FedEx Corporation

Lennar Corporation

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

The downward revision of the preliminary data on the number of new jobs created in the U.S. economy in the 12 months to March 2025 inclusive, strengthened Wall Street's confidence that the U.S. Federal Reserve will begin a cycle of aggressive rate cuts. The key event this week will be the regulator's meeting, following which it will announce a decision on monetary policy. Despite the fact that US inflation is above the Fed's 2% target, a weakening labor market almost guarantees an interest rate cut at the upcoming meeting, <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/fed-meeting-fedex-lennar-bullish-earnings-98fc31b5?mod=RTA#:~:text=But%20it%E2%80%99s%20Fed%20Chairman%20Jerome%20Powell%20and%20the%20FOMC%20that%20will%20take%20center%20stage.%20Despite%20inflation%20running%20above%20the%20Fed%E2%80%99s%202%25%20target%2C%20a%20weakening%20labor%20market%20all%20but%20assures%20an%20interest%2Drate%20cut%20at%20the%20meeting.">according to</a> Barron's. The main question on investors' minds is how many more rate cuts will follow before the end of this year and into 2026.

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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.

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Walmart Inc.

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.

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The U.S. Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive time. Two FOMC members were in favor of a cut

The European Central Bank did not change interest rates for the first time in more than a year. This decision coincided with the expectations of market participants. The regulator noted that inflation has reached the target level of 2% and is under control, but the external environment remains highly uncertain, especially against the background of trade disputes. ECB head Christine Lagarde said: we can say that the current interest rates are "frozen", and the regulator itself is in a "wait and see" mode;

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Tesla, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Intel Corporation

The second-quarter earnings season has gotten off to a strong start on Wall Street, with more than 80% of the S&amp;P 500 Index companies reporting earnings and revenues that beat expectations, <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/tesla-verizon-coke-google-earnings-stocks-52dad8b3?mod=RTA"> writes</a> Barron's. About 100 other issuers - including two members of the "Magnificent Seven" - will release their results this week.

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Microsoft Corporation

The US Federal Reserve left the rate unchanged, but revised its inflation and growth forecasts, reinforcing fears of possible "moderate stagflation". In parallel, tense negotiations continue between Microsoft and OpenAI: the former threatens to withdraw from the deal if it does not get more favorable terms of access to AI technologies, while the developer ChatGPT seeks to complete the transformation into a commercial structure and attract funding. Against a backdrop of geopolitical instability, Donald Trump is considering a military strike on Iran, heightening tensions over the conflict with Israel. About these and other topics - in the review of key events for the morning of June 19.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Eli Lilly and Company

Reddit, Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the US stock market from&nbsp;Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

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