The Latest Breaking News from Jerome Powell

Federal Reserve prepares for interest rate cuts amid slowing job market and nearing inflation target.

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.

Federal Reserve officials have said they’re increasingly confident that they’ve nearly tamed inflation

Company failures dip in July, but over the last 12 months are higher than in 2008-09

Asian investors trod carefully Tuesday after the latest bounce in optimism fuelled by hopes Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell will signal an interest rate cut in a highly anticipated speech to top central bankers this week.

The Nasdaq also extended its stretch of consecutive gains to eight as Advanced Micro Devices popped on M&A news.

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.