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Analysis: Markets face rough summer ride as Fed pullback feared

For the past few months, the U.S. Federal Reserve has been squarely in the financial markets' corner, thanks to its massive dollops of monetary stimulus. But signs that the central bank is discussing reducing that support by purchasing fewer bonds mean that trading is likely to get bumpier in coming months.The Fed's evolving stance was made apparent by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks to Congress Wednesday, where he laid out the conditions that might cause the Fed to reduce its $85 billion a month buying of Treasuries and mortgage-backed bonds.U.S. stock and bond markets were whipsawed - the S&P 500 rose dramatically On Wednesday, only to fall sharply in its largest one-day point swing since early November, and bond yields rose above 2 percent to a 10-week high. On Thursday, both markets stabilized.Volatility has been low over the past few months. The 50-day moving average of the CBOE volatility index, Wall Street's favorite fear gauge, hit a six-year low last week. In t...

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  1. MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Shake Off Worst Of Drop; Dow Positive

    U.S. stocks recovered and turned mixed Thursday after Japanese equities dived overnight, as global markets reacted to weak Chinese manufacturing data and worries abo...

  2. MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Drop, Hit By Fed, Asian Selloff

    U.S. stocks dropped in Thursday morning trade after Japanese equities dived overnight, as global markets reacted to weak Chinese manufacturing data and worries about...

  3. After Volatile Session, Stocks Tilt Lower

    FOX Business: Capitalism Lives HereThe broad markets pared heavy losses Thursday after strong data on the U.S. housing market helped traders overcome worries about C...

  4. Stocks Trim Losses After Upbeat Housing Data

    FOX Business: Capitalism Lives HereU.S. stocks remained stuck in the red Thursday morning amid jitters about China's economy and Fed policy, but the markets bounced ...

  5. 401(k) Disclosures not Working for Investors

    Hidden fees can slowly eat into your 401(k) returns, potentially robbing you of thousands of dollars in retirement savings. New disclosure forms are supposed to aler...

  6. Futures Slide as Weak China Data Add to Fed Gloom

    FOX Business: Capitalism Lives HereU.S. stock-index futures joined a global selloff Thursday after an unexpected contraction in China's manufacturing sector added to...

  7. The Fed, not fundamentals, is driving the stock rally

    By Michael AroldGoing into May, US stocks are trading at all time high. The last two months have been quite unusual. As I wrote in my March report , negative sentime...

  8. Guess Who\'s Piling into Stock ETFs? Central Bankers

    The U.S. Federal Reserve's zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) and multiple rounds of quantitative easing (QE) have been rightly blamed on surging stock prices (NYSEARC...

  9. MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Hold Gains After Bernanke Bond Talk

    U.S. stocks showed solid gains in early-afternoon action Wednesday, recovering a little from a dip on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke saying tapering of the ce...

  10. Market Wrap for Wednesday, May 22: Stocks Pullback As Bernanke Says Bond Buying Could Slow

    In Congressional testimony on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the central bank could begin winding down its $85 billion-per-month bond-buy...

  11. Best (and Worst) Small and Mid Cap Funds for 20-Something Investors

    There are many small-cap and mid-cap companies in the fund universe, but they only account for a tiny fraction of the total U.S. stock market. By contrast, the S&P 5...

  12. Analysis: As economy strengthens, a bonds sell-off may beckon

    The U.S. government bond market has weakened in recent weeks but some investment strategists fear that this may only be the beginning of an extended sell-off.They po...

  1. NYSE says AEP, NextEra trades stand after crash at open

    All trades in American Electric Power Inc and NextEra Energy Inc in a crash that happened in the first minute of trading on Thursday will stand, the New York Stock E...

  2. BOND REPORT: Treasurys Ride Higher In Volatile Trading

    Treasurys moved higher Monday as stocks lingered in the red during a topsy-turvy session that saw global markets fall decisively.The 10-year note (10_YEAR) yield, wh...

  3. MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks End Volatile Day With Modest Loss

    U.S. stocks fell modestly on Thursday, substantially paring intraday losses after upbeat U.S. economic reports and gains for Hewlett-Packard Co. countered worries ab...

  4. U.S. Stocks End Modestly Lower; H-P Shares Soar

    U.S. stocks fell modestly on Thursday, but finished well off their lowest intraday levels after upbeat U.S. economic reports and gains for Hewlett-Packard Co. counte...

  5. MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Shake Off Worst Of Drop; H-P Rallies

    U.S. stocks fell on Thursday but traded well off their lowest intraday levels, as upbeat U.S. economic reports and gains for Hewlett-Packard Co. countered worries ab...

  6. Fed Comments Take the Wind Out of REITS

    Real estate stocks sold off sharply again Thursday as investors fretted that the end of the era of low interest rates looms ahead.Remarks Wednesday by U.S. Federal R...

  7. Market Wrap for Thursday, May 23: Wall Street Shrugs Off Global Slump

    Thursday's trading session may have been the most glaring example of just how powerful the bull market in U.S. stocks is right now. Even though all of the major aver...

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