Another Body Blow For Stocks as Jay Powell Se...

Crude oil prices retreat after Oman and Iran struck a tentative deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The traders debate whether the latest pullback has staying power. Then, investor Peter Boockvar reacts to Stanley Druckenmiller’s tough stance against Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent’ ...  Show more

Chip stocks under pressure ahead of Nvidia’s closely-watched earnings due Wednesday. The traders debate what the weakness is signaling about the AI trade. Then, two-time Super Bowl champion Logan Ryan talks investing his $80 million NFL salary and how it helped him retire at age ...  Show more

Jerome Powell warned yesterday that the “the ultimate level of interest rates is likely to be higher than previously anticipated”, which set in motion a sell-off in stocks and bonds and saw the dollar stage a rally. Asia (ex Japan) followed suit with the added downward impetus ...

US equity benchmarks struggled in trading yesterday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices posting losses amid a rotation out of big tech and into small caps. However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Equal Weight indices both hit record highs after US Fed ...

The Nasdaq 100 fell as much as 1.5% before recovering to close just 0.6% lower. Markets remain on edge ahead of key events, including Jay Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium tomorrow, whilst the USD remains unchanged and gold rises amid concerns over Fed independence. U ...  Show more

On today's podcast: 1) The Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium was a tense affair, with Chair Jerome Powell signaling an interest-rate cut as soon as the next policy meeting in September, despite clear divisions among policymakers.2) Traders are breathing easier heading into ...  Show more