Recession fears and the stock market - Is it too late to play defense? - BitcoinEthereumNews.com
KabuhayanMga takot sa recession at ang stock market — Huli na ba para maglaro ng depensa？04 / 16 / 2022Balita ng Ethereum ng Bitcoin Recession fears are on the rise as the Federal Reserve gears up to fight inflation. Many stock-market investors are already playing defense and may wonder if those strategies have more room to run. But first, how big of a worry is a recession？ Google searches for the term have been solidly on the rise, according to trend data from the search giant charted below: n Googlen n The fear is understandable. While the job market remains robust, inflation runing at a four-decade high has consumers down in the dumps, according to sentiment readings. Fed playing catchup The Federal Reserve is seen belatedly scrambling to tighten monetary policy at a breakneck pace — including the potential for multiple, outsize half-percentage point increases in interest rates. Its also contemplating a much faster wind down of its balance sheet than in 2017-2019. Fed officials, of course, say theyre confident they can tighten policy and bring down inflation without crashing the economy, achieving what economists refer to as a “soft landing.” There are prominent skeptics, including former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, whose early warnings of surging inflation