Financial market news is the information that moves financial markets and drives trading. It can include anything from economic data, to company news, to forecasts of future market trends.
It’s important to stay informed about the financial market, but it is equally important to be able to separate fact from opinion. In a time where it seems that facts are being replaced with opinions, it’s vital to seek out multiple sources of information. This can help you spot inconsistencies and a false narrative, preventing you from building an echo chamber that may prevent you from making the best decisions for your money.
The majority of financial news is not new, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable. It is often the case that the value in prediction-type articles (which make up a large portion of financial news) only becomes apparent months or years later when you can look back and see how hopelessly inaccurate they were.
It’s also important to stay abreast of intermarket analysis, which focuses on how different markets may interact with one another. For example, if interest rates rise, this is likely to affect stock prices as companies spend more on loan payments and bottom lines are depressed. In contrast, if inflation expectations rise, this is likely to lead to lower bond yields, which can help push stock prices higher.
