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In a Fortune exclusive, Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee discusses working with Jerome Powell, base rate cuts, and Fed independence.

Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions, Quiet QE strategy, and high-yield corporate bonds present income opportunities for investors.

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…

Asian stocks are mixed as investors ponder the upcoming meeting of the Federal Reserve, while Wall Street coasted to the close of its best week since November with a slight uptick in U.S. stocks Friday

Nifty broke out of its consolidation phase Friday, finally posting its first weekly advance this month. With the June-quarter earnings season nearly done, attention is shifting back to global factors. The widely expected rate cut by the Federal Reserve next month could give the bulls another boost. The question now…

Asian markets mostly rose Monday following last week's strong performance, with traders focused on a closely followed meeting of central bank chiefs where the Federal Reserve's Jerome Powell is due to deliver a key speech.

US consumer sentiment rises in August driven by optimism in Democrats towards VP Kamala Harris. Despite inflation concerns, consumer spending remains strong.

Labor Department report shows a decrease in jobless claims, indicating a resilient job market despite high interest rates.

“It seems that borrowing costs would have to fall below 5% to see a full recovery in home buying,” a Capital Economics economist wrote.