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Market and Economic Roundup: Weekly Highlights

Global Markets Recap Wall Street ended sharply lower on Friday with tech stocks leading the decline as weaker-than-expected August non-farm payrolls and downward revisions for the previous two months signaled a cooling labor market. Investors are now focusing on...

Market Recap and Economic Highlights of the Week

Global Markets Recap Last Friday, Wall Street indices closed higher mainly due to economic data that supported expectations of a soft landing for the U.S. economy. The Fed's preferred inflation measures, the headline and core PCE deflator for July, came in as...

Market Recap and Economic Highlights of the Week

Global Markets Recap In his speech on Friday at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Fed Chair Powell indicated that inflation has moderated and that it might be time to adjust policy. Wall Street indices closed with gains of over 1%, driven by expectations of...

Weekly Market Recap and Economic Highlights

Global Markets Recap On Friday, Wall Street indices ended the day with slight gains as the preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for August exceeded expectations. European stocks ended trading this week with strong gains. On a weekly basis, the...