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The Fed Just Cut Interest Rates. It May Signal a Big Move in the Stock Market.
The federal funds rate is a benchmark that influences other interest rates throughout the economy. The Federal Reserve doesn't control the federal funds rate directly. Instead, it uses various monetary policy tools to steer the benchmark toward a target range, which is currently 4.75% to 5%.
The Fed Is Putting the Stock Market on Track for a Rare Achievement
Stocks in September have been negative for four years in a row but momentum from the rate cut could bring change.
Stock Market Today: Dow futures dip from record high following Fed rate-cut-rally
After Fed rate cut, the next 6 months will be crucial for investors. Here’s why. Traders brace for volatility as more than $5 trillion in options set to expire in latest ‘triple witching’. Nvidia’s stock is surging. Here’s how it tends to perform after interest-rate cuts.
Stocks Hit Record High a Day After Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut
The S&P 500 had already been climbing as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates by half a percentage point. Thursday’s gain put the index in range of a closing record.
Stock Market News: Dow Opens Lower
The Dow was down 46 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 was down 0.2%. The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.1%. It’s been a stellar week for stocks, with both the S&P and Dow rallying to record closes on Thursday.
Stock Market Today: Dow finishes above 42,000 for first time in history after Fed's big rate cut
The latest batch of quarterly forecasts from the Federal Reserve showed policy makers have had a change of heart since June about the pace of interest rate cuts in 2024. The latest iteration of the Fed's "dot plot" penciled in two more quarter-point cuts before the end of the year,
Stock Market News Today, 9/20/24 – Futures Trend Lower After Thursday’s Stellar Rally
U.S. stock futures trended lower early Friday following the stellar rally in major indices yesterday, triggered by the Federal Reserve’s
Stock market today: Wall Street inches lower in premarket Friday as rate cut-fueled rally fades
Wall Street pointed lower Friday as a rally driven by the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates faded and markets' ...
Fed goes with half-point interest rate cut. What that means.
If the Fed cuts interest rates today, borrowers will likely see interest rates ease off their peaks on things like credit ...
Why a recession still worries this stock-market veteran, despite the Fed’s rate cut
Best bets are long-term Treasury bonds and gold, plus utilities, real estate, financials and dividend-paying growth stocks.
The Fed Just Cut Interest Rates: 3 Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist
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Stocks Briefly Hit Record Highs After Fed Opts For Big Interest Rate Cut—But Close Negative
Investors’ giddy reaction turned slightly negative to the hotly anticipated Federal Reserve decision to lower interest rates ...
Stock market today: Wall Street stays stuck in place as it counts down to a rate cut
U.S. stock indexes remained stuck in place as Wall Street made few big moves ahead of what’s expected to be the first cut to ...