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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Market participants took a cautious stance in Thursday’s session, with all eyes on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Friday morning speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. While the major stock indexes traded modestly lower throughout the day, there were more notable moves beneath the surface. It’s unclear at this point what Powell will say
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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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Innovative Products, Retention, Marketplace; Fair Lending Litigation; Powell Speech A few years back someone told me, “Two lenders merging in this environment is like two drunks outside a bar holding each other up.” That isn’t quite the case anymore for various reasons (we’re just one big announcement away from yet another block buster
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