Market, Fed
Fed Announces Big Rate Cut
We concluded that this was the right thing for the economy and the people we serve,” the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, said, referring to the central bank’s decision to cut interest rates by half a point.
Large Fed Rate Cut Drives Global Markets Higher
The cut, and the prospect of more before the end of the year, pushed MSCI's 47-country world stocks index close to a record high. Wall Street futures were up after the S&P 500 hit its own all-time peak overnight [.N], and Europe also opened strongly. [.EU]
Dow jumps to another all-time high day after Fed delivers big rate cut
Wall Street rallied on Thursday with the Dow and S&P 500 hitting another intraday record high — a day after the Federal Reserve kicked off its easing cycle with half-a-percentage point reduction and forecast more cuts were on the horizon.
US Stocks Fail Chart Test on Fed Cut, Showing Lack of Momentum
The US stock market’s reaction to the Federal Reserve’s half-point interest rate cut suggests that all-time high fatigue is still in play.
US Stocks Rise As Market Digests Big Fed Rate Cut
Wall Street stocks rose early Thursday as the market continued digesting the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut, which was larger than some analysts had expected.
Stock Index Futures Inch Lower as Euphoria Over Fed Rate Cut Ebbs, FedEx Results Disappoint
S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24)are down -0.15%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are down -0.23% this morning as market participants assessed the outlook for interest rates while also gearing up for the so-called triple-witching event later in the day.
U.S. Stock Futures Jump on Fed's Big Rate cut
Pre-market futures are feeling themselves this morning. We’d just passed the crucible of the “higher for longer” term of interest rates from the Fed — a series of sometimes significant rate hikes from March 2022 through July 2023,
Stocks Higher, Dollar Lower Post Fed's Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve's 50 bp rate cut has made for a volatile 15 hours or so in the foreign exchange market. Click to read.
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FXStreet4d
Weekly FX chartbook: Fed to start its rate cut cycle
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Fed set to cut interest rates: What it could mean for inflation, economy, jobs
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Bitcoin bulls target $64K BTC price hurdle as US stocks eye new record
“The US 2Y/10Y treasury spread, an indicator of recession, has been inverted since July 2022 but has recently steepened to ...
Financial Post4d
Posthaste: Canada and the world brace for the Fed — and the suspense has rarely been higher
Posthaste: Canada and the world brace for the Fed — and the suspense has rarely been higher Back ... who brings us today’s chart — the highest share recorded in the past year. “With the weak ...
Influential labour union says it won't endorse a candidate for president
The Biden administration has been saying for months that the post-Covid surge in inflation is over. On Wednesday, the Federal ...
A quarter of Republicans think Trump should seize power even if he loses
As the election approaches, new polling shows the breadth of support for Trump’s authoritarian tendencies.