Investor Paul Meeks is avoiding the group that made him famous. Meeks, who’s known for running world’s biggest tech fund for Merrill Lynch during the dot-com boom and subsequent collapse, is questioning valuations following the impressive run from the recent lows. “I’m neutral to frankly a little bit bearish on the sector that I’ve covered
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A Federal Reserve rate cut could lead to the same challenges for Wall Street lenders that European banks have been dealing with for years, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, the chairman of Societe Generale, told CNBC Saturday. The U.S. central bank was divided on projections for a rate cut this year at its last meeting, but the
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has the opportunity to reinforce market expectations for a late July rate cut or rein them in when he speaks to Congress in the week ahead. Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday and at the Senate Banking Committee Thursday, and is expected to answer questions on the
President Donald Trump shakes hands as he announces his nominee for Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, November 2, 2017. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have talked on the phone a handful
The market is expecting too many cuts from the Federal Reserve this year, widely followed economist Mohamed El-Erian said Friday. “We as the market base have gotten carried away — carried away thinking it will be 50 basis points in July, thinking we’re going to get three cuts by the end of the year,” El-Erian