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Alexandra Scaggs

Alexandra Scaggs

Senior Special Writer at Barron's Online

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Alexandra Scaggs
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The Growth Scare Is Receding. The Fed Policy Scare Is Here. What That Means for Investors.

Markets indicate that the biggest risk this year is from the Federal Reserve’s policy shift, not slowing growth. That matters for investors’ portfolios.
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Can the Fed Fight Inflation and Avoid Recession? Maybe, but It Won’...

Wall Street strategists say the central bank can tame prices without massive job losses by managing inflation expectations via measured rate hikes or by engineering a market correction.
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Fed’s Powell Leans Toward Quarter-Point Rate Hike

The central bank chief told a House panel that policy makers are intent on fighting inflation by tightening monetary policy as data and geopolitical events dictate.
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U.S. Treasuries Are Selling Off With Stocks. It’s Been the Worst Qu...

Both long-dated Treasuries and stocks are down sharply so far this year. That’s unusual in that they generally move in opposite directions.
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Safe Bond Funds Have Felt the Most Pain From the Market Selloff. He...

Core bond funds, meant to protect against declines in stocks, have lost more than 6% this year.
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A Fed Official’s Speech Just Sank Markets. Here’s Why.

Fed governor Lael Brainard took a hawkish tone in a speech, and markets took notice.

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Treasuries Have Been Volatile. Your Portfolio Could Be Part of the ...

One type of investment product aimed at individual investors could be exacerbating the moves in the yield curve, says market veteran Harley Bassman.
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Stocks and Bonds Are Both Down Because of the Fed. Here’s Where to ...

Markets today are echoing 2018, the last time the central bank was raising interest rates and tightening monetary policy. The economic and geopolitical backdrop this time is different, but watch out for stress in low-rated companies.
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Treasuries Sold Off After Inflation Data. Investors Are Still Worried.

Some on Wall Street think Wednesday’s CPI report puts a 75-basis-point interest-rate increase back on the table.
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Munis Have Slid This Year as Investors Bail Out. They May Be a Barg...

With 10-year yields comparable to Treasuries, municipal bonds could be poised for a rebound if investors’ fund selling reverses.