The Latest Breaking News from Jerome Powell

Fed's Brainard: There's a risk of raising rates too much

No. 2 official also says falling profit margins would help with inflation

Axios · Sep 7, 2022

Asia stocks tumble to lowest since May 2020 on strong dollar pain

A fresh sell-off hit Asian equities on Wednesday as concerns over a stronger dollar and rising global interest rates added to pressure on capital flows.

Bangkok Post · Sep 7, 2022

5 REITs Now Hitting New 2022 Lows

Some real estate investment trusts (REITs) are hitting new year-to-date lows as the effects of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish remarks at this year’s Jackson Hole, Wyoming, retreat sink in.

Benzinga · Sep 6, 2022

US added 315,000 jobs in August as strong market defies signs of worsening economy

Numbers come as Jerome Powell says Federal Reserve intends to continue interest rate hikes to try to tamp down inflation

The Guardian - US · Sep 2, 2022

Everyone in Their 30s Should Own These 2 Stocks

The stock market has been down following Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech that signaled continued monetary policy tightening. We think in this current volatile backdrop, people planning their retirement savings in their 30s should invest in fundamentally sound dividend-paying stocks Pfizer (PFE) and Costco (COST). Read more….

StockNews.com · Sep 1, 2022

The S&P 500 Has Lost Ground Since Powell's Warning Of 'Pain': What Comes Next?

The S&P 500 index, as well as the components in it, tend to move in streaks both on the upside and downside. Paying attention to a streak in the index may assist investors in the challenging task of catching turns in market momentum.

Benzinga · Sep 1, 2022

Fed is hoping August hiring report will show slowdown

Raging inflation has so scrambled the economy that it’s come to this: If Friday’s jobs report for August were to show a significant hiring slowdown, the Federal Reserve — and even the White House — would likely welcome it

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022

Market Wrap: Tough talk from the US and a BHP stock shock dominate this week’s markets

US markets tumbled this week after the Federal Reserve chair made a hawkish rates speech, while BHP shares dragged down the ASX

The New Daily · Sep 1, 2022

ASX drops sharply, BHP dives on ex-dividend and Wall Street suffers worst August since 2015

Australian shares have fallen sharply to touch their lowest level in five weeks, while mining stocks have declined and major banks have tracked a sell-off on Wall Street.

ABC News · Aug 31, 2022

Are Bears Ready to Push Stocks Back to June Lows?

The recent 18% rally for the S&P 500 (SPY) was a flight of fancy. Fed Chairman Powell made sure that message was heard loud and clear from the mountain tops in Jackson Hole. This sets up for an interesting fork in the road where dropping back down the June lows…

StockNews.com · Aug 30, 2022