With a dovish Fed, the hunt for yield is on again
March 27, 2019 8:57 a.m. ETLast week, the Federal Reserve signaled it didn’t expect further rate increases this year amid slowing U.S. economic growth. While that pleased stock markets, it is a setback for savers.
After enduring years of rock-bottom rates in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, yield-seeking investors finally had something...Amid a shaky marketplace, investors are eyeing the yield curve for signs of economic stability. History shows that when the yield curve inverts, a recession may soon follow. Photo Composite: Stephanie Swart for The Wall Street Journal.
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