📈 Powell's testimony

Powell tells Congress economy no longer overheated, key takeaways from testimony, Tesla's US market share drops below 50% for first time, Goldman sees stocks and economy slowing, and Adidas set to benefit as Nike’s turnaround efforts falter…

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The Fast Five → Powell tells Congress economy no longer overheated, key takeaways from testimony, Tesla's US market share drops below 50% for first time, Goldman sees stocks and economy slowing, and Adidas set to benefit as Nike’s turnaround efforts falter…

Calendar: (all times ET)

  • Today: Jerome Powell testimony to House, 10 AM

  • THU, 7/11: Initial jobless claims, 8:30 AM

    • Consumer price index (CPI), 8:30 AM

  • FRI, 7/12: Producer price index (PPI), 8:30 AM

    • Consumer sentiment, 10:00 AM

Your 5-minute briefing for Wednesday, July 10:

BEFORE THE OPEN

As of market close 7/9/2024.

PRE-MARKET

MARKETS

  • US stocks rose slightly as investors reacted to dovish comments from J Pow's testimony

  • The S&P and Nasdaq posted new ATHs

  • London robusta futures hit an ATH of $4,844/ton

EARNINGS

  • What we're watching this week:

    • Thursday: Delta, PepsiCo

    • Friday: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup

  • Full calendar here

NEWS BRIEFING

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in remarks to Congress that suggested the case for interest rate cuts is becoming stronger.

A new report estimates that Tesla accounted for just under half of all battery-powered vehicles sold in the second quarter of the year.

  • Key takeaways from Fed Chair Powell’s testimony on Capitol Hill (link)

  • Yellen: inflation will continue to ease over time (link)

  • Biden announces new NATO aid for Ukraine, as his reelection campaign teeters (link)

  • Fed may tweak rule saving biggest US banks billions (link)

  • Oil edges lower as focus turns from hurricane to Fed (link)

  • Goldman Sachs asset managers see economy, stocks slowing (link)

  • Nike’s new chief runs into trouble as turnaround efforts falter (link)

  • Adidas set to benefit as Nike struggles (link)

  • Jury begins deliberating at Archegos founder's criminal trial (link)

  • UPS appoints insider Brian Dykes new CFO (link)

  • In a first, federal regulators ban messaging app from hosting minors (link)

  • Purdue Pharma secures litigation ceasefire after US Supreme Court ruling (link)

  • UiPath to lay off 10% of workforce in companywide restructuring (link)

  • Vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson to cut around 1,000 jobs in the UK (link)

CRYPTO

  • Bitcoin mining difficulty plummeted 7.8%, the largest drop since FTX's collapse (link)

  • Former FTX execs Nishad Singh and Gary Wang will face sentencing later this year after testifying against Sam Bankman-Fried (link)

  • Bitwise was hit with a fraud lawsuit for allegedly tricking investors into converting to a high-fee, underperforming crypto trust (link)

  • The Tezos Foundation teamed up with Baanx for a non-custodial crypto debit card on Tezos' Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 blockchain (link)

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