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Wall St Week Ahead-Investors brace for pivotal July after dismal first half

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Wall St Week Ahead-Investors brace for pivotal July after dismal first half

The U.S. stock market is reeling from its worst first half of any year since 1970, with investors girding for a series of potential flashpoints in July that may set Wall Street‘s course for the coming months. Second-quarter corporate earnings, hotly anticipated U.S. inflation data and the Federal Reserve‘s monetary policy meeting are among potentially … Read more

Wall St Week Ahead-Dashed peak inflation hopes spell more pain for stocks and bonds

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Wall St Week Ahead-Dashed peak inflation hopes spell more pain for stocks and bonds

Blistering inflation is threatening to reignite twin declines in U.S. stocks and bonds, leaving investors with few places to hide from a Federal Reserve that appears headed for its most aggressive policy tightening in decades. Friday gave a hint of what investors may see in coming weeks. The benchmark S&P 500 index fell nearly 3% … Read more