"The current high level of interest rates will increase default rates of leveraged companies. For over two decades, American companies benefitted significantly from a relatively benign interest rate environment and borrowed extensively via _...Read More_

>"Troubles at Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse are due partly to impact of rising interest rates"

On how to increase returns without risking more volatility.

"Inflation is pushing central banks to shrink their balance sheets as they hike interest rates, adding a new risk for the world economy."

"Gas prices hit a record in the United States. Stocks on Wall Street rose slightly, rebounding from their sharpest drop in more than a year."

>"After tumbling early in the day, stocks in Europe reversed course. In the United States, futures for the S&P 500 fluctuated and the Nasdaq pointed to a decline when trading beings."

"Science-fiction visionary Kim Stanley Robinson makes the case for quantitative easing our way out of planetary doom."

>"Nouriel Roubini shows why the hedging strategies of the past three decades may no longer make much sense."

>"The Federal Reserve is still buying bonds as prices surge. Some praise the central bank’s continuing policy pivot; others ask if it was fast enough."

>"Companies are left on their own to set policy on vaccines for their employees. Oil production is only slowly ramping up. And this will be a messy tax season."

"Trading in the 10-year note provides a decent sketch of expectations for economic growth and inflation."

"By following the money, a new history of urban inequality turns our attention away from federal malfeasance and toward capital markets and financial instruments."

>"The S&P fell in early trading amid grim forecasts about the Omicron variant and a setback in efforts to pass a comprehensive domestic policy bill."

>"The Omicron outbreak, inflation and monetary tightening are shaking emerging markets. Yet our columnist says it’s risky for long-term investors to shun _...Read More_

"The difference between long-term and short-term yields has shrunk, often a sign markets see anticipated Fed policy as negative for economic growth."