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Powell’s Highly Awaited Speech Today Lifts Likelihood of Resumed Cycle of U.S. Interest Rate Reduction August 22, 2025 Speaking at the Jackson Hole Monetary Symposium this morning Federal Reserve Chairman Powell acknowledged that the U.S. baseline outlook and balance of risks between higher inflation and lessening employment growth are shifting. Major points that were expressed…

A Stew of FOMC Minutes, Preliminary Purchasing Manager Survey Results, and Producer Price and Consumer Confidence Reports August 21, 2025 In spite of on-going concern about tariffs and geopolitical strains, the preliminary readings of August purchasing manager surveys highlighted unexpected economic resilience around the world: The S&P Global-compiled U.S. composite PMI index jumped to an…

Central Bank Rate Cuts in New Zealand, Indonesia and Uruguay August 20, 2025 Officials at Bank Indonesia sprung a surprise on market participants at today’s scheduled monetary policy review. No interest rate change had been predicted in light of a higher 2.5% inflation rate last month, but instead the policy rate got cut 25 basis…

Technology Stocks Under Pressure and Lots of Fresh Central Bank News to Absorb August 20, 2025 In less than 45 minutes after today’s opening bell on Wall Street, the Nasdaq’s loss yesterday had been extended by another 1.6%, and the S&P 500 and Russell 200o were each 0.8% weaker. The dollar had depreciated 0.5% against…

Not Much Has Been Clarified August 19, 2025 Yesterday’s talks between Trump, Zelensky and European leaders left the future path in the war between Russia and Ukraine murky. A scarcity of data releases today has also deprived investors of new momentum on which to trade. In financial markets so far today, the dollar has strengthened…

Ukraine Talks at White House Overshadow Other News and Market Developments Today August 18, 2025 (178) Last Friday’s Trump-Putin meeting in Anchorage produced a profound shift in the U.S. President’s position, which again aligns with the Russian viewpoint. As it has been through most of the Ukraine-Russian War, Trump again sympathizes with Putin’s objectives that…

Connections August 15, 2025 As the world turns toward more autocratic styles of government in this 21st century, two of the strangest and most concerning examples of the trend involve the United States and Israel. Is this just mere coincidence, or might there be connections behind this juxtaposition? Many historians have pointed out that literally…

Important Chinese, Japanese and U.S. Data Out… Next Up: Putin & Trump Talks in Alaska August 15, 2025 The dollar fell overnight by 0.6% against the euro and peso, 0.5% versus the yen, and 0.3% relative to the Swiss franc and sterling. Ten-year sovereign debt yields climbed eight basis points in  France and Italy, seven…