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Fed, Rate Cut and stocks
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%.
What impact will the Federal Reserve's rate cut have on stocks?
The decision by the Fed's policy-setting committee to cut interest rates for the first time since March 2020 was prefaced by an unusual amount of market uncertainty as to how much the central bank would lower its benchmark rate from a two-decade high of 5.25% to 5.5%, where it has stood since July 2023.
Stock Market Today: Dow finishes above 42,000 for first time in history after Fed's big rate cut
The Federal Reserve's closely followed overnight reverse-repo facility already has begun to reflect Wednesday's big interest-rate cut. Wall Street firms rushed to park extra cash overnight at the facility in the wake of the pandemic,
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Stock Market Today: Dow rises modestly as stocks aim for weekly gains in post-Fed rally
The U.S. stock market’s volatility gauge continued to fall Friday in a sign of investor relief after the Federal Reserve kicked off its interest-rate cutting cycle. The Cboe Volatility Index was down ...
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Stock market today: Indexes close at record highs and tech soars after Fed rate cut
Indexes rallied Thursday, with tech stocks leading the Nasdaq to rise 2.5% as investors continued to digest Wednesday's jumbo ...
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5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens
U.S. stock futures are mostly edging lower ahead of "triple witching," Nike jumps on new CEO, FedEx slumps on downbeat ...
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Stock market today: Most of Wall Street edges lower after Fed delivers a big cut to rates
Wall Street is holding near its records after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession with a bigger ...
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Stock market today: Indexes edge down as traders hit pause after rally to record highs
Friday could see a surge in trading activity due to triple witch option expirations and S&P index rebalance trades, NYSE's ...
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Stock market updates, Fed decision
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates for the first time in four years but its unclear whether ...
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Stock market today: Wall Street wavers a day after setting record highs
U.S. stocks are drifting in early trading after leaping to records the day before as part of a worldwide rally.
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Stock Market Today: What to Watch
Follow along for live updates on stocks and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.
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