The Latest Breaking News from Jerome Powell

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.01%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.09% this morning as market participants geared up for the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting and comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell later in the week.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.10%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.17% this morning after a strong session on Wall Street amid expectations that the Federal Reserve will soon signal readiness to begin cutting interest rates.

The economic data is difficult to parse, and that means Powell’s speech has become correspondingly more difficult to foretell.

Bank officials signal readiness to start interest rate-cutting cycle to ease pressure on households and businesses

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones rose Monday as Wall Street awaited Powell's speech. Nvidia rival AMD jumped on an acquisition.

Investors appear to have gotten over the turmoil that beset trading floors this month as a string of data suggested that worries of a US recession had been overdone.

Stocks are coming off their best week in a year and eyeing a busy week of Fed speak, including Chairman Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole address on Friday.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are down -0.02%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.21% this morning as investors looked ahead to the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting, Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole, and earnings reports from…

The release of the Fed minutes on Wednesday and Chair Jerome Powell's speech on Friday are expected to be key in influencing markets throughout the week.