Rate Cut Euphoria Fades as Oil Prices Jump 3.5% – OilPrice.com

U.S. futures started the week with a modest gain, with small caps leading the way. Last week’s gains were fueled by investor enthusiasm after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s dovish tone at Jackson Hole, which spurred investors to buy stocks, but the momentum has since faded. As of 8 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures were up […]

Dow soars over 400 points as Wall Street cheers Fed rate cuts are on the way

Stocks rose on Friday as dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell bolstered expectations that the central bank will cut its key policy interest rate in September. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 462.30 points, or 1.1%, to 41,175.08, just 23 points off its all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 1.2%, and the Nasdaq […]

Powell: 'The time has come' for rate cuts

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has given the green light to start cutting interest rates as job and employment growth slows. “It’s time to adjust policy,” Powell said in a speech Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, reviewing the monetary policy response to the pandemic. “The direction is clear, and the timing and pace of rate […]

Japanese Yen rises due to increasing odds of a further BoJ rate hike – FXStreet

The Japanese yen has strengthened as traders expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates further in the near future. Machinery orders in Japan rose 2.1% in June from the previous month, beating expectations of a 1.1% increase. The US dollar weakened as dovish comments from the Federal Reserve increased the likelihood of a […]