Baidu and Walmart earnings are being analyzed under the watchful eye of the Federal Reserve regarding its monetary policy.

The entities involved

• FED →

  business

  • US-Iran truce aims to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid global monetary policy shifts and oil price drops.Mon 17:37
  • Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, halting petroleum liquids movement and raising inflation concerns, which Donald Trump views as a potential solution.Mon 16:16
• Baidu →

  Chinese web services company

  • Alibaba Group and Baidu are facing scrutiny from the Pentagon's growing blacklist, while China's Commerce Ministry objects to the list expansion.Wed 09:13
• Walmart →

  U.S. discount retailer based in Arkansas

  • Kraft Heinz is launching locally developed products and targeting expansion in North America through exclusive store channels.Mon 16:06
  • Walmart promoted an executive to lead international operations in Latin America, following a management restructuring led by John Furner.Mon 15:55

Related events

• Retail earnings are being used by the Fed to inform its policy deliberations.Aug 17
• Corporate earnings are being monitored by the Federal Reserve.Jun 17
• Financial institutions including Citigroup and Morgan Stanley have issued research reports and rating updates regarding Baidu shares, which trade on the Nasdaq.Jul 8
• Analysts at TD Economics are closely monitoring the actions of the Federal Reserve.Sep 11
• Fed Governor speaks at Jackson Hole as geopolitical tensions and corporate earnings weigh on investors.Aug 25