Fed Chairman Powell: We know higher interest rates will slow down the economy.

Fed Chairman Powell: The Fed must make restoring price stability a cornerstone of the economy.

Fed Chairman Powell: There is a path that can bring inflation down to 2% without causing massive job losses, and we are on that path.

Fitch: U.S. retail sales are expected to decline by low single digits in 2024, especially in the discretionary category.

Fed Chairman Powell: The Fed releases a lot of data on inequality.

Fed Chairman Powell: The most important thing the Fed can do is to return the United States to a period of long-term expansion and stable employment to reduce inequality.

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: We are very concerned about international economic flows.

Eurogroup Chairman Donoghue: Eurozone economic growth is expected to exceed 1% in 2024.

U.S. 2- to 5-year Treasury bond yields fell more than 10 basis points on the day

Eurogroup Chairman Donoghue: The euro zone deficit is expected to continue to decline in 2024.

The 2-year U.S. Treasury yield fell 10 basis points on the day to 4.57%.

Fed Chairman Powell: U.S. fiscal policy is unsustainable in the long term.

Fed Chairman Powell: It is important that the Fed does not interfere in the election of officials.

The U.S. dollar index DXY continued to fall and turned lower during the day. It fell more than 10 points in the short term and is now at 103.38.

German 2-year yields were on track for their biggest one-day drop since March 23.

Three-month copper prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose to $8,609.5 a ton, their highest level since August 4.

The U.S. 2-year Treasury yield fell to its lowest level since June 13, falling 12.3 basis points to 4.5921% on the day.

COMEX gold futures rose 1.00% during the day and are now trading at $2,077.80 per ounce.

U.S. Treasuries recovered; yields across all maturities hit day lows.