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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Monday Morning
  Three US Marines were killed in a plane crash during a training exercise ...
  Three US Marines were killed in a plane crash during a training exercise off the coast of Australia.
  
  Zillow is dangling a 1% down payment loan to homebuyers feeling squeezed by the affordability crisis.
  
  SpaceX launched its 11th crewed mission. This one took four astronauts to the International Space Station.
  
  Simone Biles won her eighth US Championship in gymnastics yesterday, an entire decade after her first title.
  
  
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• The Week Ahead
  The US Open begins today: Tennis hits the bright...
  The US Open begins today: Tennis hits the bright lights of NYC for its final major of the year. With Serena Williams and Roger Federer retired, the budding rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic has become the most gripping storyline in the sport. Plus, American Coco Gauff is playing lights-out. See you in Queens.
  
  A high-stakes US trip to China: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo flew to China over the weekend for a four-day trip. While there, she’ll try to strike the tricky balance between promoting US–China business ties and defending widespread trade restrictions her department has slapped on China in the name of national security. Fun fact: Raimondo started the first venture capital fund in Rhode Island before becoming the state’s governor.
  
  Jobs, inflation in focus: Jerome Powell will be poring over fresh inflation data (Thursday) and the August jobs report (Friday) to guide his next interest rate move. Earnings season is all but over, but a few companies, including Salesforce, Lululemon, and Dollar General, still have to report.
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• Fed’s Powell leaves investors with a cloud of uncertainty. Why the U.S. stock market faces a difficult week ahead.
  The U.S. stock market recovered from a three-week losing streak this week, though the release of Nvidia’s...
  The U.S. stock market recovered from a three-week losing streak this week, though the release of Nvidia’s earnings and a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium provided some volatility, the artificial intelligence boom offset rising bond yields.
  
  Next week, the July personal consumption expenditure index, the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, and the latest monthly employment report will offer another trial for the markets as investors assess whether stocks can defend their recent gains under the “cloudy skies” of uncertainty over the economic outlook. 
  
  With the second-quarter earnings reporting season coming to an end, major economic data in the coming days will provide some guidance on the resilience of the U.S. economy and whether the Fed will raise interest rates further at its September 19-20 policy meeting.
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• Hurricane watch issued for Florida’s Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches
  A hurricane watch has been issued for portions of Florida’s...
  A hurricane watch has been issued for portions of Florida’s Gulf Coast as the state braces for Tropical Storm Idalia, which is expected to strengthen to a hurricane and make landfall this week.
  
  The hurricane watch stretches from Englewood to Indian Pass, including Tampa Bay, according to the National Hurricane Center’s Sunday afternoon update. In addition to the hurricane watch, a tropical storm watch has been issued for the Gulf Coast of Florida from Englewood to Chokoloskee and the Dry Tortugas.
  
  The storm is currently located about 100 miles east of Cozumel, Mexico, moving at around 3 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, the hurricane center said.
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• Oil Edges Higher as China Stimulus Moves Offset Demand Concern
  Oil prices ticked higher overseas on Monday, along with equity markets, after China took steps to support...
  Oil prices ticked higher overseas on Monday, along with equity markets, after China took steps to support its flagging economy, though investors remained worried about the pace of growth as well as further U.S. interest rate hikes that could dampen fuel demand.
  
  Brent crude rose 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $84.70 a barrel by 0049 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $80.08 a barrel, up 25 cents, or 0.3%.
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