The S&P 500 nabs another all-time closing high ahead of Jackson Hole
Wall Street gained ground on Wednesday, with chipmakers and financials helping to push the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to record closing highs as investors look to the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium for assurances that Federal Reserve’s timeline for policy tightening remains intact.
U.S.-China group seeking to bolster financial ties to meet in autumn- source
A group of Wall Street figures and Chinese officials aiming to strengthen financial sector ties and bolster bilateral relations plans to hold a virtual meeting for the first time in a year, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Marketmind: Europe’s powerhouse just isn’t feeling it
As the COVID-19 Delta variant and supply chain disruptions persist globally, damage inflicted on business sentiment in Europe’s biggest economy could become clear in Wednesday’s Ifo German business sentiment index.
Citi considering bitcoin futures trading for some institutional clients
Citigroup Inc (C.N) is considering offering bitcoin futures trading for some institutional clients, a spokesperson for the bank said on Tuesday, citing increased demand in the cryptocurrency space.
Wall St extends rally, pushing S&P 500 to 50th all-time high close this year
Wall Street ended higher in a late-summer, light volume rally on Tuesday as the FDA’s full approval of a COVID-19 vaccine on Monday and the absence of negative catalysts kept risk appetite alive ahead of the much-anticipated Jackson Hole Symposium.
S&P 500 slips after Fed minutes show split over jobs, taper
The S&P 500 and the Dow industrials fell modestly on Wednesday after the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting last month showed officials felt the employment benchmark for decreasing support for the economy “could be reached this year.”
Crypto exchange Binance hires former US Treasury criminal investigator
Binance said on Wednesday it had appointed a former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator as its global money laundering reporting officer, part of an attempt by one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges to reinvent itself as a regulated financial firm.
Analysis: As investors look to Jackson Hole, options markets see ‘a lot of nothing’
Traders in U.S. equity options do not expect the Federal Reserve’s symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming later this month to spark big moves in stocks, even as a focus on the Fed’s taper timeline amplifies the buzz around the annual event, data and interviews with market participants showed.
Asian shares move off near year lows, NZ holds rates steady
Asian shares edged off near year-to-date lows on Wednesday despite Wall Street’s overnight declines, while New Zealand’s central bank defied expectations by not raising interest rates as the country is in lockdown due to cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
Stocks and oil slide as Delta’s spread muddies economic picture
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Major stock indexes slid and oil posted its fourth straight day of declines as investors grappled with mixed economic data and considered the economic impact of the ongoing spread of the Delta coronavirus variant.
