August 28 (Saturday)

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Daily Markets Overview
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Markets
Stocks Close Higher, Spurred by Powell Comments | W

Central banks
Fed’s Powell holds fast to ‘this year’ timeline for bond-buying taper | R
Powell Says Fed Could Start Scaling Back Stimulus This Year | W
Powell sees taper by the end of the year, but says there’s ‘much ground to cover’ before rate hikes | C
Analysis: Powell’s wait-and-see speech reassures some investors | R
Powell’s benign view on inflation is getting pushback at the Fed, and elsewhere | C
New ECB Strategy Could Reduce Need for Bond-Buying, Low Rates | B

US
U.S. Household Income Jumped in July as Spending Growth Slowed | W
Automobiles restrain U.S. consumer spending, monthly inflation slowing | R
U.S. labor force participation likely to rebound, but it will take time -research | R
A key jobs report in the week ahead could drive the next big market move | C
National eviction ban is struck down but renters still have options | C

Geopolitics & trade
U.S. on alert for more Kabul attacks, says next few days will be most dangerous | R

Industries & companies
Tech: HP, Dell See Swelling Backlogs Amid Hot Demand And Supply Shortages | W

Corporate finance
China Plans to Ban U.S. IPOs for Data-Heavy Tech Firms | W

Virus
U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations hit eight-month high over 100,000 | R
Biden says U.S. health officials are considering Covid booster shots at 5 months | C
Judge blocks Florida governor’s order banning mask mandates | C
Researchers Ready Lab-Grown Covid-19 Delta Variant for Human Trials | W
Unlike Clinical Trials, New Covid-19 Study Needed Only a Few Volunteers | W