ToplineThe Federal Reserve on Wednesday will conclude a two-day policymaking meeting and release a decision on whether to lower interest rates—following months of pressure and criticism from President Donald Trump—and potentially signal whether additional cuts are on the way. President Donald Trump has urged the central bank to “CUT INTEREST RATES, NOW, AND BIGGER” than they might plan to.Getty ImagesKey FactsThe central bank is poised to cut interest rates by at least a quarter-point, down from the 4.25% t ...

The Fed is expected to cut interest rates by a quarter point later today. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysFed Decision And Projections Will Drive Market Volatility This WeekChina Blocks Nvidia AI Chips, Boosting Domestic Tech Sector ConfidenceTikTok Ownership Deal Could Lead To Landmark Future U.S. IPOBroad market indices closed lower on Tuesday as investors await a decision from the Federal Reserve on interest rates later today. While the rate cut is a foregone conclusion, th ...

Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and XRP could soar higher as interest rates decline.When interest rates rose sharply in 2022 and 2023, many cryptocurrencies stumbled as investors pivoted toward more conservative investments. But in 2024, the crypto market warmed up again as the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rates three times.The Fed hasn't cut its rates yet in 2025, and stubbornly high inflation rates (according to The Motley Fool's latest numbers) might prevent it from replicating its big rate cuts from last year. ...

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve, goaded by the risk of rising unemployment, reduced interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since December and indicated more cuts would follow to halt any slide in a labor market already experiencing higher joblessness among Blacks, a declining workweek, and other signs of weakness. The decision moves in a direction called for by President Donald Trump, but falls far short of the steep cuts in borrowing costs that he ha ...

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks and the dollar nudged higher on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut of the year, while French politics kept its markets jittery and the pound held its ground ahead of a Bank of England rate decision. The Fed's steady-as-she-goes-message from what had been a politically charged meeting lifted both the pan-European STOXX 600 and Wall Street futures 0.5%, despite an initially mixed reaction from U.S. traders on Wednesday. [.N] Asia had r ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation's labor market. The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and lowered its short-term rate to about 4.1%, down from 4.3%. Fed officials, led by Chair Jerome Powell, had kept their rate unchanged this year as they evaluated the impact of tariffs, tighter immigration enforcement, and other Trump ...

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.08%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25) are up +0.07%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU25) are up +0.06%. Stock indexes are mostly higher today, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting new all-time highs.  Strength in technology stocks is supporting gains in the broader market, led by a rally in semiconductor stocks.  Also, expectations t ...