5 to Buy This Month

Surging inflation and the probability the Federal Reserve will tighten its monetary policy further have driven a massive market sell-off lately. Amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and intensifying supply chain disruptions, investors fear that rising interest rates could push the economy into a recession. Therefore, we think it could be wise…

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Take Advantage of the Sell-Off and Buy These 4 Large-Cap Stocks Now

The stock market has been under immense pressure due primarily to surging inflation, the Fed's aggressive interest rate increase, and geopolitical tensions. However, we think now could be an opportune time to scoop up fundamentally sound large-cap stocks Trimble (TRMB), Wipro Limited (WIT0), STMicroelectronics (STM), and James Hardie Industries (JHX).…

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How The Fed's Interest Rate Hike Affects Crypto

This week has been quite the rough one for the cryptocurrency market. After enduring several days of consistently falling prices last week, we saw Monday come with even more bad news as coin prices took further tumbles.

Benzinga

Buy These 3 Battered Stocks Before They Rebound

Worries over the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary policy tightening have driven an intense sell-off in the stock market of late. As a result, many quality stocks have fallen into oversold territory. Given this backdrop, we think it could be wise to scoop up the beaten-down stocks of fundamentally sound companies…

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The market collapse was easy to see coming

The writing was on the wall.

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Pa. man who shot up a Democratic Committee office after Trump’s loss will spend 3 years in prison

PHILADELPHIA — An Eagleville man was sentenced to just over three years in federal prison Thursday on charges brought after he drunkenly fired shots into Montgomery County Democratic Committee headquarters last year in protest of what he believed was the stolen 2020 presidential election.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

ASX defies Wall Street downer, as crypto struggles and $A falls

The Australian share market is ending the week on a high, despite global markets still struggling with looming rate hikes, war and inflation.

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Powell: 'Soft' economic landing may be out of Fed's control

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, fresh off winning Senate confirmation for a second four-year term, for the first time Thursday acknowledged that high inflation and economic weakness overseas could thwart his efforts to avoid a recession

Axios

Black economists make up only 1.5% of Federal Reserve staff

The numbers highlight the Fed's struggles with diversity.

Tribune News Service

Senate confirms Powell to second term as Fed chairman

Jerome Powell sailed through the Senate on Thursday with strong bipartisan support for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.

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Stocks across Asia nosedive

The Thai bourse plunged yesterday, in line with global stock and cryptocurrency markets, as investors worried the Federal Reserve may implement more aggressive rate hikes to tackle runaway inflation.

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Walmart vs. Home Depot: Which Mega-Cap Retailer is a Better Buy?

Concerns over the possibility of the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hike to control the surging inflation have led to a broad-based sell-off over the past few weeks. Amid the uncertainties surrounding the market, mega-cap retailers Walmart (WMT) and Home Depot (HD) should be able to deliver stable returns because of…

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2 Consumer Cyclical Stocks to Avoid After Slashing Outlooks

Since the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hikes to fight inflation might tip the economy into recession, cyclical stocks could witness a significant downtrend. Therefore, we think it could be wise to avoid shares of cyclical companies Lear Corporation (LEA) and 1-800-FLOWERS (FLWS), which have cut their full-year guidance. Read on.

The Independent UK

Senate confirms Powell for second term as Fed fights inflation

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, giving bipartisan backing to Powell’s high-stakes efforts to curb the highest inflation in four decades

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Senate confirms Powell for 2nd term as Fed fights inflation

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Powell is confirmed to a 2nd term as Fed chair. Fighting inflation will be his focus

Jerome Powell was confirmed to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman. The Senate vote comes as the central bank faces intense pressure to bring down inflation.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell is confirmed for a 2nd term. Inflation will be his focus

Jerome Powell was confirmed to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman. The Senate vote comes as the central bank faces intense pressure to bring down inflation.

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5 Consumer Staples Stocks to Protect Your Portfolio from Stagflation

Many experts believe that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary policy to control surging inflation could push the economy into a recession. Since consumer staples companies weather recessionary pressure well because of inelastic demand for their products, we think it could be wise to bet on the stocks of fundamentally sound…

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