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It’s a Bad Time to Cut the Information Coming From Corporate America
2 October 2025 at 16:00

It’s a Bad Time to Cut the Information Coming From Corporate America

2 October 2025 at 16:00

By: Jeff Sommer

President Trump wants the S.E.C. to reduce the frequency of corporate earnings reports. Our columnist says it’s a reasonable experiment, but at a dangerous time.

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Wall St. Is Making Irrelevant Predictions, Again
20 December 2024 at 14:00

Wall St. Is Making Irrelevant Predictions, Again

20 December 2024 at 14:00

By: Jeff Sommer

Optimistic guesses about the future are not forecasts, our columnist says.

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The Markets Want Rate Cuts but The Fed Is Taking Its Time
1 February 2024 at 10:01

The Markets Want Rate Cuts but The Fed Is Taking Its Time

1 February 2024 at 10:01

By: Jeff Sommer

Vague comments about possible future rate cuts were all that central bankers gave the markets. Patience will be difficult at this tricky moment, our columnist says.

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, emphasized at a news conference on Wednesday that the Fed was still waiting for “a true signal” that it was time to lower interest rates.