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Stock Market Today: Dow surges more than 850 points as Powell opens door to rate cut, S&P 500 aims for fresh record close, Nasdaq jumps – MarketWatch

Stock Market Today: Dow surges more than 850 points as Powell opens door to rate cut, S&P 500 aims for fresh record close, Nasdaq jumps  MarketWatch Top Stock Movers Now: Enphase Energy, Zoom, Intuit, and More  Yahoo Finance Wall St jumps after Powell hints at possible Fed rate cut  Reuters Nvidia, Builders FirstSource, Zoom, Intuit, Workday, BJ’s, Ubiquiti, and More Movers  Barron’s Enphase Energy …

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Fed Officials Clash over September Rate Cuts. Who Wins the Fight?

Fed Officials Clash over September Rate Cuts. Who Wins the Fight?

At Jackson Hole, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack made it clear she does not see room for rate cuts right now. “I see an inflation picture that is too high and rising, and moving in the wrong direction,” she said Thursday. For Hammack, the labor market is still “reasonably good,” which in her view removes any urgency to move in …

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Fed’s Powell opens door to rate cut, citing job market risks – Politico

Fed’s Powell opens door to rate cut, citing job market risks  Politico Powell indicates conditions ‘may warrant’ interest rate cuts as Fed proceeds ‘carefully’  CNBC Jerome Powell Suggests Fed Will Soon Cut Interest Rates in Jackson Hole Speech  The New York Times Stocks surge after Powell signals rate cuts ahead  Axios Watch Live: Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks about economy in Jackson Hole speech  CBS …

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Powell Delivers Final Jackson Hole Speech Today—What To Watch For, Including Interest Rate Clues

Powell Delivers Final Jackson Hole Speech Today—What To Watch For, Including Interest Rate Clues

Topline Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will take the stage at the Fed’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the final time on Friday, as investors and the Trump administration await signs the central bank will soon ease interest rates. The Trump administration has pressured Powell, whose term as Fed chair expires next year, to step down as chair …

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Fed’s Schmid Expresses Doubts About September Rate Cut

Fed’s Schmid Expresses Doubts About September Rate Cut

Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid has expressed doubts about whether the central bank will lower interest rates in September as widely hoped by investors. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. In an interview on CNBC, Schmid …

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Asian Stocks in Tight Range as Rate Cut Bets Pared: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg.com

Asian Stocks in Tight Range as Rate Cut Bets Pared: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Asian shares choppy, dollar steady as traders await Powell speech  Reuters Global Markets Mostly Lower as Fed Minutes Awaited  The Wall Street Journal Asian Markets Tick Up As Investors Eye Jackson Hole Meeting  Barron’s Stock futures are little changed ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole speech: Live updates  CNBC Source link

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Exclusive | Divisions Grow Inside Fed Ahead of Decision on September Rate Cut – The Wall Street Journal

Exclusive | Divisions Grow Inside Fed Ahead of Decision on September Rate Cut  The Wall Street Journal Wager for Half-Point Rate Reduction Faces Test of Powell Remarks  Bloomberg.com Fed officials lukewarm on September rate cut as markets await Powell speech  Reuters Stocks Fall as Inflation Chatter Makes a September Rate Cut Seem Less Certain  Barron’s The Fed’s September dilemma  Peterson Institute for International Economics Source …

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Apple Watch helps user discover brain tumor after unusual heart rate alerts

Apple Watch helps user discover brain tumor after unusual heart rate alerts

The Apple Watch’s health features have once again played a part in flagging a potential health problem. A 57-year-old woman from Brighton, East Sussex says her Apple Watch alerted her to an issue that ultimately led doctors to uncover a brain tumor. Sam Adams told The Sun that her Apple Watch repeatedly flagged an unusually low heart rate after she returned from …

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President Trump may want a lower base rate on behalf of consumers, but it sure is convenient for national debt too

President Trump may want a lower base rate on behalf of consumers, but it sure is convenient for national debt too

It’s true the housing market has ground to a halt. And at some point, a lower base rate could improve the mortgage offers made to would-be buyers and kick-start activity in the sector. “Could somebody please inform Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell that he is hurting the housing industry, very badly?” the president wrote on Truth Social this week. “People can’t …

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Air fares and food prices push rate up to 3.8% in July

Air fares and food prices push rate up to 3.8% in July

Karen Hoggan Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Prices in the UK rose by 3.8% in the year to July, driven mainly by a jump in the price of air fares and food. That means inflation is at its highest level since January 2024 and still far above the Bank of England’s target of 2%, according to the Office for …

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