Investors are increasingly betting the Fed will cut rates as the trade war escalates

Stocks trade higher Monday as investors look ahead to another busy week of earnings and a Federal Reserve policy meeting that’s expected to deliver another cut to interest rates......»»

Stocks trade higher Monday as investors look ahead to another busy week of earnings and a Federal Reserve policy meeting that’s expected to deliver another cut to interest rates......»»

In the era of negative rates, return-hungry investors may increasingly borrow in low-interest fiat and invest in higher-yielding crypto accounts......»»

Flows into money market funds have increased nearly every week since U.S.-China trade deals hit their first serious roadblock back in May, another sign of increasingly gloomy investor behavior......»»

Investors were encouraged by the ECB cutting interest rates and trade tensions between the U.S. and China easing......»»

U.S. stock index futures were largely flat on Wednesday as easing trade tensions with China did little to sway investors, who are refraining from making heavy bets ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates next week......»»

As the Chinese yuan falls in value due to the trade war with the U.S., there are signs that locals are increasingly moving funds into bitcoin......»»

Asian shares propelled higher Monday as investors embrace move to lower interest rates for companies, along with encouraging signs over trade talks between the U.S. and China.....»»

Escalating tensions over a trade war with China sent investors rushing to the relative safety of the bond market late last week. That pushed the yield on the 10-year Treasury, which mortgage rates loosely follow, down sharply......»»

Escalating tensions over a trade war with China sent investors rushing to the relative safety of the bond market late last week. That pushed the yield on the 10-year Treasury, which mortgage rates loosely follow, down sharply......»»

Stocks fell Wednesday afternoon with investors disappointed that the Federal Reserve only cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point, as expected, in order to cushion the economy from a global slowdown and escalating trade policy tensions......»»

U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday, lifted by Apple's shares, as the iPhone maker's upbeat earnings eased concerns over the impact of the U.S.-China trade war, while investors awaited an almost certain cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve......»»

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday, as trade worries eased after Apple reported upbeat earnings and forecast, while investors awaited an almost certain cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve......»»

A confidence shock driven partly by the U.S. trade war is at the center of an increasingly persuasive argument for Federal Reserve policymakers seriously considering cutting rates for the first time in a decade......»»

Investors returned to bonds on Wednesday, setting off another slide in benchmark debt yields, amid fears of a global trade war and recession, bets central banks will cut interest rates and falling oil prices......»»

U.S. stocks moved lower in midday trading on Wa.....»»

Gold, Switzerland's franc, Japan's yen, top-rated government bonds, and even bitcoin -- investors have dashed for havens and alternative assets this week as anxiety grows about trade wars, U.S.-Iran tensions and negative interest rates......»»

Global equity markets traded mostly flat on Monday as investors awaited U.S.-China trade talks this week at the G20 summit, and the dollar fell to three-month lows on bets the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates more than once this year......»»

The S&P 500 index registered a record closing high on Thursday, lifted by Wall Street's expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates as soon as next month to keep the U.S.-China trade war from stalling economic growth......»»

Asian shares were mixed Monday amid a wait-and-see attitude about the direction of interest rates and the trade dispute between the U.S. and China......»»