Category: Powells

  • Dollar gains after Powell’s speech; euro slips ahead of CPI release By Investing.com

    Investing.com – The U.S. dollar rose on Tuesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell played down the possibility of another big interest rate cut, while the euro fell ahead of the latest euro zone inflation data. At 04:10 ET (08:10 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a…

  • Powell’s Fed Rate Cues, Reliance AGM To Bolster Indian Stocks

    Breadcrumbs Path Links PMN Business Before the trading day begins, we provide you with a summary of the major news and events that are likely to move the markets. Today we take a look at: Article author: Bloomberg News Chiranjeevi Chakraborty and Ashutosh Joshi Published on August 25, 2024 •…

  • Powell’s Path: Rate cuts and economic outlook after Jackson Hole Summit

    The Jackson Hole Summit concluded, highlighting Fed Chair Powell’s speech on Friday, in which he explicitly laid out the path for a September rate cut. The cut would be the first policy change since July 2023, when the Fed raised rates by 25 basis points to a high target of…

  • Nasdaq falls 1%, S&P drops as markets await Powell’s rate signals at Jackson Hole

    Major U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday, with losses deepening ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech on monetary policy at the central bank’s Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Nasdaq Composite Index (Compound: Indian) -1.2%Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SP500)) He was -0.7%and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) -0.6%with…

  • Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech just got a lot less predictable

    Since 1981, Federal Reserve bankers, business leaders, prominent academics, and government officials have gathered each August for a three-day symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to discuss critical issues facing the global economy and financial markets—while also getting in some fishing and horseback riding. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s annual speech…

  • Dollar steadies ahead of Powell’s speech; euro edges higher By Investing.com

    The US dollar steadied in early European trading on Monday, giving up some of the gains it made after the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump over the weekend, ahead of comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. At 05:45 ET (09:45 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks…

  • CFRA sees 3 clues from Powell’s Congressional testimony about the timing of rate cuts

    Bonnie Cash/Getty Images News Market research firm CFRA said it spotted three hints about the timing of a rate cut from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments. Policy Certificate This week on Capitol Hill. Powell appeared before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, concluding his remarks. Two days with legislators…

  • Fed Head Powell’s Testimony Kept September Cut on the Table As Labor Market Cools

    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was the center of attention in his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, where he suggested that waiting too long to cut interest rates could risk harming the U.S. labor market. Although he declined to offer any explicit guidance on easing, Powell acknowledged that business…

  • Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 9 Jul: Powell’s testimony keeps easing door open for Sept.

    Federal Reserve Chairman Powell testified before the U.S. Senate today on Capitol Hill in the first of two testimony before U.S. lawmakers. The Fed chairman will speak before the House of Representatives tomorrow. During his testimony today, the Fed chairman explicitly said he would not talk about changing the interest…

  • US stocks mostly higher; tech sector gains ahead of Powell’s testimony By Investing.com

    U.S. stocks rose slightly on Tuesday as growing expectations of a September interest rate cut kept the technology sector strong ahead of testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 40 points, or 0.1%, at 09:35 ET (13:35 GMT), while the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

  • US stocks mostly higher; tech sector gains ahead of Powell’s testimony By Investing.com

    U.S. stocks rose slightly on Tuesday as growing expectations of a September interest rate cut kept the technology sector strong ahead of testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 40 points, or 0.1%, at 09:35 ET (13:35 GMT), while the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

  • As Powell’s testimony goes on, the USDCAD is stuck in an up and down range.

    The USDCAD currency pair has been trading in an up and down range for the past few days. Yesterday’s low was 1.36238. Today’s high was 1.3647. That’s not much movement. It is within the range of its 100-day moving average between the levels at 1.36369, and the price has been…