Quiet stock week in a growing bullish trend, company and economic news
Market Reviews
• Much depends on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech later this week, but until then stocks look set to rise as investor confidence strengthens thanks to dovish rhetoric from the world's most powerful central banker. Asian shares hit a one-month high on Tuesday, with equity futures broadly pointing to a positive opening as London and New York woke up. Even Japan's Nikkei index shrugged off the brunt of the yen's strength and hit its highest level in two weeks.
• A number of Fed speakers have signaled their intention to cut interest rates in September in...