U.S. stocks rallied after the inflation data boosted investors' hopes for an interest rate cut next month. The S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow rose 1.7%, 2.4% and 1%, respectively.
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Financial Times - Business
Fed cuts rates by half a point and signals era of easing has begun
US central bank’s decision marks milestone in two-year fight against inflation1 hour ago - Federal Reserve -
MarketWatch - Business
Investors renew focus on inflation data as Fed weighs size of expected September rate cut
Wednesday’s consumer-price index for August may end up being the deciding factor as to whether the Federal Reserve will deliver a bigger-than-usual, 50-basis-point rate cut on Sept. 18.8 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
MarketWatch - Business
Treasury-bill rates tumble after Fed delivers biggest interest-rate cut in years
Yields on Treasury bills maturing in up to three months tumbled on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve delivered a half-percentage-point interest-rate cut and signaled the likelihood of additional ...9 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
MarketWatch - Business
Bitcoin stays above $60,000 after Fed’s jumbo rate cut. Here’s what to watch next.
A weekly look at the most important news and moves in crypto, and what’s on the horizon in digital assets.9 hours ago - Crypto -
Financial Times - World
Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you9 hours ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Oil futures trim losses after fall in U.S. crude inventories, Fed rate cut
Oil futures trimmed losses Wednesday, after government data showed U.S. crude inventories fell last week and the Fed delivered a half-point rate cut.10 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
The Guardian - World
Fed chair Jerome Powell says US interest rate cut has nothing to do with election – business live
Powell rejects accusations that timing of rate cut is political and adds US labor market is ‘at a strong place’. What does a Federal Reserve interest rate cut mean for you? Despite fears of a ...10 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
CBS News - Top stories
What impact will the Federal Reserve's rate cut have on stocks?
Equities shift to losses as investors digest the Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut since 2020.11 hours ago -
Inc. - Business
Here's What a Fed Rate Cut Will Mean for U.S. Households
Here's What a Fed Rate Cut Will Mean for U.S. Households12 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
NBC News - Top stories
Federal reserve cuts interest rates by 0.5%
The Federal Reserve announced it's cutting interest rates for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The rates will be reduced by half a percentage point in effort to cushion ...12 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
NBC News - Top stories
Fed goes big with interest rate cut in a bid to head off an economic slowdown
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it was lowering its interest rate by half a percentage point, an unusually aggressive move designed to cushion the economy from a further slowdown.12 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
CBS News - Top stories
Interest rates expected cut from Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce the first interest rate cut since 2020. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger breaks down what economists predict may occur during today's ...13 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
CBS News - Top stories
Fed likely to cut interest rates, but size of cut unclear
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time in four years, but how big could the cut be? CBS News contributor Javier David has a preview of the decision.15 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
MarketWatch - Business
Inflation hangs over the Fed as it prepares to cut interest rates
The challenge: Keep interest rates low enough for the U.S. economy to expand, but not so low as to overheat labor markets.16 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
ABC News - World
UK inflation is steady at 2.2% ahead of Bank of England's next rate decision
The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged after official figures showed Inflation in the U.K. holding steady at an annual rate of 2.2% in August, with higher airfares ...16 hours ago - United Kingdom -
MarketWatch - Business
Here are the pros and cons if the Fed cuts interest rates by 50 basis points instead of 25
Yardeni: Consumers would welcome a large interest-rate cut, but the Fed’s first step should be small.17 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
MarketWatch - Business
Dow’s record run leaves transports behind. Here’s what it means for stocks.
How unusual is the underperformance of the Dow Transports — and how concerning is it?17 hours ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
An Interest Rate Cut
We explore the politics of today’s Fed announcement.20 hours ago -
MarketWatch - Business
An alternative version of the S&P 500 has beaten its more popular sibling back to record highs
The equal-weight S&P 500 has beaten its more popular sibling in the race back to record highs. That tells us a lot about how U.S. stock-market leadership has shifted since the start of the third ...20 hours ago -
Financial Times - Business
Exploding pagers join long history of killer communications devices
Israel, blamed by Hizbollah for Tuesday’s attack, has long used telephones and their successors to track and kill enemies21 hours ago -
MarketWatch - Business
History says Fed interest-rate cut sets up ‘crapshoot’ for stock-market investors
A decent rule of thumb is to watch the next two weeks after a first Federal Reserve interest-rate cut, says Jason Goepfert, senior research analyst at SentimenTrader21 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
Financial Times - World
August inflation data takes BoE September rate cut off the table
Core and services inflation ticked up, though the overall direction of travel remains positive23 hours ago -
MarketWatch - Business
A Fed interest-rate cut could make small-cap stocks a good investment now
U.S. small-cap stocks have staged an epic rally over the past month as the Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates for the first time since 2020. Has the time for small caps finally come?Yesterday - Federal Reserve -
MarketWatch - Business
Stocks flirt with record even as Fed considers extra-large interest-rate cut
A half-point interest-rate cut by the Fed on Wednesday wouldn’t necessarily signal the U.S. is heading into recession, according to BlackRock’s Rick Rieder.Yesterday - Federal Reserve -
CNBC - Business
U.S. crude oil rises more than 1%, closes above $71 per barrel amid Fed rate cut optimism
The oil market is also bracing for the Fed's decision Wednesday on interest rates.Yesterday - Federal Reserve -
MarketWatch - Business
REIT rally fueled by interest-rate-cut hopes may be slowed by a less-dovish Fed
With the Fed set to announce an interest-rate cut on Wednesday, KeyBanc analysts are questioning whether the REIT rally will continue through an extended cutting cycle and are predicting some ...Yesterday - Federal Reserve -
MarketWatch - Business
Bitcoin jumps while Dow falls ahead of the Fed’s interest-rate decision
Bitcoin jumped Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s key rate decision on Wednesday, as traders expect the central bank policymakers to deliver the first interest-rate cut in four years.Yesterday - Crypto -
Financial Times - World
Market speculation about the next Fed rate cut masks deeper issues
Even so, perma-critics of the US central bank are cracking their knuckles in anticipationYesterday - Federal Reserve -
MarketWatch - Business
Investors should brace for lower stock-market returns over the next decade, JPMorgan warns
Millennials and Generation Z might not enjoy the robust returns from U.S. stocks that helped swell the retirement accounts of their parents and grandparents, according to a team of equity analysts ...Yesterday -
MarketWatch - Business
Polestar’s stock rises as it maintains Nasdaq listing requirements
Polestar Automotive Holding’s stock was up about 1.7% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the electric-vehicle maker said it has satisfied requirements to remain on the Nasdaq.Yesterday -
MarketWatch - Business
A possible Fed interest-rate cut boosts home builders confidence
Builder sentiment rose as mortgage rates fell, the National Association of Home Builders said.Yesterday - Federal Reserve -
Financial Times - Business
Traders step up bets on BoE interest rate cut
Markets price in 35% chance of central bank move this week as expectations of large US rate cut have grownYesterday -
The New York Times - Business
How the Fed Cutting Interest Rates Affects Stocks, Banks and More
For corporate America, this week’s expected interest rate cut carries risks along with rewards.Yesterday - Federal Reserve