For investors, the July CPI print was just right, as it raised the odds of a rate cut at the next Fed meeting while showing that inflation isn't spiraling.

Walmart earnings are in early focus before the highly anticipated start of the Federal Reserve's gathering at Jackson Hole.

Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended Friday Wrap-up 4:10 pm The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF closed at 593.22 Friday, up 1.5% for the day but only 0.3% for the week. Walmart Can Still Win, Too 11:55 am Investment bank Truist lowered its price target on S&P 500 component Walmart (NYSE: WMT) stock to $109 after

An exchange-traded fund that equally weights stocks in the S&P 500 was outperforming the U.S. equities benchmark on Friday, in a broad rally sparked by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on monetary policy.

The stock market surged Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled openness to the central banks cutting rates soon.

When Nvidia, the chip producer, reports earnings next week, investors expect the S&P 500 to have a bigger reaction than when the Fed chair delivers a big speech on Friday.

The Dow logged its first record close of the year and bond yields fell after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell struck an upbeat tone on a September interest-rate cut.

Buoyed by Jerome Powell's dovish signals at the Jackson Hole Symposium, experts believe the Indian stock market may stabilise next week

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President Donald Trump has exerted unprecedented influence on the U.S. economy, and global financial markets, since his return to the White House earlier this year. But his efforts to dictate Federal Reserve interest rates,