Another engine of value creation for Wall Street that has been slow in recent years is the IPO market — which is also set to pick up.

Emboldened by a friendlier incoming Trump administration and their success last year in weakening draft capital hikes, big U.S. banks plan to push to overhaul other U.S. capital rules, according to industry executives.

Citi—which anticipates five rate cuts in 2025—has a downbeat forecast for a meager 0.7 percent growth. Bank of America is forecasting an above-consensus 2.4 percent growth for the year, hence their view for no rate cuts. ING, meanwhile, expects two percent growth.

The Fed's interest-rate-cutting cycle is likely over after the December jobs report, BofA says.

US stocks surged higher Wednesday after an encouraging inflation report and blockbuster profits for some of America’s biggest banks.

A key measure of consumer prices rose less than expected in December, perhaps calming at least temporarily fresh worries about a recent rebound in inflation. An uptick in inflation since the end of su

Wall Street's most watched gauge of investor anxiety rose to a three-week high on Friday as stock indexes sold off following a an upbeat jobs report that pushed back market expectations for further Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.

The only danger, from Wall Street’s perspective, is that the Trump team’s MAGA instincts and chaotic approach prevent a deregulatory boom. One appointment is emblematic of the coming shift. Gary Gensler,

Global shares are mostly higher following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Oil prices slipped and U.S. futures edged higher.

Energy investors concerned with an overbought stock market may find these four large-cap integrated oil giants very tempting now.