Size, speed of rate moves in focus as Fed poised to start cuts

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve is in focus next week, as uncertainty swirls over how much the U.S. central bank will cut interest rates at…

Salesforce deploys autonomous AI agents, hailing ‘the third wave of the AI revolution’

Salesforce (CRM) touted its new suite of autonomous artificial intelligence agents ahead of its annual Dreamforce conference Thursday, saying its Agentforce platform represented “the third wave of the AI revolution.”…

Oil Fades After Short-Lived Rebound as Storm Francine Passes

(Bloomberg) — Oil slipped after producers started bringing output back online after Storm Francine passed, though futures still headed for their first weekly gain in a month as the disruptions…

Global equity funds see second weekly outflow on caution over economic outlook

(Reuters) – Global investors were net sellers of equity funds for a second successive week through Sept. 11, driven by concerns over the health of the U.S. economy and caution…

Treasuries Advance as Traders Mull Size of Fed Cut: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Treasuries rallied and the dollar fell after a mixed bag of US data this week kept investors guessing on the size of an expected rate cut from the…

RBI Governor Signals No Policy Change Despite Inflation Dip

(Bloomberg) — India’s central bank governor signaled he’s in no hurry to cut interest rates despite recent softening in inflation in the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Most Read from Bloomberg…

Dudley Sees Case for Half-Point Fed Rate Cut Next Week

(Bloomberg) — Former Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said there’s scope for a half-point rate cut at the central bank’s meeting next week. Most Read from…

Oil prices extend recovery rally to cap volatile week

By Shariq Khan (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Friday, extending a rally sparked by output disruptions in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where Hurricane Francine forced producers to evacuate…

Dollar weak as traders add to wagers of big rate cut from Fed

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar softened on Friday, with the euro and the yen on the rise as investors remained on tenterhooks ahead of next week's central…

Nasdaq CEO: U.S. economic growth would be 0.5% higher if it weren’t for fraud

If financial crime were a sector of the U.S. economy, it would be on par with the lodging and food services sector—with money laundering activity accounting for 3.1% of the…