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Kospi rises as Samsung and SK Hynix gains from chip buybacks offset renewed US-Iran tensions and a hawkish Fed speech.

U. S. stock futures were broadly unchanged early Tuesday as investors assessed the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates, higher oil prices and renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran.

Kevin Warsh just leveled with Wall Street about inflation.
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were little changed early Tuesday as investors remained cautious about the prospect of further Federal Reserve rate hikes and renewed fighting between the United States and Iran.

Consider what is perhaps the most commonly cited rationale: The inflationary impact of federal government debt, which earlier this month eclipsed the $40 trillion mark. After all, as Wes Crill, a vice president at Dimensional Fund Advisors, points out, debt level concerns have been around for a while. The inflation threat that many bond investors face is from unexpected inflation—which, by definition, is unexpected.

The largest cryptocurrency is on track for its best month since 2017, holding above $78,000 even as a hawkish Fed and renewed Middle East conflict drag on stocks and lift crude.

Management attributed the latest quarter’s increased revenue to a higher volume of client contracts.
In an interview with CNBC, Tom Lee said he now sees upside risk in September, despite mounting market concerns.
Traders increased bets of a Fed rate hike following Kevin Warsh's speech on Friday and a flare-up in Middle East hostilities.

Interest rate hikes became more likely after the latest inflation report, and the stock market is already expensive by historical standards.

Stocks were heading for a negative open to start the week after renewed U.S. strikes on Iran and hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve sent jitters through markets. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Nasdaq futures were broadly flat. As we head into the final day of the month, the S&P 500 is up almost 3% and the Nasdaq has risen around 4%.
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures fell early Monday as renewed U.S.-Iran fighting pushed oil prices higher and added another layer of uncertainty for investors.

Stocks beat inflation 16 of 20 years, but faced above-4% CPI just three times. AI earnings now carry real returns.

History shows that inflation erodes long-term returns, but investors can diversify their portfolio to help protect wealth against rising costs. Here's how.

Prices have hardly budged where it counts for consumers, courtesy of Trump’s tariffs and the Iran war.

The Fed chair signals his commitment to bringing down inflation, boosting the chance of a September rate hike.
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AST SpaceMobile stock sank 15.5% this week as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signaled inflation is now the central bank's top priority, raising the odds of a rate hike.

Why did a green morning turn red? Warsh told Wall Street the Fed still has inflation work to do, and rate-hike odds jumped.
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Investors will be hanging on just about every word Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has to offer today on inflation and interest rates at the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Warsh might break from his predecessors on this approach, given his preference that the Fed communicate less. In recent years, stock performance has been all over the map on Jackson Hole days.

Futures wavered while Treasury yields rose before Fed chief Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech. Marvell, Affirm, PayPal are big movers.





