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Dow Jones Climbs Into Fed Meeting as Chip Stocks Rebound
Blue chips carried momentum into the Federal Reserve's July meeting as chip stocks rebounded and a heavy earnings slate rolled across Wall Street.
Fidelity Bitcoin Model Flags $56,000 Support Test as ETF Flows Waver
Fidelity strategist Jurrien Timmer says bitcoin is nearing a power law support line that has caught every major bottom since 2015 as fund flows turn choppy.
Bitcoin Price Steadies Near $65,000 as ETF Inflows Return Before Fed
Bitcoin steadied near $65,000 on Monday as US spot ETF flows turned positive for the first month since April, with the Fed's July decision looming.
Big Tech Earnings Blitz and Fed Verdict to Test a Jittery Wall Street
Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon report within 48 hours of a Fed rate decision, testing a market unsettled by AI spending doubts and an oil shock.
Federal Reserve Confronts Oil Shock as Rate Decision Nears
Oil above $100 a barrel has pushed rate hike odds sharply higher days before Kevin Warsh chairs his second policy meeting at the Federal Reserve.
Falling Pump Prices Hand the Fed a Softer Headline, Not a Reason to Ease
A double-digit slide in gasoline was expected to pull June headline inflation lower, but firm core prices and tariff pass-through kept the disinflation shallow, framing Kevin Warsh's first congressional testimony and a July policy meeting that leans hawkish.
When Speculation Runs Hot: BofA's Snapback Warning Meets a Softening Jobs Market
Bank of America's call for a 7,100 close, well below current levels, arrives as a June jobs report of 57,000 payrolls softens the labor picture, leaving the market caught between a valuation warning and the prospect of easier policy.
Gold Reclaims Its Safe-Haven Shine as a Cooling Jobs Market Dents Fed Hike Bets
Bullion climbed toward $4,170 an ounce and posted its first weekly advance in a month after a run of softer labor data cut the odds of a September Fed rate hike and sent the dollar toward its worst week since April.
Gold Savers Reclaim Ground as Soft Payrolls Cool the Fed Hike Story
Gold climbed toward $4,170 an ounce in early July, its highest level since late June, as a soft June jobs report eased fears of a near-term Fed rate hike and handed long-suffering bullion holders their first weekly gain in five weeks.
Bullion Buyers Return as Gold Reclaims $4,150 on Cooling Jobs Data
Gold traded near $4,143 an ounce on July 6, snapping a four-week losing run after weaker U.S. payrolls softened expectations for an imminent Federal Reserve rate increase.
Bitcoin Grinds Near 21-Month Low as ETF Redemption Machine Drains Demand
Bitcoin traded near $61,900 on July 6 after touching a fresh 21-month low, as record monthly ETF redemptions and Fed uncertainty steadily drained the demand that once propelled the token above $93,000.
Tariffs Rewire the Price Machine, and the Fed Loses Its Escape Hatch
Fresh research attributes almost all of the excess in core-goods inflation to tariffs, arriving as the labor market softens and forcing the Federal Reserve into a corner it cannot easily leave.
Bond Traders Lose the Fed's Roadmap as Warsh Ends Forward Guidance
Investors who once parsed each Fed adjective for a rate signal now have far less to read. Chair Kevin Warsh has stripped forward guidance from policy, redirecting attention to the economic data itself.
Dow Vaults to 52,900 Record as Soft June Payrolls Deflate Rate-Hike Bets
A weaker-than-expected June jobs report cooled expectations for a near-term Federal Reserve rate increase, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average nearly 600 points higher to a fresh record even as semiconductors dragged.
Bitcoin Reclaims $61,000 as Warsh Remarks Cool Inflation Anxiety
Bitcoin pushed back above $61,000 on July 2 after remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh softened inflation fears, clawing back ground lost during a bruising slide to a 21-month low.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports Just 57,000 June Jobs, Loosening the Fed's Grip
A markedly soft June employment reading from the Bureau of Labor Statistics lifted stock futures and prompted traders to retreat from bets on a Federal Reserve rate increase as soon as September, according to CNBC.
Powell Confronts a Stalling Labor Market as June Hiring Slows to 57,000
Nonfarm payrolls grew by only 57,000 in June, roughly half the expected pace, with a shrinking labor force flattering an unemployment rate that fell to 4.2%.
Payrolls Buckle to 57,000 in June, Leaving the Fed Caught Between a Cooling Job Market and Sticky Prices
Nonfarm payrolls climbed 57,000 in June, roughly half of what forecasters expected, and downward revisions erased 74,000 jobs from prior months. The weakness lands on a Fed already boxed in by inflation running well above target.
The Supreme Court Did Not Save the Fed's Independence. It Handed the White House a Manual for Dismantling It
The decision that let Lisa Cook keep her seat was widely read as a defense of the Federal Reserve. Read closely, it is something more troubling: a roadmap for removing governors the president dislikes.
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