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Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates By 0.5% For First Time In More Than 2 Decades

May 4, 2:10 PM

The Federal Reserve raised its target fed funds rate by 0.5% on Wednesday to a new range of between 0.75% and 1.0%, its first rate hike of at least half a percentage point in more than 20 years. The Fed also said it will begin reducing the size of its balance sheet starting on June 1.

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Treace Medical Concepts Reports Secured New 5-Year, $150M Loan Arrangement With MidCap Financial

By Benzinga Newsdesk

May 2, 8:19 AM

Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. (“Treace” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:TMCI), a medical technology company driving a fundamental shift in the surgical treatment of hallux valgus (commonly known as

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Japanese Investors Fuel US Bond Selloff, Find Good Debt Opportunities In Europe: Bloomberg

By Vandana Singh

May 2, 7:22 AM

Japanese institutional managers are fueling the bond selloff just as the Federal Reserve pares its $9 trillion balance…

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This Billionaire Has 60% Of His Liquid Funds In Bitcoin; Why He Says No To Bond Investments

By Bibhu Pattnaik

April 9, 8:26 AM

Mexico’s third-richest man and a strong bitcoin advocate, Ricardo Salinas Pliego has said that Bitcoin is a good place to be investment-wise.

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Bloodbath In The Bond Market: What’s Next?

By Mark Putrino

April 6, 12:59 PM

Many investors are focused on the sell-off in the stock market, but as you can see on the following chart, shares of the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ: IEF) are in a freefall. This ETF is designed to track bond prices.

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Wall Street Turns Bullish…On Cash

By Wayne Duggan

April 5, 12:02 PM

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) closed out its first down quarter in two years in March, and many retail investors bought the dip in stocks in the first quarter in anticipation of a potential rebound.

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Regis Hires Jefferies As Consultant To Get Help With Co.’s Debt

By Benzinga Newsdesk

March 30, 12:09 PM

-Dow Jones

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Cedar Fair Reports Opt Out Of Its Credit Facility Covenant Modifaction Period, Says ‘Positions the Company to fulfill pledge to reinstate quarterly cash distributions to unitholders’

By Benzinga Newsdesk

March 24, 1:01 PM

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (NYSE:FUN), a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and immersive entertainment, today announced it has elected out of the covenant modification period contained within its

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Recession Indicator: What An Inverted Yield Curve Means For Investors

By Wayne Duggan

March 23, 9:13 AM

The difference between the yield on 10-year and two-year U.S. Treasury bonds has dropped below 0.2% and is now at its lowest level since March 2020. Unfortunately, a flattening or negative yield curve can be a very negative indicator for the economy.

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Stock Indexes Little Changed Amid War, Inflation, Oil Prices; Yield Inversion Looms: Reuters

By Vandana Singh

March 18, 7:18 AM

Global stocks clenched to their gains for the week on Friday, but rising interest rates, high oil prices, and the Russia-Ukraine kept the rebound at bay as yields sent a warning signal for the economy.

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