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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president Lorie Logan came out in favor of "modestly" higher interest rates to better balance inflation risks on Thursday. Interactive Brokers senior economist José Torres reacts to this opinion and what Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's plans for the balance sheet could mean for inflation.
Investing.com -- U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed lingering Middle East tensions, and focused on corporate earnings and further signs that U.S. inflationary pressures are easing.
US stock futures traded close to flat on Thursday as investors weighed encouraging inflation data, another strong round of corporate earnings and ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Market attention also turned to a busy schedule of economic releases and earnings reports that could shape sentiment for the remainder of the week.
The Federal Reserve may pivot to interest rate increases this year, a move that has often led to stock market corrections.
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were largely steady on Thursday as softer inflation data continued to support hopes that the Federal Reserve can keep interest rates on hold.
Warsh's hardline stance on inflation is a wake-up call for the second-priciest stock market in history.
FTSE 100 down 35 points to 10,481 UK GDP three-month growth at 0.8% Rotork, Gooch & Housego, and Ramsden's agree to takeovers Experian and Ocado fall after updates 9.50am: City focused on Burnham and his potential Chancellor Market commentators are focused on UK politics...
<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow gaining more than a quarter of a percent, the S&P 500 adding over a third of a percent and the Nasdaq climbing more than six-tenths of a percent.</p><p>A second day of solid bank earnings added momentum to an auspicious beginning to second-quarter reporting season.</p><p>BlackRock and Morgan Stanley both beat quarterly profit expectations, with shares of BlackRock advancing over 6.5% and Morgan Stanley also ending higher.</p><p>Strong earnings combined with more cooler-than-expected inflation data, in the form of June wholesale prices, helped lift stocks, says Melissa Brown, managing director of investment decision research at SimCorp.</p><p>"We saw some good earnings from the financial companies. And, you know, on top of that, there's just still the same buzz around the AI trade, around what's happening with semiconductors. And there's, we haven't really seen a lot of bad news. The inflation news has been better than expected, although I would argue still not good. So inflation is still higher than the Fed's target, even though it has come in a little bit lower than expected. But I think, you know, kind of all those things are conspiring to make it a good but not blowout day today."</p><p>Among the session's other stock moves, PayPal surged more than 17% after sources told Reuters that Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have jointly offered to acquire it.</p><p>And shares of United Airlines dipped in extended trading despite the carrier saying it expected full-year profit at the high end of its prior forecast, as the company's third-quarter outlook was short of Wall Street expectations.</p></body>
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US stocks appeared set for a steady start on Wednesday as investors drew confidence from strong bank earnings and a softer-than-expected inflation report the day before, even as oil prices remained elevated following fresh US strikes on Iran. Nasdaq futures were up 0.5% ahead of the opening...
U. S. stock futures traded modestly higher on Wednesday after inflation data came in below expectations, easing concerns that the Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates in the near term.