All eyes on Powell - April 3, 2024

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All eyes on Powell - April 3, 2024

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Apr 3, 2024

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The mood is changing on stock markets, with global indices turning red since the start of April due to worries about the path of rate cuts this year. Things could take a turn for the worse today as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is due to speak.

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Apr 3, 2024

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Here's the audio version of the daily Wall Street column of Marketscreener, to take the temperature of financial markets every morning at the opening of the stock exchange.

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