Back in the ’90s a Fed chief warned about ‘irrational exuberance’ in the markets. Stocks rose 105% over the next 4 years Even if Fed chairs see a market that’s overvalued, that doesn’t mean a crash is near. Fortune · Sep 30, 2025
Trump Posts Cartoon Depicting Firing Of Fed Chair Jerome Powell Amid Criticism Over Rate Policies On Saturday, President Donald Trump shared a cartoon on Truth Social showing him firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In the image, Trump is seen pointing at Powell and shouting, “YOU’RE FIRED!” while Powell stands with a box of his things. Benzinga · Sep 28, 2025
Economic Growth Picks Up, But Inflation Still Pressures The Fed: This Week In Markets The U.S. economy closed the second quarter with a final GDP growth rate of 3.8% — its strongest performance since the third quarter of 2023 and above the long-term average pace. Benzinga · Sep 26, 2025
What's Going On With Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock? Shares of Rocket Lab Corp (NASDAQ: RKLB) are trading marginally lower Friday. This week’s volatility was largely attributed to cautious remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and rising oil prices, creating a risk-off sentiment that has impacted growth sectors, including aerospace. Benzinga · Sep 26, 2025
The Fed’s once oh-so-certain cuts for the rest of 2025 are already fading into oblivion U.S. economic data keeps coming back stronger than expected, and frankly it’s raining on the parade for markets. Fortune · Sep 26, 2025
Trump to put import taxes on pharma, home furnishings, heavy trucks While Trump did not provide a legal justification for the tariffs, he appeared to stretch the bounds of his role as commander-in-chief by stating on Truth Social that the taxes on imported kitchen cabinets and sofas were needed “for national security and other reasons". Euronews · Sep 26, 2025
The 1970s inflation crisis shaped modern central bank independence. Now it’s under populist threat – podcast For months, Donald Trump has badgered the US Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, to lower interest rates. When the governors of the Fed did so by 0.25 percentage points in mid-September to a target of between 4% and 4.25%, it wasn’t big or fast enough for Trump. The Conversation · Sep 25, 2025
Powell's Stock-Market Signals No Longer Matter—Says Man Eyeing His Job The influence of Jerome Powell over the stock market may be fading fast as investors begin to pay closer attention to the voices likely to shape the Federal Reserve’s next era—especially those on President Donald Trump's shortlist of potential replacements. Benzinga · Sep 25, 2025
Jerome Powell just rattled markets by calling stocks ‘highly valued.’ BofA finds 19 of 20 key metrics in the S&P 500 are ‘statistically expensive’ And four of these key metrics hit record highs. “Buying stocks at these multiples feels bad,” Savita Subramanian says. Fortune · Sep 25, 2025
The next big financial crisis may be brewing. Warning signs are already there The longer the period between crises, the greater the complacency. That complacency is pushing share prices ever-higher, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025
The man Trump nominated to undermine Fed independence once wrote a scathing critique of how the Fed wasn't independent enough In naming Miran to the Fed’s seven-member board, President Trump has ignited a firestorm over mixing politics with economic policy. Fortune · Sep 25, 2025
Elizabeth Warren Says Jerome Powell Is 'Right,' Blames Trump's 'Chaotic Tariff Policies' For Surging Prices Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) placed the blame for surging goods prices in the U.S. squarely on President Donald Trump’s trade and tariff policies. Benzinga · Sep 25, 2025
What's Going On With Plug Power Stock Wednesday? Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) shares are trading lower Wednesday afternoon, extending a pullback from the previous session amid a broader market downturn. The stock is being caught in a risk-off mood that swept Wall Street after cautionary remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which particularly pressured technology and growth… Benzinga · Sep 24, 2025
Gen Z's hiring nightmare is really about discrimination. 'Youngism' is worse than AI when it comes to eating entry-level jobs In the U.S., federal age-bias protections under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act begin at 40, which leaves Gen Z in a legal blind spot. Fortune · Sep 24, 2025
Benzinga · Sep 24, 2025 Wall Street Slips, Energy Stocks Surge On Oil Gains: What's Moving Markets Wednesday? Wall Street traded lower on Wednesday, extending the previous day's risk-off mood sparked by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks.
Fortune · Sep 24, 2025 Nearly one in 5 Gen Zers is 'very concerned' that AI will take their job in the next 2 years, Deutsche Bank says. Boomers and Gen X aren't bothered The (American) kids aren't alright.
Barchart · Sep 24, 2025 Gold Prices Just Hit Another All-Time High. Here Are the 2 Top-Rated Gold Stocks to Buy Now. Gold prices continue to reach new all-time highs in 2025, making mining stocks, such as DRD, a top investment option right now.
Euronews · Sep 24, 2025 German business sentiment drops: Is the ambitious fiscal plan at risk? Germany’s business sentiment fell in September, raising doubts over recovery despite fiscal stimulus. Execution delays, labour shortages, and sector bottlenecks risk dragging on growth. Meanwhile, European stocks trail Wall Street as investor focus shifts.
Fortune · Sep 24, 2025 Markets are selling off after Powell said six words investors don’t want to hear: ‘Equity prices are fairly highly valued’ Investors are wary of any sign that the Fed thinks “irrational exuberance”—as former Fed chair Alan Greenspan once called it—has kicked in.
Barchart · Sep 24, 2025 Nasdaq Futures Climb as Alibaba and Micron Boost AI Sentiment December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are trending up +0.30% this morning as optimism over artificial intelligence was reinforced by Alibaba’s pledge to boost spending and an upbeat forecast from Micron Technology.
Fortune · Sep 24, 2025 Jerome Powell says Congress and the private sector, not the Fed, are responsible for ‘the things that will really matter for future generations’ Powell is nearing the end of a tumultuous second term.
Benzinga · Sep 24, 2025 Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Futures Gain Despite Powell's Cautious Take On Stocks— Micron Tech, Cintas, KB Home In Focus (UPDATED) Editor’s Note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs were updated in the story.
Benzinga · Sep 24, 2025 Chamath Palihapitiya Warns America's Youth Face Crushing Debt, Broken Culture, Failing Schools — 'Either Humanity Wins Or The Algorithims' Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya sounded the alarm this week, arguing that young Americans face a convergence of financial and cultural crises that could leave them vulnerable to the grip of social media algorithms.
Benzinga · Sep 24, 2025 Warren Buffett Ratio Tops 216%, Valuation Metrics Mimic 1999 Crash As Powell Says Stocks Are 'Fairly Highly Valued' Amid Looming Bubble Speculations Amid growing speculation about a potential market bubble, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that “by many measures… equity prices are fairly highly valued”. His comments on Tuesday came as multiple key valuation metrics reached levels not seen since the dot-com crash.
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025 Asian shares mostly slip after Wall Street rally takes a pause Asian shares are mostly declining, following a drop on Wall Street, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that stock prices were “fairly highly valued.”