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Two officials of the Federal Reserve indicated that it is necessary to reform the discount window tool.
Boorman, a director of the Federal Reserve, and Logan, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve, suggested that the Federal Reserve should assess to what extent its emergency lending tools can meet the liquidity needs of the banking system, implying the need to reform the discount window.
Wall Street's 'Great Rotation Trade' Takes A Break
A weeklong decline in megacap technology stocks broadened Thursday to encompass smaller firms and financial shares as signs of economic weakness overwhelmed optimism over rate cuts.
Another Federal Reserve official hinted that interest rate cuts are imminent: Waiting too long to act poses a risk of recession.
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said that the actual federal funds rate has tightened significantly and the economy is not overheating, so this restriction is not needed; the Fed may need to cut interest rates quickly to avoid further deterioration in the labor market. Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan did not mention monetary policy, stating that the crisis triggered by Silicon Valley Bank last year shows that the current federal deposit insurance limit may be too low, and the last time the limit was raised was in 2008.
Wall Street Today | Market Faces Second-Day Pullback
The overall market pulled back for the second day in a row Thursday after a semiconductor sell-off Wednesday.
S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average All Sink Thursday
The market eased Thursday, adding to a semiconductor sell-off on Wednesday.
U.S. Economy Is Slowing, Leading Index Signals
The leading index for the economy fell again in June for the fourth month in a row, reflecting a slowdown in U.S. growth since the beginning of the year.