September 19 (Thursday)

Markets
S&P 500 ends slightly higher after Fed gives mixed signals (R)
U.S. Stocks Climb Back as Investors Digest Fed Rate Cut (W)
Index Funds Are the New Kings of Wall Street (W)

US
U.S. housing starts, building permits scale 12-year high (R)
Mortgage Investors Need Not Fear Supply Surge From New Housing (B)

Central banks
Fed cuts rates on 7-3 vote, gives mixed signals on next move (R)| Fed Statement Tracker (W)
Fed Sees Three Dissents at Meeting for First Time Since 2016 (W)
Powell says it’s possible the Fed will have to resume balance sheet growth (C) | Preliminary Transcript (FRB)
Powell doesn’t see the Fed ever using negative interest rates, even in times of crisis (C)
Trump says Powell and the Fed ‘Fail Again’ — ‘No guts, no sense, no vision!’ (C)
Economic projections of Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank presidents (FRB)

US politics
U.S. trade groups urge Congress to rein in ‘Tariff Man’ Trump (R)
California governor signs gig economy labor bill into law (R)

Industries & companies
Financials: The squeeze is on and banks will be feelin’ it (P)
Logistics: FedEx Shares Plummet Following Dismal Results (W)

Geopolitics & trade
Saudi Arabia Implicates Iran in Oil Attacks (W)
Trump says there are many options short of war with Iran after attack on Saudis (R)
Huawei Suspended From International Cybersecurity Forum After U.S. Ban (W)
The U.S. Should Act Before a Global Downturn Destabilizes Latin America (N)

Offbeat
U.S. charges 58 in Texas with healthcare fraud, illegal opioid distribution (R)