Economy

Powell's speech, Bitcoin, retail sales - what's moving markets

Powell was tightlipped on timing, but subtle shift on policy tees up sooner cuts

Investing.com -- Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Monday was tightlipped on when the Fed could start cutting interest rates, but the Fed chief's increased focused on the labor market, suggest

Inflation data boosted confidence, Powell says, as Fed inches toward rate cuts

Investing.com --Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday that recent inflation readings had boosted the Fed's confidence on bringing down inflation, suggesting the central bank is moving clo

Trump, Powell's speech, Goldman earnings - what's moving markets

Fed's Powell 'may prefer not to change rates before an election', strategists say

The softer-than-expected inflation report for June has fueled market expectations of a rate cut by the end of the year, which could occur before the November elections.

'Bad news for stocks': Trump will raise taxes, not cut them- strategists

BCA Research economists have challenged the prevailing market expectations regarding the impact of a potential second term for President Trump, suggesting a shift from anticipated tax cuts to increase

September rate cut, bank earnings, Biden presidential bid - what’s moving markets

Investing.com-- Wall Street marked an unexpected reaction to softer-than-expected inflation data, with heavyweight technology stocks logging steep losses after the reading even as optimism over a Sept

Long GBP/AUD: the break of structure indicates the price is likely to retain the bullish momentum

June CPI release, PepsiCo earnings, UK economic growth - what's moving markets

Bill Hwang convicted over Archegos Capital's 2021 collapse

Investing.com - Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang, the founder of Archegos Capital Management, was found guilty by a jury in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday on charges of market manipulation tied to the 202

Powell returns, Microsoft's board seat, Chinese inflation - what's moving markets

Soft Chinese inflation furthers the case for PBOC rate cuts- ING

Investing.com-- Chinese inflation underwhelmed in June, with ING analysts stating that the trend made a compelling case for the People’s Bank of China to ease monetary policy further, likely through

RBNZ keeps interest rates on hold as expected, sees progress in inflation

Investing.com-- The Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept interest rates unchanged as expected on Wednesday, but signaled significant progress towards bringing inflation back within its target range.

Powell flags cooling labor market as emerging risk as Fed moves closer to cuts

Investing.com -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday didn't quell expectations for a September cut, but rather appeared to be laying the foundations for cut in the coming months after fl

Powell testimony, Biden still running, Boeing- what's moving markets

Futures lower, Fed's Powell to speak, Boeing plea deal - what's moving markets

Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures edge down as investors prepare for incoming labor market data during a holiday-shortened trading week. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is due to speak at an Eur

RBA considered a rate hike in June, sees “narrow” path to normalisation- minutes

Investing.com-- The Reserve Bank of Australia had considered raising interest rates in June in the face of stickier-than-expected inflation, the minutes of the June meeting showed on Tuesday, with the

Inflation insight likely holds key in Fed June minutes: Morgan Stanley

Investing.com -- The Federal Reserve's meeting minutes are usually dubbed a 'nothing burger' event by many as it excludes the most up to date economic data because its release comes weeks after a poli

UBS considers 3 scenarios for the 2nd round of the French legislative elections

Investing.com - As the markets digest the results of the first round of the French legislative elections, UBS analysts have examined possible scenarios for the second round in a note published this Mo

Meta Platforms charge, Boeing deal, French elections - what's moving markets