How Amazon gained a stranglehold over retail

If the Fed cannot cut rates as much as people expect due to persistent inflation and a relatively stable job market, we could see a bear steepener.

The low-rate environment has forced income-oriented and bond investors to consider other areas like stocks for yield.

Stocks got off to a rough first week of the new year, with tech names leading the week’s decline. Several market observers called it the ‘reverse Goldilocks’ effect, where the market decided investors were getting a little too excited over the prospect of a Fed rate cut.