Fed, Stock Market and Gold
Stock market today: US stocks nudge higher with Fed speakers, inflation in focus
The focus is on Fed speakers and a key inflation reading for insight into whether another big rate cut is coming.
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts around its record highs
The S & P 500 was 0.2% higher in morning trading, coming off its fifth winning week in the last six, and flitting around its record set on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up by 3 points, or less than 0.1%, after setting its own record Friday. The Nasdaq composite was 0.2% higher, as of 9:55 a.m. Eastern time.
Good News for the Stock Market: The Fed Believes Its Jumbo Rate Cut Was a 1-and-Done
Investors are cheering as policymakers expect the labor market to hold steady through a series of smaller cuts into 2025.
Why Fed rate cuts may juice the stock market and your 401(k)
The Fed's interest rate cuts should continue to fuel the stock market as long as the economy avoids recession, experts say. But stocks are overvalued.
Stock Market Today: Dow consolidates after Fed rate-cut rally
U.S. stocks were rising on Monday, kicking off what promises to be a relatively quiet week for economic data after the Federal Reserve decided to lower interest rates by 50 basis po
Traders Need a New Stock Market Playbook for These Rate Cuts
Wall Street traders have a unique challenge in placing bets on the stock market now that the Federal Reserve has started cutting interest rates: History is no longer a guide.
Gold drifts near record highs as Fed rate cut maintains bullish mood
Gold rose on Monday and lingered near record-high levels, as bullish market sentiment after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week combined with geopolitical tensions drove prices despite a stronger dollar.
Stock Market Today: Dow futures level off after Fed rate cut rally
Further weakening of the jobs market is the top worry for investors after last week's rate cut of 50 basis points, or half a percentage point, from the Federal Reserve, according to a survey of investors conducted by Piper Sandler's Michael Kantrowitz.
Stock market today: Indexes extend gains as investors gear up for fresh economic data
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said he expects the Fed to cut interest rates by another 50 basis points before the ...
Will The New U.K. Government Kill Off The London Stock Market?
The UK stock market is on its last legs. It is so bad that people have stopped being in denial about it and are scrambling ...
Stock market today: Dow ekes out another record amid winning week for stocks
US stocks closed mixed on Friday as rate-cut euphoria faded, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to stay above the ...
There's a 12% correction looming for the stock market by the end of the year, Stifel says
Stifel's Barry Bannister said that the non-farm payroll six-month diffusion index just crossed below a "recession trigger ...
Stock Market Today: What to Watch
Stock futures slip as new week gets under way. Live updates on stocks, bonds and markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.
Stock market today: Wall Street closes its record-setting week mixed as FedEx slumps and Nike jumps
U.S. stocks drifted around their all-time highs, as a record-setting week for Wall Street closed on a quieter note.
Prediction: This Major Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Could Compete With Nvidia in the Not-Too-Distant Future
Alphabet is developing and improving its competing AI product, the Tensor Processing Unit (TPU). It launched the ...