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Forget the stock-market tumble — the Fed made the right move in a wild week
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell helped spark a wild week on Wall Street, but a signal that policymakers have put further rate cuts on pause is looking like the right call after a closely watched inflation indicator and another round of budget brinkmanship on Capitol Hill.
The Fed Crushed the Stock Market. Where to Find the Best Value Now.
A broad group of value stocks tracked by SentimenTrader is near its lowest level versus growth in over two decades. It may now be time to play catch-up.
Stock market today: Dow soars 498 points as stocks bounce back from Fed-fueled plunge
A cooler-than-expected PCE print for the month of November has Fed president Austan Goolsbee encouraged about future interest rate cuts.
Why Did the Stock Market Crash After the Fed Cut Interest Rates Last Week?
The Fed has now cut interest rates three times since September due to a decline in the rate of inflation and some modest weakness in the jobs market. Lower rates are usually good for stocks for a number of reasons (more on those later), but this particular cut was met with a wave of selling among investors.
Stock Market Today: Dow ends down over 1,100 points after Fed lowers interest rates, signals fewer cuts in 2025
The Cboe Volatility Index, which trades under the ticker symbol VIX, was down 4% at slightly more than 15, according to FactSet data, at last check. The VIX was trading slightly below its 200-day moving average, based on FactSet data around midday Wednesday.
These Sectors Led Wednesday's Fed-Fueled Stock Market Sell-Off
Rate-sensitive stocks plummeted on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve scaled back its forecast for future interest rate cuts and projected inflation would run hotter than previously expected next year.
Stock market plummets after Fed forecasts fewer rate cuts in 2025
The stock market is down sharply today after the Federal Reserve forecast fewer interest rate cuts in 2025 than expected.
Stock market today: Dow breaks 10-day losing streak but stocks struggle to claw back losses after Fed sell-off
The Dow managed to narrowly snap a 10-day losing streak, giving up most of its earlier gains to end slightly higher after Wednesday's 1,100-point drop.
10 Biggest Losers of Dow's 10-Day Losing Streak
Investors seemed to shrug off the meltdown on Thursday. Some Dow Jones laggards of this period tried to rebound as well.
The Dow's losing streak showed its big weakness: Chart of the Week
With its 0.04% gain Thursday, the Dow finally broke its 10-day losing streak, the worst since the 70s. But this week’s performance was yet another reminder of why the historically important index is now more historical than important.
The Fed is the only thing standing between investors and a full-blown stock bubble, UBS says
The Fed would need to lower interest rates by another 100 basis points for the final ingredient of a bubble to be added to ...
This Construction Stock Has Nearly Tripled This Year. Can It Keep Gaining in 2025?
If the economy remains strong in 2025, the stock should continue to move higher with those legal disputes out of the way and ...
Super Micro Stock Was Hurt by the Fed. Why SMCI Is Rising Now.
The server maker has been on a roller coaster, getting caught up in the excitement about artificial intelligence which helped ...
Fed Meetings Made Stock Traders Richer In 2024: Could Wednesday Bring Last Big Rally?
The U.S. stock market has generally delivered solid gains around Federal Reserve meetings in 2024, signaling investor ...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street rally caps a dismal week
One shadow over markets was cleared when U.S. lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly ...
Stock Market Today: Dow books biggest gain since day after U.S. election as inflation report sparks relief
Traders brace for volatility with a record $6.6 trillion in options due to expire in Friday’s ‘triple witching’ The Fed cut ...
Stock futures fall as traders await the Fed's preferred inflation reading: Live updates
U.S. stock futures were slightly higher on Thursday evening as traders anticipate the latest reading of the Federal Reserve's ...
Most Gulf markets slip ahead of Fed decision
Most stock markets in the Gulf fell on Wednesday as investors exercised caution ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's last ...