Robinhood Markets, Inc.

Gold hit an all-time high of $3570 an ounce and silver rose to a one-year peak amid pressure from Donald Trump. Brent crude oil prices rose to $69 per barrel in anticipation of the OPEC+ meeting, where production is expected to be maintained, and the US is increasing pressure on Russia and India over raw material supplies. On these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of September 2.

Morning highlights: gold hits record, oil rises, markets await Fed and OPEC+ decisions

GoldMining Inc.

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited

Hochschild Mining plc

In the short term, the cost of gold will depend on the Fed's key rate decision in September

Gold futures hit a record. Will prices for the precious metal grow further?

Salesforce, Inc.

Broadcom Inc.

Macy's, Inc.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report, which will be released this week, may remove the last doubts about the Fed's interest rate cut as early as September - if job growth remains weak, <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/jobs-inflation-salesforce-broadcom-macys-stocks-0aa838e0?mod=RTA#:~:text=The%20Bureau%20of%20Labor%20Statistics%E2%80%99%20jobs%20report%2C%20to%20be%20released%20on%20Friday%2C%20can%20all%20but%20make%20an%20interest%2Drate%20cut%20official%20at%20the%20Federal%20Open%20Market%20Committee%E2%80%99s%20next%20meeting%20if%20jobs%20growth%20continues%20to%20be%20weak.">writes</a> Barron's. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell called the current labor market <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20250822a.htm#:~:text=it%20is%20a-,curious,-kind%20of%20balance">"curious" a</a> week and a half ago <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20250822a.htm#:~:text=it%20is%20a-,curious,-kind%20of%20balance">, with</a> slow job growth and few layoffs at the same time. This is keeping unemployment low by historical standards.

Salesforce, Broadcom and an important Fed report: what investors need to know this week

Apple Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

Figma

Intel Corporation

Nvidia shares lost 3.5% after a weak report on key AI chips and uncertainty over exports to China. Intel warned that having a new shareholder - the US government - could complicate the company's overseas business. Figma's quotes collapsed after neutral Wall Street estimates, analysts consider the company's shares overvalued. Core inflation in the U.S. in July rose at the fastest pace in five months. About the main events from August 25 to 29 - in our review.

Highlights of the week: Nvidia and Figma disappointment, Intel risks, Apple expectations

J.P.Morgan: political tensions in the U.S. and Europe are making investors more nervous, but there is no reason to panic yet

Storm from Washington to Paris: why markets avoided panic over political risks

The benchmark PCE index will peak in the fourth quarter of 2025, economists predicted

The Fed's favorite measure of inflation is at its peak since February: will this prevent a rate cut?

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Dell Technologies Inc.

Marvell Technology, Inc.

Ulta Beauty, Inc.

Affirm Holdings, Inc.

Hormel Foods Corporation

Urban Outfitters, Inc.

Burlington Stores, Inc.

Veeva Systems Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: inflation statistics will set the vector for trading

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Microsoft Corporation

OpenAI risks postponing restructuring until next year due to protracted negotiations with Microsoft. The U.S. is discussing the expansion of the role of the state in strategic industries: after receiving a 10% stake in Intel, the authorities are considering the possibility of participation in the capital of defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin. On the commodity markets, the pressure is intensified by the forecast of Goldman Sachs: by the end of 2026, the oil surplus may reach 1.8 million barrels per day, which will bring down the price of Brent. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events for the morning of August 27.

The US Federal Reserve responded to Trump's attempt to fire one of the regulator's governors

U.S. stocks at the opening of trading on August 26 went into a small minus. Investors reacted with restraint to President Donald Trump's unexpected decision to fire one of the central bank governors. This may be due to the fact that the market is mostly expecting a Fed rate cut at the next meeting, which is exactly what Trump wants.

The US market opened slightly down. Why Trump's blow to the Fed doesn't scare traders?

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

Donald Trump announced the removal of one of the Fed governors, which caused the price of gold to rise amid concerns about the central bank's independence. At the same time, the administration blocked the construction of a wind farm off the coast of Maryland and threatened to impose duties on countries that will not give up digital taxes against American technology companies. In the corporate segment, the key event was the inclusion of Interactive Brokers shares in the S&amp;P 500 index, which caused a jump in broker quotes. About these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of August 26.

Spotify Technology S.A.

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

The Boeing Company

Global central banks fear that Donald Trump's pressure on the Fed will not only undermine the independence of the U.S. regulator, but also set an unwelcome precedent for Europe and Japan