Notes today:
China tries to ease market fears after Beijing’s education crackdown. Well, their stock indexes are on the brink of a bear market. (weekly chart)
The Senate voted 67-32 to move forward on the bipartisan infrastructure package.
- U.S. equities rose and yields rose after the Fed held interest rates near zero and Powell said that despite the economy’s progress, he was still “a ways away” from raising them.
- Revenue growth at MSFT's Azure
cloud unit accelerated past 50% in the three months through June..
- (MW) Some three in five U.S. adults support vaccination requirements for employees, residents or customers by employers; businesses; schools; and local, state and federal governments, according to new data from a Morning Consult poll conducted July 22 to July 24.
- “He’s such a moron,” Pelosi said while getting into her SUV outside the Capitol, when asked about the House minority leader.
- Ford said, business is picking up, and that it has received more than 120,000 reservations for the vehicle since its debut in May. Of which, about 75%, or 90,000, are new to Ford, according to the company.