Key Takeaways The S&P 500 enters session on two-day win steak for first time this month, and down 3.4% in August China takes more measures to stimulate consumer spending, helping send crude back above $80 Best Buy up after beating earnings estimates, saying electronics spending is bottoming (Tuesday market open) Wall Street is about to run […]

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Key Takeaways Fed’s September 19 – 20 meeting looms, with fresh rate projections included in the mix Earnings ebb, putting focus back on geopolitics, economic data in September September is historically the weakest month for stocks, but soft landing ideas could buffer Another debt ceiling showdown seems headed back to the headlines Wall Street entered […]

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Key Takeaways Slightly cooler U.S. data pushes Treasury yields lower ahead of opening bell Disappointing inflation data from Germany, Spain take bloom off of U.S. rally’s rose Hurricane, large stockpile draw have crude oil prices on the rise (Wednesday market open) A sprinkle of caution threatened to rain on Wall Street’s rally parade early Wednesday as […]

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Key Takeaways July PCE inflation data comes in as expected, with services prices up again while goods retreat August jobs report looms tomorrow with analysts expecting growth of 170,000, down from July European inflation data remains stubbornly strong in August, while U.S. layoffs climb (Thursday market open) One day before this data-packed week hits its crescendo […]

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Key Takeaways August jobs growth of 187,000 beats estimates but rest of report is mild, driving hopes of Fed pause Manufacturing data from Europe remains weak as investors await August U.S. manufacturing read this morning China takes further steps to spur spending and investment as manufacturing data beats estimates (Friday market open) U.S. jobs growth stayed […]

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