Investing: Is a Recession Ahead? A Bond BuyerÂs Debate
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The Federal Reserve's direction was once fairly predictable; now the experts differ.
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Investing: Cruising to Disaster
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Get a handle on what debt may mean for a prospective investment.
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Wall Street may be on the defensive  this week if reports on housing and growth suggest the United  States economy is headed for an acute slowdown.
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Many fund managers predict a market slide. Are you prepared?
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Wall Street may find itself on the   defensive next week if reports on housing and growth suggest   that the United States economy is headed for an acute slowdown   despite the Federal Reserve's pause in its two-year cycle of   interest-rate increases.
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Both employment statistics and the bond market are indicating that the U.S. could be heading toward recession.
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Unearthing values in the post-bubble wreckage.
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Falling Treasury bond yields, in spite of three interest rate rises this year from the Federal Reserve, have made bonds more sensitive to economic data, as investors seek to understand what this unusual market activity implies for the US economy.
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You don't have to search hard for a reason not to invest right now. It's a sideways market waiting for election results, fearing movement in interest rates and a hike in inflation, all against a backdrop of war and an increased threat of terrorism.
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With recession looming, there are pitfalls and opportunities.
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The market has been shaken by uncertainty surrounding bond insurers and whether they will be able to handle large losses in the value of mortgage-backed bonds.
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Now that bond yields are starting to rise and stocks are generating double-digit returns, it is easy to overlook the value of cash as an investment.
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WASHINGTON - Could the housing market's woes spread to bonds held in mutual funds by millions of ordinary investors?
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Will this trend benefit investors?
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As investors place bets on whether the economy will experience a hard or soft landing. One Wall Street veteran suggests a third possible outcome Â no landing at all.
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Sometimes the market overreacts to marginal news, good or bad.