On Wall Street in the week ahead, market participants’ focus will be on the US Federal Reserve’s two day monetary policy meeting starting September 17. The US central bank is widely expected to slash interest rates for the first time since 2020. Following the Fed monetary policy committee’s decision on interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell … Read more
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed out their best week of the year with more gains on Friday and climbed to the cusp of their records. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% for a fifth straight gain and is just 0.7% below its all-time high set in July. Rallies for Microsoft, Broadcom and other big technology … Read more
After Friday’s rout on Wall Street due to disappointing jobs data, in the week ahead investors will have three major economic reports to watch closely. A jobs report released by the US Labor Department on Friday showed a continued slowdown in the labor market. Next week, the economic calendar will feature reports on the consumer … Read more
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US job market remains healthy and touted “very solid” consumer and investment spending, even as recent data suggest some cooling is taking place. “The job market has become less tight within the last year or so, but the unemployment rate we have today by historical standards would be considered … Read more
On Wall Street in the week ahead, investors will have a plenty of economic data to look forward to, with the spotlight on the jobs market data and the manufacturing PMI report. As this month the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting is slated to be held, the non-farm payrolls data for August can provide … Read more
Bond yields fell as a big downward revision of US payrolls reinforced bets the Federal Reserve will cut rates in September. Treasuries rose across the curve, with the move led by shorter maturities. Swap traders are pricing in about 100 basis points worth of easing in 2024. The implied rate on the contracts show traders … Read more
By Lawrence Delevingne and Huw Jones -Global shares idled on Wednesday after a lengthy rebound propelled them towards recent record highs, and as investors awaited clues on interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve to decide their next move. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to further cement the view that the central bank is about … Read more
The yen outperformed most of its peers in the Group of 10 Monday, rallying against the dollar in jittery trading ahead of key central bank events later in the week. Japan’s currency climbed as much as 1.7% versus the greenback to 145.19, before trimming the advance to about 0.8% during New York trading. The rally … Read more
Focus of Wall Street investors’ in the week ahead will be primarily on the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium to be held from August 22 to 24 inWyoming. Global central bank officials, including Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, will speak at the symposium. The event will also see the participation from economists, financial market leaders and … Read more
After the rout in stock markets last week, Wall Street investors’ attention in the week ahead will be on inflation readings with the Producer Price Index and the Consumer Price Index data slated to be released on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. The week ahead will also see some more significant economic data including retail sales … Read more