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Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Lower Ahead of Powell Testimony

Energy stocks were some of Tuesday's biggest decliners, while Alibaba slid on a C-suite shake-up.

Kiplinger · Jun 20, 2023

Powell faces tricky task of explaining rate pause in Congress

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will have an opportunity this week to clarify what many found a confusing message on the path of interest rates, with the added task of assuring Democrats and Republicans the economy is on track.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023

Stocks Set to Open Lower as Investors Await Powell Testimony, China’s Rate Cut Disappoints

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.48%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.53% this morning as concerns over the Chinese economy weighed on risk appetite, while investors looked ahead to testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for more cues on the U.S. central bank’s…

Barchart · Jun 20, 2023

Bankrate: What the Fed’s June rate pause means for homebuyers and sellers

The Federal Reserve is taking a break from its war on inflation. After raising rates 10 times in 10 meetings in 2022 and 2023, the central bank made no change during its latest meeting. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced no further increase in the federal funds rate on June 14…

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023

Stocks Slip Before the Open as Hawkish Fed Outlook Weighs on Sentiment, ECB Decision in Focus

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.29%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.57% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session mixed as hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve weighed on sentiment, while investors also awaited key U.S. retail sales data.

Barchart · Jun 15, 2023

The Fed grows confident its Goldilocks economy might come true

The U.S. may not have to sacrifice the economic gains achieved in the pandemic recovery.

Axios · Jun 15, 2023

Stock market today: Asia shares mixed after Fed holds rates steady and hints of hikes ahead

Asian trading is mixed after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

Powell says nearly all Fed officials expect ‘some’ additional rate increases

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials paused on Wednesday following 15 months of interest-rate hikes but signaled they would likely resume tightening at some point to cool inflation.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023

Fed pauses interest rate hikes but signals more tightening ahead

WASHINGTON: The United States Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to pause its aggressive campaign of interest rate hikes despite "elevated" inflation, while indicating a sharp increase could be needed before the end of the year.

Bangkok Post · Jun 14, 2023

Jerome Powell admits that some banks are in trouble with their commercial real estate holdings: 'We do expect that there will be losses'

“There will be banks that have concentrations, and those banks will experience larger losses,” Powell told reporters on Wednesday.

Fortune · Jun 14, 2023