Policymakers, investors, and households are ready for new economic data releases this week that would make or break stock and crypto markets for the last three months of 2025.
US stock futures were steady on Monday as investors looked ahead to fresh data and central bank signals. Last week, a Wall Street rally pushed the Dow by 1.05%, the S&P 500 by 1.22%, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 2.21%, each closing at record highs.
On the crypto end, a bloodbath has wiped over 3% of the digital asset industry’s market cap, which now stands at $3.89 trillion, per Coinmarketcap data. Most top 10 ranking coins are trading in the red after a price correction dropped Bitcoin to $112,800, down from its 24-hour high of $115,834.
Powell speaks after rate cuts
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to speak in Rhode Island on Tuesday, days after the central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to a range of 4.00% to 4.25%. It was the first time the rates were trimmed since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January.
At a news conference following last week’s decision, Powell said the cut was a “risk management choice “ to protect the economy from inflationary risks.
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