CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Sept. 18, 2025: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Highs Last Updated: Updated 10 hours ago Stock Futures Surge After Fed Signals Further Rate Cuts By Patrick O'Donnell Stocks looked set to open in the green Thursday after the Federal Reserve delivered the interest-rate cut the market has long desired. Fed Chair Jerome Powell also signaled further easing, which buoyed investors. Subscribe to Barron's Tools Customer Service Customer Center Cryptocurrencies Data Magazine Markets Sto ...

A television station broadcasts Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Federal Reserve officials lowered their benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point and penciled in two more reductions this year following months of intense pressure from the White House to slash borrowing costs. Treasuries headed for their biggest advance ...

It’s not a deep slice, more like a scratch. Interest rate cuts are something many Americans have long advocated for, especially President Donald Trump, and economists say they may open up new opportunities in the bond, housing and job markets. On Wednesday, nearly a year after the Federal Reserve last lowered rates, the central bank approved another 25 basis-point reduction, prompted partly by weak July and August jobs reports. The effective federal funds rate now sits between 4% and 4.25%, but advisors s ...

Will the Federal Reserve cut the rates in September? Market seems to have changed its view. | Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Key Takeaways The FOMC announced its first rate cut of the year by 25 bps. Crypto markets showed little reaction, with Bitcoin and Ethereum posting modest gains. Powell signaled the possibility of at least two more cuts later this year. On Tuesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate cut of 2025, trimming the federal funds rate by 25 basis poin ...

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CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Sept. 18, 2025: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Highs Last Updated: 14 hours ago Dollar Rises as Traders Digest Fed Decision By Renae Dyer, Dow Jones Newswires Customer Center The dollar as rising as investors continue to digest the Federal Reserve's widely expected decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday. With Fed Chair Jerome Powell describing the decision as a risk-management cut, markets were left feeling less confident on the extent of the likely eas ...

The Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher on Thursday, as traders evaluate the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate cut on Wednesday.The U.K.'s FTSE index is seen opening 0.18% higher, Germany's DAX up 0.65% France's CAC 40 up 0.37% and Italy's FTSE MIB up 0.31%, according to data from IG.Global markets are assessing the Fed's decision to cut its benchmark overnight lending rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday.In an 11-to-1 vote ...

Join our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insightsWe’ve got here – the Federal Reserve made the call to cut interest rates in the U.S. quite early this morning (Aus time), leaving global markets to figure out whether they like the big chop decision or not this Thursday.Listen to the HotCopper podcast for in-depth discussions and insights on all the biggest headlines from throughout the week. On Spotify, Apple, and more.So far, Australian shares have headed downward since the ‘cut’ ca ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve today implemented an interest rate cut of 25 basis points. The question remains: Just how aggressive will they be the rest of the year and beyond? ...

Key insight: Bank stocks rose Wednesday after the Fed announced plans to cut the federal funds interest rate by one-quarter of a percentage point.What's at stake: Banks' net interest income could be negatively affected by the cut, but loan growth could help offset such a decline.Expert quote: Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the board hasn't decided about future rate cuts. "Some supported more cuts and some didn't," he said Wednesday.Bank stocks edged upward Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's first interest- ...