Michael Kramer

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.Bond yields and the dollar have been moving sharply higher of late as the market prepares for the Federal Reserve to wind down its bond-buying...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.It may seem outlandish to think that the US economy could be heading towards a recession, especially when second-quarter GDP growth was more than...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.The FOMC meeting on Sept. 22 seemed to hold plenty of hidden surprises. The first surprise to many was the strong language from Powell at the...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.The FOMC meeting came and went on Sept. 22 with a strong message that the course of monetary policy was shifting from very dovish to something...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.Stocks have had a fantastic run over the past 18 months. It seems that many investors owe much of the credit to low-interest rates, making...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe immediate reaction of most investors to the big miss by the August nonfarm payroll report has been that the economy is weakening so a Fed...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comAfter last week's Jackson Hole meeting, it seems clear that the Fed is very likely to start tapering its asset purchase program later this year....

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comStocks have pushed higher and higher, even with the prospects of the Fed tapering its asset purchases of bonds. It does not matter when the taper...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe dollar index has been rising steadily now for several weeks. With the Fed’s latest minutes indicating a tapering of asset purchases is near,...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comThe second-quarter reporting period is nearing its end, and it has been far more robust than many expected. This has resulted in analysts'...