Shares in Federal National Mortgage Association FNMA.PK, also known as Fannie Mae, and shares in Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp FMCC.PK, commonly known as Freddie Mac, rose sharply on Tuesday for the second day in a row. Bruce Zaro, managing director at Granite Wealth Management in Providence, Rhode Island said investors focused on lower value stocks […]

Moderating inflation, a dovish-sounding Fed and favorable seasonality have combined to drive stocks higher for eight straight weeks since the October low. Despite these gains, I remain bullish toward the market in the long run despite the recent advance. That said, there is one thing that I suspect could cause investor heartburn in January: Congress.

s the recent rally in stocks telling us there will be a profits boom in 2024? I’m having a hard time shaking this idea lately, but let me first deal with two shorter-term issues, one that’s a little bearish and one that is yet to be resolved and which bears monitoring. In the short run,

We have heard a lot about the market’s seasonality lately, that favorable period from November to April where the investment returns are at their heights. Does this apply to Oil? Crude oil tends to start off at the low end, then rise through the spring – possibly in anticipation of a robust demand for gasoline

I can tell you assuredly that the sky isn’t falling. Nor is the entire world on fire. This might come as a surprise, as headlines everywhere will do their best to convince you otherwise. From my perspective, I do see some potential positives for next year that are not being widely discussed by major media

As investors know, gold has ramped over the past few weeks – unexpected with inflation readings falling across the board. Then again, the precious metals did not break out of their longer-term ranges when the inflation scare was at its height a year ago. Have the facts changed or is this simply a case of

Lance Roberts (realinvestmentadvice.com) wrote this week to expect a pullback. I agree, at least for the Mega Caps and NASDAQ stars. However, in the reshuffling process, expect more troops to come on the field and take leadership from the generals. As the month ends and the Best Month (December) awaits, expect profit taking and repositioning

By Sinéad Carew and Amruta Khandekar Microsoft rises as ousted OpenAI CEO set to join company Bristol Myers down as Bayer’s anti-clotting drug trial fails Indexes up: Dow 0.55%, S&P 0.70%, Nasdaq 1.05% Nov 20 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s three major U.S. stock averages advanced on Monday with Nasdaq leading gains as heavyweight Microsoft rallied after it hired

Seasonality, Amplified Against a global macro environment filled with things to worry about, the stock market has already ripped 10% from the October low. What could the market be telling us? Fundamentally, the consensus view seems to be landing on a Federal Reserve that is done hiking due to a weakening consumer and plunging inflation

After a small third quarter correction and a rough start to October, stocks staged a robust advanced for 8 straight sessions prior to today’s pullback. Jump in? Too late to chase? How should investors act now? Before giving our view, let’s look at a couple of competing perspectives – one current, one that still resonates