Market Pulse - Usa
Week ahead: Jackson Hole, Global PMIs in the spotlight
The spotlight in financial markets over the coming week will be on the Federal Reserve's eagerly-awaited central banking symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday.
US open: Stocks trading on front foot after less 'hawkish' Fedspeak
Share trading on Wall Street got off to a positive start on Friday after one of the most hawkish top US central bank officials said he might need to rethink his policy bias.
Fed's Kaplan says he may have to adjust his views
One of the more 'hawkish' US central bank officials said he might need to adjust his views on monetary policy should the Delta variant of Covid-19 drag on the economy too much.
US close: Stocks mixed after Fed minutes reaction
Wall Street stocks closed mixed on Thursday, after investors digested minutes from the FOMC's latest meeting and this week's jobless claims figures from the Labor Department.