By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid said on Thursday that last week’s central bank interest-rate cut was needed to help ensure that the job market remains in a good place. While the economy is currently in a pretty good spot relative to the Fed’s inflation and job goals, “some recent data suggests a growing risk that the labor market may weaken more substantially or abruptly than I had been anticipating,” Schmid said in the text of a speech prepared ...

“I live a comfortable life, but the Fed’s decision won’t make a blind bit of difference to me.” (Photo subject is a model.) - MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto Dear Quentin, I don’t want to sound ungrateful, but I have what you may regard as a controversial question: Am I the biggest loser with the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut, which I assumed will have happened by the time you read this or, more likely, your readers see this. I’m 68, retired and living in California. I’m on a fixed inco ...

Pimco Sovereign Credit Analyst Nicola Mai discusses Wednesday's interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve and the outlook for further reductions. He speaks on Bloomberg Television. ...

鲍威尔在会议后的新闻发布会上对记者们表示："劳动力需求已经减弱，近期新增就业岗位的速度似乎 低于保持失业率不变所需的平衡利率水平。"他还补充道："我不能再说"劳动力市场"非常稳固"。 鲍威尔发表此番言论后，美元出现反弹，黄金价格一度下跌1.2%，随后又收复了部分失地。截至纽约 时间下午4点08分，现货黄金价格下跌0.8%，至每盎司3660.75美元，此前美联储宣布后，金价在涨跌之 间波动不定，衡量美元的指标上涨了0.2%。 在美联储决定降息之后，黄金价格曾短暂突破每盎司3707.57美元的纪录高位，因为较低利率的环境通 常有利于这种避险资产。 由于美元汇率回升，黄金价格从此前创下的新高位置回落。此前，美联储在经历了白宫数月来的强烈要 求（旨在降低借贷成本）之后，如期进行了降息操作。 布法罗湾商品交易所宏观交易主管弗兰克·蒙卡姆表示，黄金价格正在回升，此前它受到了包括股票和 债券在内的其他资产类别的溢出效应影响，由于投资者在预期美联储降息后获利了结，这些资产类别的 价格出现了下跌。 在会议结束后举行的新闻发布会上，美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔指出，劳动力市场出现了越来越多的疲 软迹象，并承认应妥善管理持续通胀的风险 ...

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates for the first time this year, despite the economy sending mixed signals. ...

CONCLUDED Last Updated: 3 hours ago Stock Market News From Sept. 17, 2025: Dow Gains After Fed Decision Stocks End Up Back Where They Started as Powell Wraps Press Conference By Connor Smith Stocks went up, down, and back around during Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference. With just over a half-hour of trading to go, the Dow was up 300 points, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.1%. That's actually about where stocks were trading earlier in the session, pri ...

美联储利率决议 - 美联储公开市场委员会将于美东时间周三下午2点宣布利率变动决定 预期将目标利率从当前425%至45%区间下调25个基点至4%至425%区间 或可能下调50个基点至375%至425%区间 [1] - 这将是过去9个月内首次降息 上次降息25个基点发生在2024年12月18日 [2] 降息背景与依据 - 尽管通胀率29%仍高于美联储2%的目标 但就业市场疲软促使美联储考虑降息 [4] - 7月非农就业仅新增73,000个岗位 低于预期 8月进一步恶化至新增22,000个岗位 不足经济学家预测的三分之一 [5] - 5月和6月就业数据被下修超过25万个岗位 [5] 对资本市场影响 - 降息将降低企业融资成本 特别有利于尚未盈利的公司减轻利息支出压力 [6] - 利率下调通常被股市解读为利好因素 因借贷成本降低可能刺激经济活动 [6] 受益行业与公司 - 小型模块化核反应堆(SMR)开发企业可能因融资成本下降受益 [7] - 相关公司按规模从小到大包括：Nano Nuclear Energy(NASDAQ: NNE)、NuScale Power(NYSE: SMR)及Oklo(NYSE: OKLO) [7]

美联储利率决策 - 市场预计美联储有97%概率降息25个基点 3%概率降息50个基点[1] - 更大力度降息可能对美元形成显著压力[2] 美元汇率表现 - 美元徘徊在两个半月低点附近 投资者聚焦央行政策动向[1] - 通胀上升背景下 激进货币宽松可能引发政治压力担忧[2]

金价突破历史新高 - 金价首次突破每盎司3700美元 盘中触及纪录高位3702.95美元 [1] - 现货金上涨0.3%至每盎司3690.59美元 [1] - 年内金价累计上涨约41% [2] 金价上涨驱动因素 - 市场预期美联储将降息25或50个基点 [2] - 美元指数跌至逾两个月最低点及7月以来新低 [2] - 避险需求、央行买盘及美元走软共同推动金价 [1][2] 技术走势分析 - 金价整体走势已脱离上行通道进入牛市空间 [3] - 短期存在横盘震荡或回落调整风险 [3] - 5-10日均线及中轨线支撑位提供看涨入场机会 [3] 政策与市场预期 - 美联储9月政策会议可能采取激进降息举措 [2] - 特朗普敦促美联储实施更大幅度降息 [2] - 低利率环境利好不产生孳息的黄金资产 [2]

The Fed will take center stage this week, with an interest-rate cut all but assured to be announced on Wednesday. ...