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“Powell is not going to do anything,” Siegel said in an interview. “Trump, I think, is going to step up the escalation,” he said later.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.47%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are down -0.36%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 193 points, or 0.47%. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.52%, and Nasdaq futures eased 0.53%.

The stock market rally powered higher last week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite moving above their 50-day moving averages, buoyed by strong earnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms. Here are five things to watch this week in the Market.

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to extend a recent pause in rate cuts this week as it waits to see how President Donald Trump's stop-start tariff rollout affects the health of the world's largest economy.

Australian investors and markets will keenly monitor how Donald Trump's tariffs impact the US Federal Reserve's outlook for future interest rate cuts.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +1.47%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.60%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are up +1.50%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The stock market's rebound from its mid-April tariff-induced lows has been nothing short of impressive.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Friday fell by -0.26%. The dollar was under pressure Friday on reduced safe-haven demand as news of possible US-China trade talks sparked a rally in stocks that boosted risk sentiment. The dollar also fell after US Apr average hourly earnings rose less than expected, a...