It could take a week for Bitcoin traders to fully digest the impact of the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut in 9 months, according to Bitbank analyst Yuya Hasegawa. “With risk-on sentiment persisting after the FOMC, this improvement in technical sentiment is seen as an additional tailwind [for Bitcoin], putting a test of $120,000 within sight,” wrote the Tokyo-based analyst in a note shared with Decrypt. “Should BTC successfully break above $120,000, a full retracement may finally come into focus ...

Asian markets swung Friday at the end of a strong week for investors following the US interest rate cut, with attention now turning to a call between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.While the Federal Reserve and boss Jerome Powell were not as forthright as hoped on future rate reductions the mood on trading floors remained upbeat.The US central bank lowered borrowing costs Wednesday for the first time since December after a series of reports pointed to a slowdown in the country's labour market, which offset stu ...

U.S. corporate bond deal-making in the investment-grade market picked up on Thursday following a quiet period earlier in the week, spurred by a quarter basis point rate cut from the Federal Reserve at its September meeting. ...

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Mortgage rates fell again this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.26% from last week's reading of 6.35%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.09% a year ago. A house for sale in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on July 30, 2024. Treasury's Bessent Says Fixing Housing Affordability Crisis Will Be One Of His 'Big Projects' This ...

Key Takeaways Healthcare projects lifted EMCOR's electrical construction revenues 110% to $241.4M in H1 2025.Healthcare RPOs reached $1.4B by June 30, boosted by demand and the Miller Electric acquisition.EME earnings estimates rose to $25.11 for 2025 and $27.00 for 2026, signaling strong growth.Besides data center construction projects, EMCOR Group, Inc. (EME) is witnessing growing demand in the healthcare and pharma-related projects. These trends are substantiated by the company’s performance in the first ...

Wall Street's major averages were higher on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) and the S&P 500 (SP500) rallying, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points. The benchmark S&P 500 (SP500) was last ...

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time in nine months. Since the last cut, progress on inflation has slowed while the labor market has cooled. ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points in its first cut of the year, marking a move that could ease monthly payments on mortgages, credit cards and other loans. The Fed’s benchmark rate helps set the prime rate, which banks use to determine how much to charge on many loans. That means Americans with credit card debt or adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) could experience some relief, while savers may feel the pinch as banks reduce interest payouts, according to Inve ...

The Fed has lowered its benchmark interest rate and two more rate cuts may follow before year-end. gettyStock prices had mixed results in trading Wednesday as investors digested the Fed’s decision to lower interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. It was the first rate reduction of 2025. The large-cap S&P 500 index fell less than 0.1% while the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, focused on blue-chip stocks, rose 0.5%. The market had anticipated the quarter-point ...