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☆ Morning Bid: Powell patter, UK shock, FedEx warning
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike DolanThe Fed chair has a tricky message to communicate. Powell's colleagues on Tuesday stressed again they would stay the course until inflation is back to its 2% target. UK inflation defied expectations of a slowdown and held at 8.7% in May, while 'core' inflation jumped above 7% for the first time since 1992. In corporate news, FedEx FDX.N shares dropped almost 3% overnight after a profit warning. Events to watch for later on Wednesday:* Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies to House Financial Affairs Committee.

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☆ Wall Street ends lower, pausing rally as Powell testimony looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

All three major U.S. equity indexes ended the session in the red but off session lows, with oil super-majors Exxon Mobil Corp weighing on the S&P 500 and the Dow. Including Tuesday's loss, the benchmark S&P 500 has advanced 14.3% so far this year. Of the 11 major sectors of the S&P 500 all but consumer discretionary stocks (.SPLRCD) ended in negative territory. The S&P 500 posted 14 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 68 new highs and 87 new lows. Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11.15 billion shares, compared with the 11.36 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.

Persons: Jerome, Robert Pavlik, Pavlik, We've, Rivian, Morgan Stanley, Daniel Zhang, Eli Lilly, Stephen Culp, Shristi Achar, Shubham Batra, Johann M, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Fedex, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal, Exxon Mobil Corp, Dakota Wealth, U.S . House Financial, Dow Jones, Energy, Rivian Automotive Inc, Tesla Inc, PayPal Holdings, KKR & Co, Nike, Alibaba Group, Adobe Inc, Dice Therapeutics, Fedex Corp, NYSE, Thomson Locations: Fairfield , Connecticut, China, Europe, Bengaluru

☆ S&P 500 ends lower, pausing rally with Powell testimony in view
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's congressional testimony Wednesday looms as a potential market mover. All three major U.S. equity indexes ended the session in the red but off session lows, with oil super-majors Exxon Mobil Corp weighing on the S&P 500 and the Dow. The broad sell-off comes on the heels of the Nasdaq's longest weekly winning streak since March 2019, and the S&P 500's longest since November 2021. As of Friday's close, the benchmark S&P 500 had advanced 20% in the last twelve months, and over 14% so far this year. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 20.79 points, or 0.47%, to end at 4,388.80 points, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) lost 22.28 points, or 0.16%, to 13,667.29.

Persons: Jerome, Robert Pavlik, Pavlik, We've, Morgan Stanley, Daniel Zhang, Eli Lilly, Stephen Culp, Shristi Achar, Shubham Batra, Johann M, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Federal, Exxon Mobil Corp, Dow, Dakota Wealth, U.S . House Financial, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Rivian Automotive Inc, Tesla Inc, Rivian, PayPal Holdings, KKR & Co, Nike, Alibaba, Adobe Inc, Dice Therapeutics, Fedex Corp, Thomson Locations: Fairfield , Connecticut, China, Europe, Bengaluru

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