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On today’s show, Fed Governor Christopher Waller says the US central bank should cut rates this month, citing signs of labor market weakness. Waller’s remarks set him apart from his fellow policymakers, and come amid Donald Trump’s criticism of Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting rates. Waller says he hasn’t spoken to the Trump administration about the possibility of succeeding Powell.
Also on the program, the S&P 500 hits a new record on strong US retail sales, Netflix earnings beat across the board and the US Congress passes landmark legislation to regulate stablecoins.
Chapters:
00:00:00 – Daybreak Europe
00:02:46 – Asian Stocks Rise on TSMC’s Advance, Dollar Dips
00:04:07 – Japan’s Inflation Stays Elevated After Easing From Two-Year High
00:05:01 – Waller Says Fed Should Cut Rates Now
00:07:56 – Initial Jobless Claims Lowest Since April
00:09:04 – US U-turn on Nvidia Spurs Hopes of China Deal
00:13:38 – G-20 Finance Chiefs Confront Growth Hit From Trump’s Tariffs
00:17:03 – G-20 Communique In Focus
00:19:13 – UK & Germany To Pledge To Defend Each Other
00:20:25 – Treaty Enables UK Citizens To Use Automated Gates Entering Germany
00:21:49 – Merz Rebuffs EU Budget Plan
00:22:16 – Trump Seeks Release of Epstein Grand Jury Docs
00:22:43 – Trump Diagnosed With Vein Disease
00:23:06 – Powell Letter Addresses White House Criticism
00:24:55 – SAAB 2Q Earnings
00:27:20 – TSMC CFO: ‘Prudent’ About Spending
00:27:42 – Wendell Wang, TSMC Senior VP % CFO
00:35:38 – Netflix Tops Wall Street’s Lofty Estimates
00:38:16 – Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ To End Next May
00:39:18 – US Congress Passes Stablecoin Bill
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