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Tale of Two Feds: Will Interest Rates Drop and is FedEx a Tech Company?

Tale of Two Feds: Will Interest Rates Drop and is FedEx a Tech Company?

FromWSJ's Take On the Week


Tale of Two Feds: Will Interest Rates Drop and is FedEx a Tech Company?

FromWSJ's Take On the Week

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is expected to release another interest rate decision. Will the Federal Reserve's statements move the markets and disrupt the bullish momentum in the stock market? Torsten Slok, partner and chief economist at Apollo Global Management, joins us to share what specific phrases from the FOMC may indicate when rate cuts will come and gives us a hot take of his own about what the Fed’s decision will be. Then, we're turning our attention to FedEx's earnings report expected on Thursday. The company has marketed new technologies in their business strategies, such as providing integral data from packaged delivery services that may excite investors. WSJ reporter Esther Fung and Heard of the Street editor Spencer Jakab join to explain how companies leaning into ‘tech’ branding can affect their stocks and what they’re looking to hear on this week’s earnings call. Finally, we're turning up the volume on music royalties becoming asset-backed securities. WSJ’s Los Angeles bureau chief Sarah Krouse joins to share why musicians like Bruce Springsteen are getting big deals from investors and what it means for markets. How can we better help you take on the week? We’d like to hear from you. Send us an email to takeontheweek@wsj.com.
Released:
Mar 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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WSJ’s Take On the Week brings you the insights and analysis you need to get a leg-up on the business and financial week to come. In less than 20 minutes, we cut through the noise to explain the major business and financial news that may move markets, all so you can make smarter investing decisions and take on the week with confidence. Episodes drop Sundays. Hosted by Dion Rabouin.