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India's equity benchmarks are set to open little changed on Thursday, following a five-session rally driven by tax-cut hopes, as investors await the Federal Reserve's annual symposium for rate trajectory cues.
This week's set-piece event is the Jackson Hole central-bank gathering in Wyoming, slated for Thursday through Saturday. Investors will tune into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech for any hints on whether the central bank might kick off interest-rate cuts in September.
Powell has never responded directly to Trump's provocations, and I, personally, expect this issue to play a predominant role at his latest meeting in Jackson Hole, perhaps even more so than the interest rate discussion. The independence of central banks is much more important than a 25 basis point change in the coming month.
Liquidity constraints pose a significant challenge for BTC bulls looking to engineer a steep uptrend well into the year-end.
Fed chair Jerome Powell will deliver remarks at Jackson Hole on Friday. State Street's chief strategist lays out what investors should listen for.
U.S. stock-market futures rose slightly Sunday, after Friday’s summit between U.S. and Russian leaders ended without a major breakthrough and as investors await this week’s Fed gathering in Jackson Hole,
The U.S. dollar was little changed on Wednesday as traders awaited a speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the annual Jackson Hole central bankers' symposium later this week for clues on the path of monetary policy.