Bets on wild stock market swings boom as traders face most uncertain Fed rate decision in recent memory

Trump Is Inheriting Booming Markets and a Decisive Fed

Stocks and bitcoin are smashing records while the labor market deteriorates, U.S. debt balloons, and housing affordability worsens.

Business - Inc. - 2 days ago

Trump’s win and the Fed’s rate cut are giving the stock market an open road

S&P 500 races ahead, and opportunities surface in solar power and crypto.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Why the stock market can count on another Fed rate cut in December

The trend in short-term rates leading up to the U.S. presidential election usually persists.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 hours ago

Bull market turns 2. Why fewer Fed rate cuts won’t rattle stock investors.

Even though concerns around a potential reheating of inflation have added to the uncertainty around the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path, it may not stop stocks from going higher, analysts said.

Business - MarketWatch - October 13

The stock market is expecting more interest-rate cuts than the Fed can give

The U.S. central bank doesn’t have much room to combat the next U.S. economic crisis.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 hours ago

New U.S. economy data before next Fed interest rate decision

The Federal Reserve will soon announce its next interest rate move as new data trickles in about the U.S. economy. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports.

Here's what to expect with the Fed's rate cut decision on Thursday

The Federal Reserve will make a rate cut decision on November 7. Here's what economists expect.

Fed cuts interest rates days after election

The Fed cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.

Foreign investors fear India’s stock market boom may be over

International investors pull out more than $10bn from Indian stocks as indices record largest fall since March 2020

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Trump Media Stock Jumps Again as Traders Bet on Election

Shares of the Truth Social parent company continue to soar, pushing the market value of the firm above $10 billion.

Business - The New York Times - October 29

Bank stocks jump almost 12% as traders bet on less regulation in a Trump presidency

A handful of well-known bank names jumped as traders ready for a second Trump term.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Would a Strong Job Market Stop Fed Rate Cuts? This Official Says No.

Mary C. Daly, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said that the central bank shouldn’t act “out of fear.”

Business - The New York Times - October 15

The Fed hasn’t tamed inflation — and the stock market has yet to figure that out

Stocks can handle moderate inflation as long as economic growth persists

Business - MarketWatch - November 2

Why Einhorn says it’s the most expensive stock market in decades

One leading hedge fund says it’s not just tech stocks with nosebleed valuations.

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

The stock market gains the most when this political party occupies the White House

The S&P 500’s annualized total return has been 11.0% in years when a Democrat is president and Congress is Republican-controlled.

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

Trump says he wants to ‘put in comments’ on rate decisions, but not give orders to Fed

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday offered a fresh defense of his view that he should get to influence the Federal Reserve if elected, as he responded to questions during an ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 15

Nvidia’s stock sets one record but falls short of another

While TSMC issued upbeat commentary on the state of the AI market, Wall Street perhaps already had that confidence.

Business - MarketWatch - October 17

Trump Media closes in the red on Election Day, giving up earlier rally

Shares of retail trader favorite Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) were active as Election Day is finally here.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

The stock market still leans to this candidate winning the presidential election

The Dow’s indication of who will win the U.S. presidency deserves to be taken seriously.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

Whether you vote for Harris or Trump, it’s a sure bet the stock market will thrive

Inflation could be a problem, but real growth and profits should be robust.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

DJT stock soars amid Donald Trump's rise in the betting markets

Trump Media's shares have soared with the former President Donald Trump's rise in the betting markets.

Three ways to play the bond market as the Fed lowers interest rates, this analyst says

Falling interest rates will steepen the yield curve and make these credit ETFs attractive

Business - MarketWatch - October 25

Larry Fink says the Fed won't cut interest rates as much as markets expect this year

"I do believe we have greater embedded inflation in the world than we've ever seen," Fink said.

Business - CNBC - October 29

Interest rate cut expected from Fed, U.S. markets surge after Trump election win

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to announce an interest rate cut of 0.25 percentage points Thursday afternoon. That news comes as U.S. markets soar following the election of Donald ...

Here's why Eli Lilly bounced back, plus mega-caps lag while staples stocks rise

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

Business - CNBC - 23 hours ago

This election result could pour fuel on stock-market rally — but watch out for this wild card

Of the three most likely outcomes of the U.S. presidential election, two of them would likely point to further gains for the stock market, but there’s a major wild card.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

We're buying more shares on the dip in this Fed rate-cut stock tied to housing

Some of this decline is probably due to profit-taking since the stock has gone straight up since Sept. 6.

Business - CNBC - October 22

Fed rate cuts were supposed to buoy small-cap stocks. What’s holding them back?

Small-cap stocks were widely expected to benefit most from the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts — but that has yet to materialize.