William Edwards
Senior Investing Reporter at Business Insider
I write about investing for @businessinsider
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1 day ago |
businessinsider.com | William Edwards |Christine Ji |Henry Blodget
Bad news for those looking to buy a home: it's looking like high mortgage rates are here to stay in the months ahead. Mortgage rates have hovered in the 6 to 7% range this year, with the 30-year rate at 6.76% as of last week, according to Freddie Mac. And they'll stay in that range in the near future thanks to monetary policy that's caught in the doldrums, according to Chen Zhao, the head of economic research at Redfin.
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2 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Akin Oyedele |William Edwards |Henry Blodget
Investors have started to figure it's better not to believe President Donald Trump's trade war bluster. But one way it sometimes pays to take Trump at his word? Buying when he tells you to. On two occasions in his second term, Trump has gotten in front of major trade announcements and urged investors to buy stocks.
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3 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Akin Oyedele |William Edwards |Henry Blodget
Ask any financial advisor if now is a good time to buy stocks, and you'll likely get the same two words for an answer: It depends. You'll then get a couple of questions: What's your risk tolerance? What's your timeline? If you have either a low risk threshold or need the money in a few years' time, it's probably not a good time to buy.
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3 days ago |
businessinsider.com | William Edwards |Christine Ji |Henry Blodget
What do you do when your old-school, recession-proof trades aren't working as intended? That's a question investors are grappling with in a stock market constantly being shaken up by news on tariffs and recession concerns. When the economy goes south, investors usually reach for reliable defensive stocks such as those in the consumer staples, healthcare, and utilities sectors.
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4 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Akin Oyedele |William Edwards |Henry Blodget
Just five weeks ago, the world was ending. That's what investors thought, anyway. President Donald Trump's April 2 "Liberation Day" tariffs sent stocks off a cliff, with the S&P 500 falling about 10% in two days. The uber-high import taxes were sure to plunge the economy into recession and push consumer prices up, markets feared. Both of those things could still happen. But since April 8, it's mostly been smooth sailing for stocks with the market recovering much of its losses. What gives?
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