The federal funds rate is a benchmark that influences other interest rates throughout the economy. The Federal Reserve ...
Bond yields typically decline amid rate cutting, so the yield curve might remain inverted at least through next March.
Indexes rallied Thursday, with tech stocks leading the Nasdaq to rise 2.5% as investors continued to digest Wednesday's jumbo ...
Do rate cuts with the stock market at or near all-time highs provide bulls additional fuel or do they portend trouble ahead?
Indexes rose Thursday as investors digested Wednesday's jumbo rate cut from the Fed and a fall in weekly jobless claims.
The latest batch of quarterly forecasts from the Federal Reserve showed policy makers have had a change of heart since June ...
Markets on Wall Street were positioned to open at record highs Thursday after the Federal Reserve issued a bigger-than-usual ...
Best bets are long-term Treasury bonds and gold, plus utilities, real estate, financials and dividend-paying growth stocks.
JPMorgan Chase & Co added 1.1%, Bank of America climbed 1.6%, Wells Fargo advanced 1.5% after the big banks lowered their ...
A rate cut makes borrowing cheaper, which can boost company profits and consumer spending, leading to higher stock prices.
Investors’ giddy reaction turned slightly negative to the hotly anticipated Federal Reserve decision to lower interest rates ...
One of those stocks gaining ground Thursday morning was artificial intelligence (AI) chip leader Nvidia ( NVDA 5.36%). As of 11:40 a.m. ET, Nvidia shares were up by 5.3%. But it wasn't just the Fed ...