Powell Sparks Market Rally, Dimon's 'Cockroach' Warning, France's Confidence Vote

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On today's podcast:

(1) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the US central bank is on track to deliver another quarter-point interest-rate cut later this month, even as a government shutdown significantly reduces its read on the economy.

(2) US President Donald Trump said he might stop trade in cooking oil with China, injecting fresh tensions into the relationship between the world’s two largest economies.

 
(3) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon sounded warnings on the potential for a deterioration in credit quality, a cautionary note that put a damper on the firm’s surge in trading and investment-banking revenue.

(4) ASML’s orders beat analyst expectations in the third quarter, as demand for its chip-making machines was fueled by hundreds of billions of dollars in investment into artificial intelligence infrastructure.

(5) Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu won the crucial support of the Socialist Party in France’s National Assembly, significantly improving the chances of his new government surviving two no-confidence votes Thursday.

(6) Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey raised concerns about the UK economy running “under potential” and a softening jobs market, as Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves flew to Washington to make her growth pitch to investors.

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