The Fed chief reported a "cooling" of the labor market and consumption in the United States, but overall nothing worries him

Powell's defense: how the Fed is changing policy

US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell hinted at a possible rate cut as early as September in his speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Forum. All major US stock market indices reacted with a rapid growth.

Powell did not rule out a rate cut in September. Major US indices soared

U.S. stocks interrupted a series of declines this week: after the opening of main trading on Friday, the broad market index S&amp;P 500 rose 0.3%, and the index of "blue chips" - by 0.6%. Investors are waiting for Fed chief Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Forum, which could prompt further rate rhetoric from the regulator.

U.S. stocks halt losses as Fed chief's speech awaited

Zoom Communications, Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

Walmart Inc.

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

This morning in New York: Powell's Jackson Hole speech is in focus

Coinbase Global, Inc.

Robinhood Markets, Inc.

Circle Internet Group

Investors reduce risk appetite in anticipation of Jerome Powell's speech on Friday

Bitcoin is at a two-week low. Why is Bernstein expecting a bull market until 2027?

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Baidu, Inc.

The most expected event for Wall Street this week will be the speech of US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the Fed's annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Yahoo Finance <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/powells-jackson-hole-speech-walmart-earnings-what-to-watch-this-week-113502376.html#:~:text=The%20investing%20world%20will%20turn%20its%20attention%20to%20northwestern%20Wyoming%20in%20the%20week%20ahead%2C%20with%20Federal%20Reserve%20Chair%20Jerome%20Powell%20set%20to%20give%20his%20most%20important%20policy%20speech%20of%20the%20year%20on%20Friday%20at%20the%20annual%20Jackson%20Hole%20Economic%20Symposium.">writes</a>. This symposium is a platform for statements of the head of the U.S. Central Bank on the future policy of the regulator. Ahead of Powell's speech, which may be his last as Fed chief, markets are <a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/week-ahead-for-fx-bonds-feds-powell-comments-at-jackson-hole-in-focus-a7104eb8?mod=economy_lead_pos1#:~:text=U.S.%20money%20markets%20now%20price%20in%20a%2093.5%25%20chance%20of%20a%2025%20basis%2Dpoint%20rate%20cut%20next%20month%2C%20LSEG%20data%20show.">estimating</a> a 93.5% probability of an interest rate cut in September. Signals from Powell regarding the speed and scale of a new cycle of monetary easing will be decisive for the dynamics of stock markets.

Powell's Jackson Hole speech, Walmart report: what investors need to know this week

Alphabet Inc.

Intel Corporation

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held talks on Ukraine in Alaska on Friday. On his way to Anchorage, Trump told reporters that duties on chip imports could reach 300%. Earlier in the week, USA stock markets rose to new records amid expectations of a Fed rate cut. Perplexity unexpectedly offered to buy Google's Chrome browser, and the US administration is exploring buying a stake in Intel. Sam Altman is preparing to launch a startup that will become a competitor of Elon Musk's Neuralink - the rivalry between them is intensifying. The main events of August 11-15 are in our review.

Highlights of the week: US-Russia summit, White House and Intel stake, buyer for Chrome

Apple Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

A Renaissance Macro Research analyst called the market's reaction surprising

S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq Composite set records after encouraging inflation data

US President Donald Trump said that he is considering a lawsuit against the head of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell. The American leader regularly criticizes the regulator for refusing to lower interest rates, and since July, another reason was the cost of reconstruction of the headquarters of the Federal Reserve.

Trump hasn't ruled out a lawsuit against Powell over Fed overhaul project

U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in July, according to data released on August 12. The data suggests that Donald Trump's trade war is having a moderate impact on prices so far. But there is growing concern in the market about the quality of the statistics, Reuters warns: the agency responsible for collecting the data has been hit by spending cuts and has begun to reduce its samples.

Inflation in the USA turned out to be lower than forecast. Traders expect Fed rate cut in September

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