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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Economic Club of New York on September 5, 2024. Trump vowed Thursday to turn the US into the cryptocurrency capital of the world as he unveiled his economic vision for a second term. "Instead of attacking industries of the future, we will embrace them, including making America the world capital for crypto and Bitcoin," he said in his Economic Club speech. (Photo by David Dee Delgado / AFP) (Photo by DAVID DEE DELGADO/AFP via Getty Images)

The Week Ahead 9/16 – 9/27

President Trump launches a new cryptocurrency of his own; and the Federal Reserve might finally make interest rate cuts. One America’s Zach Petersen has The Scoop on the Week Ahead.

A ship stacked with shipping containers is unloaded on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

US import prices post largest drop in eight months

Import prices dropped by the most in eight months in August, suggesting that domestic inflation will continue to subside in the months ahead.

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board building is seen in Washington, DC, March 16, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Fed expected to deliver quarter-percentage-point rate cut next week

U.S. central bankers will likely start long-awaited interest rate cuts next week with a quarter-of-a-percentage-point reduction.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 10: A person shops for groceries at Lincoln Market on March 10, 2022 in the Prospect Lefferts Garden neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City.The Labor Department reported that consumer inflation rose 7.9% over the past year, the largest rise since 1982, raising the prices of gas and consumer goods. Grocery costs rose to 8.6%, the biggest year-over-year increase since 1981, and gas prices increased 38% all within a 12 month period ending in February. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Report: Inflation Rises 2.5% In August, Lowering Hopes For Big Rate Cut From Fed

Inflation rose once again in the month of August, causing stir from an outsize rate cut from the Federal Reserve when it meets next week.

FILE PHOTO: Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Nasdaq, S&P gain on megacap boost in lead up to inflation report

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Tuesday as most megacap stocks gained, with focus now moving to key inflation data later this week.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 02: A 'Now Hiring' sign is displayed outside a check cashing shop on June 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Today’s U.S. labor report shows that employers added 339,000 jobs in May with sectors including construction, healthcare, business services and transportation adding jobs with wages showing 4.3 percent growth over the same period last year. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

U.S. Economy Added 142K Jobs In August, Falling Below Expectations

The latest job growth report showed that job additions in August increased but missed economists’ estimates, with the unemployment rate staying nearly the same.