NewsWare’s Trade Talk: Friday, August 22

S&P Futures are trending higher this morning as markets await comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Powell is schedule to give the keynote speech at the Jackson Hole event this morning. He is expected to cautious on comments related to a Sept rate cut and indicate that the Fed remains data dependent. Talks on a proposed end to hostilities in the Russia Ukraine conflict appear to be stalling. ROST & ZM are higher after earnings releases, INTU, WDAY & BJ are lower. Next week earnings announcements are expected from PDD, NVDA DELL and others.