The Fed Does Not Need to Rush to Cut Rates
The market wants bigger profits Someone call the vice principal to enforce discipline! The markets are blackmailing the Federal Reserve again. Economic data earlier this week dashed market hopes that the Fed might cut interest rates by 50 basis points. Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was in line with expectations, but core […]
Fed up business owners sue California city over homeless encampments — used syringes, human waste, rats
A group of California small business owners filed a lawsuit against the city of Berkeley this week, alleging that the streets around their businesses are overrun with homeless encampments littered with used syringes, human waste and rats. The lawsuit was filed in Alameda County by eight businesses, including a brewery, a winery, a set construction […]
Dow nears record as hopes for bigger Fed rate cut revived
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 400 points on Friday, approaching an all-time high, as investors reassessed the possibility of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 379 points, or 0.9%, to 41,476 in recent trading. It closed at a record high of 41,563.08 […]
Inflation hits 2.5% in August, keeping the Fed on track to lower interest rates
Inflation is slowing and the Fed is likely to cut interest rates in September. (iStock) Annual inflation continued to rise slowly in August toward the 2% target rate set by the Federal Reserve. Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index (CPI) released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Prices rose 2.5% year-on-year in August, […]
Stock Rotation Is Back on Bets Fed Will ‘Go Big’: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Wall Street traders revived expectations of a half-point interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week, prompting a shift in funds into stocks that would benefit most from easier policy. Most read articles on Bloomberg Economically sensitive stocks outperformed the big tech companies that have driven the bull market rally, with the […]
Futures inch higher as traders raise bets on bigger Fed rate cut By Reuters – Investing.com
By Shashwat Chauhan and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors reassessed the chances of a bigger interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week, while shares of aircraft maker Boeing (NYSE:) fell after factory workers went on strike. Traders' expectations of a 50 basis point cut […]
Pound Sterling jumps to near 1.3150 as Fed large rate cut bets soar – FXStreet
The pound rose to nearly 1.3150 against the US dollar as traders strengthened their bet that the Fed will cut interest rates by 50 basis points when it meets next week. The slowdown in the U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for August has led to expectations of a big rate cut from the Fed. Investors […]
Dollar weak as traders add to wagers of big rate cut from Fed By Reuters – Investing.com
Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar weakened and the euro and yen rose on Friday as investors remained nervous ahead of a central bank interest rate cut next week, with focus on the Federal Reserve and the size of the expected cut. The Fed is almost certain to cut interest rates next week, but […]
Gold price surges to record highs above $2,550 as Fed rate cut expectations mount – FXStreet
Gold hit a new record high after U.S. jobless claims and producer inflation data backed up a possible Fed interest rate cut. The US Dollar Index (DXY) fell 0.29% and Treasury yields rose, with the 10-year Treasury note at 3.689%. The CME FedWatch tool indicates there is an 85% chance that the Fed will cut […]
Dow drops over 600 points as inflation data dashes hopes for big Fed rate cut
Wall Street's main stock indexes fell on Wednesday after the latest inflation reading beat expectations of further interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, while Democrat Kamala Harris' chances of winning the presidential election rose following the televised debate. In recent trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 635 points, or 1.6%, to 40,102. The […]