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The rate hike, which was in line market expectations, took the benchmark overnight interest rate to between 5.25% and 5.50% - the highest level since around the global financial crisis in 2007-2009. [1/3]Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. "Powell and the committee are taking a very data-dependent approach to future rate hikes," said Angelo Kourkafas, investment strategist at Edward Jones. U.S. Treasury yields slipped in choppy trading after the Fed's rate decision. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes was down at 3.865%, while the two-year yield, which typically reflects interest rate expectations, fell to 4.8433%.
Persons: Jerome Powell, Lamar Villere, Villere, Brendan McDermid, Powell, Angelo Kourkafas, Edward Jones, Chibuike Oguh, Sinead Carew, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: YORK, Global, Federal Reserve, Fed, Villere, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Treasury, Brent, U.S, West Texas, Thomson Locations: New Orleans, Europe, Germany, France, New York City, U.S, New York
The S&P 500 energy sector is already up around 48% this year and monetary policy tightening around the world has bolstered the chances of a global recession that could curtail energy demand. The S&P 500 energy sector trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 9.9, nearly half the 17.4 valuation of the broader index. The S&P 500 is down around 24% this year while bonds - as measured by the Vanguard Total Bond Market index fund - are down nearly 18%. Saira Malik, chief investment officer at Nuveen, believes that fund managers will remain lightly positioned in energy shares despite recent gains. She is also betting that China’s economy will rebound in coming months, supporting global oil prices"We still think energy has legs here," she said.
The S&P 500 energy sector is already up around 46% this year and monetary policy tightening around the world has bolstered the chances of a global recession that could curtail energy demand. The S&P 500 energy sector trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 9.9, nearly half the 17.4 valuation of the broader index. Energy is the only sector in the S&P 500 expected by analysts at Credit Suisse to post positive revisions to their third quarter earnings. Saira Malik, chief investment officer at Nuveen, believes that fund managers will remain lightly positioned in energy shares despite recent gains. She is also betting that China’s economy will rebound in coming months, supporting global oil prices"We still think energy has legs here," she said.
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