Fed's Powell, Miran set to speak: What to watch this week

September 22, 2025

Fed's Powell, Miran set to speak: What to watch this week

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Stocks finished the week at record highs as investors digested the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut and weighed the path ahead for policy.

In the week ahead, a raft of Fedspeak will highlight the calendar, with speeches from newly installed Federal Reserve board governor Stephen Miran and Fed Chair Jay Powell on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, the biggest events for close Fed-watchers.

Elsewhere on the calendar, a few major earnings reports and a smattering of economic data will populate the schedule as investors navigate the relative lull between earnings seasons.

A key economic highlight will be Friday's update on inflation, with the Personal Consumption Expenditures index set to show that "core" PCE inflation, the Fed's preferred measure, eased to 0.2% in August while annual increases remained at 2.9%, above the central bank's target. Yahoo Finance reports.

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🎇 Eni strikes more than $1 billion power deal with US fusion firm Commonwealth

Italian energy company Eni said on Monday it struck a more than $1 billion power purchase with Commonwealth Fusion System's project in Virginia that the companies hope by the early 2030s will generate electricity through the reaction that fires the sun.

Eni agreed to buy power from the 400-megawatt (MW) ARC project in Chesterfield County, Virginia, despite CFS not knowing exactly what the project cost or when it will be completed.

Any power generated by the project is expected to go to the grid in Virginia, home to the world's biggest hub of energy-hungry data centers. Reuters reports.


💊 Pfizer to buy weight-loss drug developer Metsera for up to $4.9 billion

Pfizer said on Monday it would acquire weight-loss drug developer Metsera for up to $4.9 billion to secure its position in the lucrative obesity treatment market. Yahoo Finance reports.


📊 Corporate earnings schedule for week of September 22-26, 2025: H&M, Micron, and Accenture in the spotlight

Welcome to the schedule of publications for listed companies for the week of September 22 to 26, 2025. Amongst the main announcements this week are Micron Technology, AutoZone, Cintas Corporation, and Costco Wholesale. See full list at Tradezero.com


✈️ Boeing Delivers First 737-8 Aircraft to Vietjet Under $32 Billion Deal

Boeing (BA) has delivered its first 737-8 aircraft to Vietjet, the Vietnamese airline said Sunday. The aircraft is part of a 200-jet, $32 billion agreement between Boeing and Vietjet, the latter said. MarketScreener reports.


📱 Trump expected to approve TikTok deal via executive order later this week, WSJ reports

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to approve a deal for TikTok through an executive order, declaring that it satisfies the requirements of law later this week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a senior White House official.

This would cap months of U.S.- China deliberations that underscored wider trade talks and solidify the timeline for a much-awaited deal to keep the popular short video app running in the U.S. Reuters reports.


🤖 Google seeks to avoid ad tech breakup as antitrust trial begins

Alphabet's Google will seek to avoid a forced sale of part of its online advertising business in its latest face-off with U.S. antitrust enforcers at a trial starting on Monday in Alexandria, Virginia.

The trial is the government's next best shot at curbing what a judge has ruled is Google's monopoly power, after losing a separate bid to make Google sell its Chrome browser earlier this month.

Online publishers and rival ad tech developers, some of whom have separately sued Google for damages, will be watching the case closely. Reuters reports.

Top 5 Movers in Early Pre-Market

(All pricing and percent gains are based on Early Pre-Market from 4:00 AM to 7:00 AM Eastern Time)
Benzinga reports.


1) $QLGN: Qualigen Therapeutics
Total gain: +254.57%

2) $BOXL: Boxlight
Total gain: +149.35%

3) $FLGC: Flora Growth
Total gain: +101.43%

4) $PLTS: Platinum Analytics Cayman
Total gain: +99.71%

5) $AGRI: AgriFORCE Growing Systems
Total gain: +86.3%

Friday’s Biggest Movers

The closing price of the top three market percent gainers trading near or above $3 on September 19.
Benzinga reports.

*All pricing and percent gains are based on regular market trading hours from 9:30am to 4:00pm Eastern Time

1) AGMH: AGM Group Holdings
Total gain: +371.74%
The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

2) PLTS: Platinum Analytics Cayman
Total gain: +96.24%
The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

3) QMCO: Quantum
Total gain: +40.24%
The stock appeared to be moving on no notable news.

Today’s Notable Earnings

*Estimate and Actual numbers represent Earnings Per Share in US Dollars



EBF: Ennis
Q2 2025
Before Market Open
Estimate: 0.380
Actual: 0.510

GNFT: Genfit
H1 2025
After Market Close
Estimate: N/A
Actual: N/A

Today’s Economic Dates

Time (ET) | Report | Period

9:45 AM - New York Fed President John Williams speech
10:00 AM - St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem speech
12:00 PM - Fed governor Stephen Miran speech

Parting Thoughts

“The markets are a game of patience and discipline.”

- Alexander Elder

Sourced in: 100 Top Motivational Trading Quotes by “The Robust Trader

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