Question: I have $50,000 saved. Where should I park it before a rate cut happens? Answer: You’ll want to find a savings solution that’s resistant to rate cuts. That way, you maximize your savings while rates are still higher. However, you don’t have much time to act. The Federal Reserve’s wait-and-see policy might change soon. […]
Jackson Hole Speech Delivers 2 Hours, 14 Min ago Jackson Hole Speech Delivers Powell’s Jackson Hole speech was this week’s only big ticket in terms of market movement potential and it definitely delivered. We haven’t heard from Powell since 2 days before infamous August 1st jobs report. His tone logically pivoted to
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Key Takeaways Traders expect the S&P 500 to move about 0.8% in either direction through the end of the week, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech on Friday likely to be a driving force behind that move. Stocks jumped more than 1% the day of last year’s Jackson Hole speech, when Powell signaled the Fed
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Key Takeaways Bitcoin traders were selling ahead of Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated speech Friday morning at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, preparing for the possibility that the Fed chair fails to signal that an interest rate cut is likely in September. Bitcoin options pricing indicated bearishness across time horizons. The “secular bull” for bitcoin
Key Takeaways Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to deliver a speech laying out whether the central bank is ready to cut interest rates. Fed-watchers may feel a sense of déjà vu since this is similar to last year’s Jackson Hole event, when investors watched the annual speech for clues about possible rate cuts
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual Economic Policy Symposium bills itself as a “venue for international central bankers, Federal Reserve officials, other policymakers and academics to discuss issues of mutual concern.” But normies really just care about what Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had to say in his speech Friday morning. After all,
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KEY TAKEAWAYS Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pointed toward a potential interest rate cut at the central bank’s next meeting in September. However, it is not a sure thing as Fed officials are still debating if it should address tariff-related inflation by keeping rates where they are or the slowing labor market by cutting rates.
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Some Headwinds Ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech Thu, Aug 21 2025, 3:33 PM Some Headwinds Ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech Thursday brought the week’s only relevant econ data with 3 occasional market movers on tap. Their results were mixed, but the important development was that the inflation components of the
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