User banner image
User avatar
  • Jeff Sommer

Posts

Federal Reserve Walks a Tightrope Between Inflation and Recession

American consumers already have high inflation. Because of the oil price shock and Russia’s war, the odds of a recession have increased, too.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Needn’t Change Stock and Bond Investing

Our columnist spoke with a Nobel laureate, Richard H. Thaler, about how to invest for the long run even if the world seems to be...

Russia’s War in Ukraine Raises Gas Prices and Unsettles Stocks

The price of gasoline is climbing and the markets are adjusting to gloomier prospects as the war in Ukraine grinds on.

Russia’s War Prompts a Pitch for ‘Socially Responsible’ Military Stocks

Bombs, guns and fighter jets aren’t typical E.S.G. investments, but two Citi analysts say they should be. Advocates for “socially responsible” investing call the idea...

Talking War and Market Volatility With a Giant of Economics

Eugene F. Fama, the father of the efficient-markets theory, says the stock market can’t easily process “irrational” behavior. What will happen? “Who knows?” he says.

Markets Are Roiled as Sanctions on Russia Take Hold

Energy prices jumped and stocks in Europe tumbled, while futures on Wall Street pointed to a decline when U.S. trading starts.

How the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Is Shaking Markets and Portfolios

Global markets typically rebound from war and disaster, and they are likely to do so this time, too. But Russia’s nuclear arsenal raises the risks...

Russia-Ukraine Crisis Troubles the Stock Market

Whether you call it a correction or a panic attack, a stock market that was already becoming shaky has been roiled by Russia’s hostilities toward...

Russia-Ukraine Crisis Shakes Markets, but Long-Term Outlook Is Better

Global markets typically rebound from war and disaster, and they are likely to do so this time, too. But Russia’s nuclear arsenal raises the risks...

Inflation May Have Peaked. The Fed Needs to Step Gingerly.

Part of the surge in prices stems from the pandemic’s effects and the money poured into the economy to ease that harm.