Before the annual meeting of the central bank, the Federal Reserve's voting committee hinted that inflation had been controlled and supported gradual interest rate cuts.

Mary Daly has the voting right for the September FOMC meeting, and she called for a "prudent" approach. "Gradualism is not weak, slow, or backward, it is just cautious. Although the labor market has slowed down, it is not weak."

wallstreetcn22:28 ET

The annual global central bank feast! This week, all attention will be focused on this 'USA town'.

For Wall Street, besides the regular eight Federal Reserve meetings every year, perhaps the most notable on the macro monetary policy level is the annual Jackson Hole Global Central Bank Conference hosted by the Kansas Fed; This year's conference will be held on August 22-24 Eastern Time.

cls.cn22:05 ET

The US stock market may be experiencing a difficult period, but the "long bull trend" remains unchanged.

Fidelity Investments' global macro research director stated that the US stock market is facing a seasonal difficult period, which is part of the larger narrative of the longer duration of cyclical bull markets.

Zhitong Finance22:04 ET

Fed's Daly: It's Time to Consider Adjusting Borrowing Costs

FXStreet20:29 ET

8/19 [Strength and Weakness of Materials]

[Bullish and Bearish Materials] The Nikkei Average is rising (38,062.67, +1336.03) while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is rising (40,659.76, +96.70) and the NASDAQ Composite Index is rising (17,631.72, +37.22). Meanwhile, the VIX index is falling (14.80, -0.43), and long-term interest rates in the United States are falling as well. Other bearish factors include expectations for a slowdown in inflation in the United States, lively share buybacks, and Tokyo Stock Exchange's request for corporate value enhancement. As for the foreign exchange market, the dollar is trading at 147.60-70 yen, and the Chicago Nikkei futures are down (37,650, compared to Osaka).

Fisco Japan19:35 ET

Jackson Hole, Fed Minutes and PMI

FXStreet17:52 ET