JEFF SOMMER

The funds are paying enticing interest rates right now. But the debt ceiling and signs of weakness in the banking system are worrisome, our columnist...

In 2022, conditions were heavily in stock pickers’ favor, but most trailed the market. This year looks worse, our columnist says.

A hard landing? A banana? Euphemisms for recession have a long history in Washington. Whatever the Fed is stating, it seems to be expecting something...

In its fight against inflation, the Federal Reserve has contributed to the bank failures and economic instability that it is now trying to fix, our columnist says.

After raising interest rates again, the Federal Reserve will soon have to consider how much pain it is willing to inflict in its fight against...

By quietly shedding billions in assets, the Fed is making conditions tighter for banks, home buyers and investors, our columnist says.

You can still put money in an I.R.A. for 2022, and that’s better than not investing at all. But an early start would have given...

Exuberance in financial markets is likely to only strengthen the Federal Reserve’s resolve and shake up those very markets, our columnist says.

When you invest and where matters for taxes. But a few rules of thumb can stave off some nasty surprises, our columnist says.

The risk of a federal debt ceiling breach later this year has increased. Steel yourself for trouble, our columnist writes. But remember: This, too, shall...