This year, the trajectory of the US stock market has been significantly influenced by market expectations surrounding Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. Following the March 21 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the Fed officially announced that it would maintain interest rates at their current level while signaling to the markets a potential for three rate cuts within the year.
When central banks embark on an easing cyc...

Additionally, government bonds usually guarantee principal and interest payments, providing investors with a fixed income. However, due to its relatively conservative nature, government bonds often offer lower returns.
One way to deal with inflation is to buy inflation-protected securities, such as Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities(TIPS) in the U.S. and Index-linked Gilts in the U.K. These...