Stock prices fell and Fed Chair Jerome Powell expressed caution with respect to further interest rate reductions on Tuesday.gettyStock prices fell and Fed Chair Jerome Powell expressed caution with respect to further interest rate reductions on Tuesday.The large-cap S&P 500 index fell 0.6% while the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite dipped nearly 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, focused on blue-chip stocks, fell 0.2%. Powell’s conservative outlook contributed to a retreat from record-high stock price ...

We do look at overall financial conditions and we we we ask ourselves whether our our policies are affecting financial conditions in a way that we that is what we're trying to achieve. But um but you're right it it it by many measures for example equity prices are are are fairly highly valued. That was Fed Chair Jay Pal at a local Chamber of Commerce event near Providence, Rhode Island yesterday.Joining us right now to talk about it is Anastasia Amarosa. She is chief investment strategist of private wealth ...

September 23, 2025 After several days of gains, the market slipped today. Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggests stagflation. Even after new highs, all major indices closed lower. The technology sector experienced major lows with big tech stocks like Amazon, Oracle and Nvidia experiencing steep dips. During trading hours, the S&P 500 and DJIA reached new 52-week highs today but soon slipped and closed 0.6% and 0.2% lower, respectively. The Nasdaq was down 0.9%. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000, even after reac ...

Welcome back to Market on Close. I'm Marley Caden here in Chicago alongside Sam Bodis at the New York Stock Exchange. To close out our show today, just some final thoughts on the session and some headlines that stood out to both myself and to Sam.First, of course, Micron's earnings coming up, a top and bottom beat there and better than expected guidance, but also Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. He reiterated today concerns about the softening labor market that continue to outweigh worries about rising ...

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美联储政策立场 - 美联储主席鲍威尔表示劳动力市场疲软已超过对顽固通胀的担忧 导致其支持上周下调关键利率[1] - 联邦公开市场委员会进行年内首次降息 因劳动力供需同步减弱且关税短期影响推高通胀[2] - 当前面临通胀上行风险与就业下行风险并存的挑战性局面 不存在无风险政策路径[3] 经济环境特征 - 鲍威尔描述的状况符合滞胀特征 即增长放缓与高通胀并存[3] - 虽严重程度远低于1970年代至80年代初 但仍对美联储构成政策挑战[3] - 国债收益率小幅下跌 股市对鲍威尔言论反应平淡[4] 未来政策导向 - 美联储对当前政策路径表示满意 但暗示若需要更宽松可能进一步降息[4] - 就业下行风险增加改变了实现政策目标的风险平衡[4] - 当前政策立场仍保持适度限制性 为应对潜在经济变化留有余地[4]

Recall that stagflation is categorized as slowing economic growth combined with an inflationary environment. Although unemployment is holding up reasonably well at the moment (exclusive of recent softness in college grad hiring), and tariff price impacts have yet to fully manifest and may prove transitory, the seeds are clearly evident. While not akin to the more acute stagflation of the late 70’s, economists are labeling the current situation more as “stagflation-lite”.Here we highlight 2 small cap food pl ...

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee expressed caution Tuesday about lowering interest rates as the U.S. economy grapples with the forces of slower growth and a weaker labor market.While he joined the rest of the Federal Open Market Committee last week in voting to cut the central bank's key borrowing rate, he told CNBC that further moves would depend on economic progress."I'm OK with moving to be in a better spot, and I think eventually, at a gradual pace, rates can come down a fair amount if ...

We want to get you set up for this trading day after records last week for the Dow, the NASDAQ, the S&P, and the Russell. You haven't seen that since 2021 when all four had a record close. Stephen Eore, CEO of Quaar Markets, is with me.As I say, always brings great energy. So, in heavily involved in the markets, you have a great following of people who love to hear what you have to say. What does he say this morning.>> Well, good morning, Nicole. I'm loving the new show here on Schwab. We're loving this.All ...

With multiple experts weighing in on the possibility of the U.S. economy falling into stagflation, it’s not a surprise that several popular securities have attracted elevated short interest — in some cases to an extreme magnitude. It just comes down to the math, particularly negative revisions in the labor market combined with stubbornly elevated inflation. It’s at this point that speculative entities like social media platform Snap Inc (SNAP) appear to raise red flags. Right now, the short interest of SN ...