SEC approves key audit reforms for public companies

New standards forwarded by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission bolster auditor responsibilities and introduce enhanced technology use, impacting over 350 publicly traded banks.

Powell may provide clues about rate cuts at Jackson Hole, economists say

“Fed watchers will be parsing Powell’s comments for signs that a 50bp rate cut is on the table for September,” noted Lauren Saidel-Baker, an economist with ITR Economics. “However, the notoriously tight-lipped chair is unlikely to confirm this, making a 25bp cut the most likely outcome.”