Need to Know: Tariffs are rising, the Fed didn’t calm markets — so stay bullish, of course
Tariffs are set to climb to the highest level since 1972, and the Fed’s rate cut didn’t buoy financial markets — so, sta...
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Commodities Corner: Why gold initially fell after the Fed decision to cut interest rates
Gold didn’t see a bullish price reaction to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to cut key interest rates for the first...
Market Extra: Expectations for Fed to deliver further rate-cuts whipsaw as traders look past Powell presser
Traders can’t make their mind on what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in his post-meeting press conference o...
Oil slips 1% after Fed disappoints, U.S. crude output rises
Oil prices skidded on Thursday, declining for the first time in six days, after the U.S. Federal Reserve dampened hopes...
Asia Markets: Asian markets fall after Fed rate cut, end of U.S.-China trade talks
Asian markets fell in early trading Thursday, following the Fed’s first interest-rate cut in more than a decade.
Asia Markets: Asian markets mixed after Fed rate cut, end of U.S.-China trade talks
Asian markets were mixed in early trading Thursday, following the Fed’s first interest-rate cut in more than a decade.
Market Extra: How the Fed and Jerome Powell sent ‘a bit of a shockwave’ through financial markets
A widely expected Fed rate cut ended up sending shockwaves through financial markets Wednesday as Chairman Jerome Powell...
The Fed: ‘As usual, Powell let us down,’ Trump tweets after Fed fails to back stronger monetary easing
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was disappointed Fed Chairman Jerome Powell ruled out a lengthy series of...
Why the Fed Cut Rates: To Try to Fix Last Year’s Mistake
Not a recession-fighting measure per se, but a recalibration of strategy, and a recognition that the world has changed.
The Fed: Fed cuts interest rates by quarter point, but rules out significant easing
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point but dismissed the need for further eas...
Fed Cuts Interest Rates for First Time Since 2008 Crisis
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate a quarter point as it tried to insulate the economy from President T...
Market Snapshot: Stocks slip after of Fed cuts interest rates
U.S. slipped Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point as expected...
The Fed Just Cut Interest Rates. Here’s What That Means for You.
The quarter-point cut is unlikely to get you a better mortgage rate. At least, not right away.
Market Extra: When the Fed cuts rates, here’s how the stock market tends to perform
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut benchmark borrowing costs for the first time in more than a decade on Wedn...
The Fed May Cut Interest Rates. Here’s What That Means for You
The expected quarter-point cut is unlikely to get you a better mortgage rate. At least not right away.
Market Snapshot: Stocks steady ahead of Fed decision
U.S. stocks were little changed midsession Wednesday, as weakness in consumer stocks was offset by gains in technology s...
Metals Stocks: Gold holds to a tight range, with the Fed decision expected to guide the metal’s next big move
Gold futures inch lower Wednesday, holding to a tight trading range after posting gains over the last three sessions, ah...
Outside the Box: This Fed rate cut could signal the stock market’s peak
For the Federal Reserve to become any more dovish would require a sharp dip in U.S. economic data.
Market Extra: Here’s how the stock market tends to perform when the Fed cuts rates
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut benchmark borrowing costs for the first time in more than a decade on Wedn...
What to Watch Ahead of the Fed Meeting
The central bank appears poised to cut interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis. Here’s what to keep...