Stock Market Today: Dow falls over 100 points as stocks end volatile session lower after Fed's half-point rate cut
U.S. stocks rose after the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rates by 50 basis points to a range of 4.75% to 5%. That was the first rate cut in over four years that marked the beginning of a monetary-easing cycle in the world's largest economy.
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 cards and auto loans.
How The Fed’s Interest-Rate Cuts Could Impact The Labor Market
The Fed's decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points reflects its growing confidence in taming inflation and a renewed focus on supporting the job market.
Stock Market Today: Dow notches fresh record peak, books weekly gain after Fed rate cut
The Dow Jones Industrial Average turned higher Friday afternoon, with the blue-chip stock index rising slightly. The Dow was up 0.1% in early afternoon trading, while the S&P 500 was down 0.2% and the Nasdaq slipped 0.
Stock market today: Dow surges 462 points as stocks rally after jumbo Fed rate cut
Indexes rose Thursday as investors digested Wednesday's jumbo rate cut from the Fed and a fall in weekly jobless claims.
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,
Stock Market Today: Dow tops 42,000, pushes deeper into record territory after Fed's big rate cut
Money-market funds shed $20.02 billion in assets in the past week, according to data from the Investment Company Institute. While balances were still lofty at $6.3 trillion for the week ending Wednesday,
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