Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell participated in a panel discussion on Tuesday morning about the independence of central banks at an event hosted by the Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden.
Fundstrat’s Head of Research Tom Lee, who has the most optimistic end-of-year S&P 500 forecast once again raised the specter of a strong year for the market.
Trading in the U.S. index futures points to a positive start by Wall Street stocks on Monday. With not much going around, traders may turn to a Fed speech, any potential preannouncements and energy prices for trading cues.
Christina Romer, an economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and chair of the White House's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) from 2009 to 2010, reportedly said