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S&P 500 Tops Record Highs, Bitcoin Rallies As Traders Raise Rate Cut Bets: What's Moving Markets Wednesday?

U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, with the SP 500 setting fresh record highs after a surprise decline in private payrolls boosted expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts.

Benzinga

How Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Could Create A 'Big Beautiful Bull Run' For Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP

With President Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill” narrowly passing the Senate, market watchers say the broader economic fallout could create tailwinds for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and digital assets, even as direct crypto measures were left out of the legislation.

Benzinga

Labor Market Flashes Red Signal—And The Last Time This Happened It Didn't End Well

The U.S. labor market is flashing a rare warning sign after private sector payrolls fell in June for the first time in over two years, raising concerns about the economy’s health and increasing bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.

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The markets seem to be betting the Fed is poised to deliver on the TACO trade

Why investors seem to be so confident that inflation risk will go away and the Fed will deliver more cheap money in the fall.

Fortune

S&P Futures Muted Ahead of U.S. ADP Jobs Report, Trade Deals in Focus

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are trending down -0.01% this morning as investors await the U.S. ADP employment report and monitor developments in trade talks ahead of President Donald Trump’s July 9th deadline.

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Jerome Powell Says Trump's Tariffs Deterred Fed From Easing Monetary Policy—July Decision To Depend On 'Data': 'Wouldn't Take Any Meeting Off The Table'

Jerome Powell, the Chair of the Federal Reserve, indicated that the central bank would have implemented a more lenient monetary policy if not for President Donald Trump‘s tariff strategy.

Benzinga

Wall Street's $100 Billion Payout Parade: JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Lead Capital Return Wave After Acing Fed's 2025 Stress Test

Wall Street's biggest banks are rewarding shareholders with a wave of dividend hikes and buybacks totaling more than $100 billion, after clearing the Federal Reserve's 2025 stress test with capital left to spare.

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Heathrow fire caused by preventable fault, report finds, as Ofgem launches investigation into incident – as it happened

Fire caused by ‘catastrophic failure’ on one of transformer’s high voltage bushings, a ‘technical fault’ most likely caused by moisture and first detected in 2018

The Guardian - UK

Trump Is Slamming Jerome Powell Because He 'Wants A Weaker Dollar,' Says Ed Yardeni: 'Pounding Powell = Pounding The Dollar'

President Donald Trump's relentless criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is a calculated move to weaken the U.S. dollar, according to Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research.

Benzinga

If Trump Stays 'Wedded To Low Rates' Idea, US Risks A Turkey-Style Inflation Horror Show: Economist Justin Wolfers Warns

Economist Justin Wolfers is warning that President Donald Trump's fixation on low interest rates could set the U.S. on a nightmarish path, one that increasingly mirrors the unrelenting inflation crisis that has gripped Turkey over the past couple of years.

Benzinga

Interest rates would have been cut, if not for Trump’s tariffs, Fed chair says

Trump has pressured Powell and the Fed to lower short term interest rates

The Independent UK

Stocks Settled Mixed as Higher Bond Yields Weigh on Sentiment

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.91%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.89%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are down -0.12%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart

Stock Market Today: Another Quarter, More Mixed Price Action

"Up and to the right" remains the general trend despite persistent uncertainty around critical policy issues.

Kiplinger

Dollar Slips on Trade Uncertainty and Rising US Deficits

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday fell by -0.13%. The dollar on Tuesday added to Monday's losses and posted a 3-1/3 year low. The dollar remains under pressure due to uncertainties over US trade policies, with many nations trying to negotiate trade deals with the US before President Trump's...

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Raw Commodities Bulls Have Been Beat Up. These 2 Major Catalysts Could Seriously Turn Things Around.

A slumping U.S. dollar and falling Treasury yields are both bullish for raw commodities.

Benzinga

Palantir Stumbles, Solar Stocks Rally As Senate Approves Tax Bill: What's Moving Markets Tuesday?

A mixed trading session took shape Tuesday on Wall Street, as investors rotated out of high-flying tech stocks and into lagging sectors.

Barchart

Stocks Pressured as Bond Yields Climb on Strong US Economic News

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.80%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are down -0.28%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The Guardian - UK

Federal Reserve chair blames Trump’s tariffs for preventing interest rate cuts

Jerome Powell says inflationary impact of the president’s trade policies needs to be assessed before borrowing costs can be reduced

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Jerome Powell says Fed would have lowered rates if it weren't for tariffs

After the widespread uncertainty caused by the tariff policy, Powell said the Fed decided the "prudent thing to do is to wait."

Benzinga

US Stock Futures Slip After Two Days Of Record Advances: 'FOMO Could Add Another 5%-10%…,' Says Expert

U.S. futures slipped on Tuesday after two days of record-setting advances. Futures of major benchmark indices were trading lower.

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Stock Index Futures Slip With Focus on Trump’s Tax Bill and Trade Deals, U.S. JOLTs Report and Powell’s Remarks on Tap

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are down -0.21%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are down -0.29% this morning, taking a breather after a recent rally, as investors monitor progress on U.S. trade talks and wrangling in Washington over President Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending bill.

Fortune

Consumer spending is weakening, the job market is getting worse, and investors love it

That suggests the Fed may cut rates in September, analysts say, which would be good for stocks.

Benzinga

Goldman Sachs Now Expects 3 Fed Rate Cuts In 2025 Amid Weak Jobs Data, Modest Trump Tariff Effects

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. expects the Federal Reserve to deliver three quarter-point interest rate cuts this year, revising its outlook upward amid muted tariff effects and labor market weakness, the Wall Street brokerage said on Monday.

Fortune

Fed official sees July rate cut 'unlikely,' sticking with Powell's view that coming months will be moment of truth for tariffs' effect on inflation

Officials at the Federal Reserve believe the impacts of Trump’s tariffs on the economy will start to appear this summer.

Benzinga

Tom Lee Calls Amazon An Early Signal As Andy Jassy Says No Price Hike Despite Trump Tariffs: 'Absence Of Inflation' Is A 'Positive' Sign

Fundstrat Global Advisors Head of Research Tom Lee highlighted Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) as a critical early indicator for U.S. inflation trends, calling the retail giant’s stable pricing amid tariff pressures a “meaningful” signal for market conditions.

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