Welcome to Yahoo Finance flagship show, The Morning Brief. I'm Julie Heyman. Let's get the three things you need to know today.President Trump following through on his threats to slap tariffs on heavy trucks, furniture, and pharmaceuticals. For homegoods, two different tariff rates will go into effect next week. A 50% rate on items like kitchen cabinets, and a lower 30% rate on upholstered furniture.The news weighing on furniture companies this morning. But there's a big loophole for the drug makers. As lon ...

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) -Gains in Wall Street indexes on Friday were not enough to erase a loss for the week while resilient consumer spending supported longer-dated Treasury yields and gold rose as a steady inflation reading supported bets on future Federal Reserve rate cuts. Consumer spending climbed slightly more than expected in August while the inflation rate rose to 2.7% from 2.6% in July, data showed, in line with economists' expectations. Analysts said some companies had fended off pri ...

Is this the stock-market pullback investors have been waiting for? - angela weiss/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images This isn’t the script markets were meant to follow after a rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Rather than riding upside momentum a week after the Fed resumed cutting interest rates following a nine-month pause, U.S. stocks reversed their uptrend with a three-day losing streak, leaving investors wondering what they’ve missed and whether the bull-market rally has run out of steam. Most Read fr ...

Gold prices surged to fresh record highs on Tuesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's cautious economic outlook fueled investor demand for the precious metal. Powell's warning that "near-term risks to inflation are tilted to the upside and risks to employment to the downside" created what he called a "challenging situation" with "no risk-free path" ahead. The metal has now posted five consecutive weekly gains, driven by expectations of continued Federal Reserve rate cuts and growing economic uncert ...

Key Takeaways Popular's shares hit $128.89 before closing at $126.98, marking a 36.8% six-month surge.Optimism from Fed rate cuts is boosting loan demand and Popular's net interest income growth.Strong liquidity, dividend hikes, and new buyback plans highlight Popular's shareholder focus.Shares of Popular, Inc. (BPOP) touched a new 52-week high of $128.89 in yesterday's trading session. However, the stock closed the session a little lower at $126.98.Over the past six months, BPOP shares have risen 36.8%, ou ...

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned that persistent inflation may prevent further Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts, contradicting market expectations for aggressive monetary easing through 2025. Speaking at the JP Morgan India Investor Conference, Dimon expressed skepticism about the Fed’s ability to cut rates significantly while inflation remains “stuck at 3%” rather than the central bank’s 2% target. Source: YouTube Multiple Economic Pressures Keep Inflation Elevated Dimon’s comments came as Federal Res ...

黄金市场表现 - 黄金期货价格跳涨13%至每盎司3,755美元 创历史新高 录得自9月2日以来最大百分比涨幅 [1] - 黄金价格上涨主要受美联储降息预期推动 投资者预计2025年末几个月将进行两次降息 [1] 货币政策影响 - 美联储于周四决定降低利率 此举直接提振了金价 [2] - 黄金在借贷成本下降时往往表现强劲 因其不同于债券和现金等其他避险资产 不具有收益率 [2] 股市表现 - 道琼斯指数开盘下跌 市场整体缺乏催化剂 [1]

Let's stay on bonds and stocks and markets because we've got new highs across the board for equities. Nearly all major averages on pace for new records. The market seems to have adjusted to tariffs.But what happens if the Supreme Court rules that the tariffs are actually illegal. Would that hurt America's massive debt load. Let's talk about that and more.Joe Leavone is well known to our audience as a markets guy, but now serves as counselor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant. Joe, good to have you on the p ...

Hedge-fund investor David Tepper says the rally in stocks can continue with the Federal Reserve cutting rates, but sees danger in going too far. - Justin Edmonds/Getty Images That’s billionaire hedge-fund manager David Tepper, who said Thursday that he’s feeling constructive but pretty lousy about a good year for the U.S. stock market. “We are having a really good year. And I am so miserable for having a good year,” said Tepper, the founder of Appaloosa Management, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” a day after th ...

Hedge-fund investor Tepper expects the stock market rally to continue with a few Federal Reserve rate cuts, but sees danger in too many ...