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title: "The Wall Street stock market is sluggish, and investors are focusing on retail performance and the Jackson Hole Summit"
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# The Wall Street stock market is sluggish, and investors are focusing on retail performance and the Jackson Hole Summit

> The Wall Street stock market showed a lackluster performance on Monday, as investors focused on the earnings reports of major retailers this week and the Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole. Companies such as Walmart, Home Depot, and Target will release their results, and the market hopes to understand the impact of trade uncertainties and inflation on consumers. Despite the growth in retail sales, consumer confidence has been undermined by inflation concerns. Analysts believe that the performance of retailers may align with expectations, with limited fluctuations. The market anticipates that the Federal Reserve meeting will clarify the economic outlook and policy framework

The major stock indices on Wall Street showed a lackluster performance on Monday, with the market calm at the beginning of the week as major retailers released their corporate earnings reports. The Federal Reserve will also hold its annual symposium in Jackson Hole. Investors will closely monitor the reports from companies such as Walmart WMT.N, Home Depot HD.N, and Target TGT.N this week to determine how trade uncertainties and inflation expectations are affecting American consumers. Data released last Friday indicated that although retail sales saw a significant increase as expected, overall consumer confidence was hit by heightened inflation concerns. "Many retailers and companies producing goods have placed orders in advance. Therefore, from an earnings perspective, their performance is likely to align with expectations, and even if it exceeds expectations, the extent may be minimal," said Michael Matousek, chief trader at U.S. Global Investors. Recent data also suggests that although U.S. tariffs have not yet permeated overall consumer prices, weakness in the labor market may prompt the central bank to adopt a more dovish stance. The market hopes that the Federal Reserve's meeting from August 21 to 23 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, will provide clearer insights into the economic outlook and the central bank's policy framework

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