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CNBC Daily Open: Markets need time to digest the 50-point cut
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets need time to digest the 50-point cut

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC […]

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Stock futures rise as traders weigh Fed’s super-sized rate cut: Live updates
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Stock futures rise as traders weigh Fed’s super-sized rate cut: Live updates

A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange following the Federal Reserve rate announcement on Sept. 18, 2024. Andrew Kelly | Reuters U.S. stock futures rose Wednesday night as traders digested the Federal Reserve’s earlier decision to lower interest rates by a half percentage point. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures […]

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Asia-Pacific markets open higher as investors digest outsized Fed rate cut
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher as investors digest outsized Fed rate cut

The Bank of Japan headquarters is seen in Tokyo on January 30, 2017. The Bank of Japan will pull the plug on its eight-year negative interest rate policy in April, according to more than 80% of economists polled by Reuters, marking a long-awaited major shift from a global outlier central bank. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | […]

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Gold has rallied ahead of Fed rate cuts. Here’s why there could still be more upside
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Gold has rallied ahead of Fed rate cuts. Here’s why there could still be more upside

The start of a Federal Reserve rate-cutting cycle often coincides with a rally for gold, but investors might be surprised to find out that the upward move has already been going on all year. Spot gold entered Wednesday up nearly 25% in 2024, outpacing the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite . The Fed […]

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These are the stocks that do best immediately after the first Fed rate cut of a cycle
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These are the stocks that do best immediately after the first Fed rate cut of a cycle

The Federal Reserve just cut rates by a half point. CNBC Pro took a look at what stocks historically do best immediately after the start of an easing cycle. The Fed’s decision to cut interest rates has the potential to bolster several individual names, if history is any indication. CNBC Pro searched for the stocks […]

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The Fed finally cuts rates. What the stock market historically does from here
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The Fed finally cuts rates. What the stock market historically does from here

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in four years Wednesday. Let’s take a look at how stocks performed at the start of prior easing cycles. How it will perform from here depends largely on the economy, historical data shows. In total, across all cycles, the S & P 500’s performance in […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Hoping for a 50-basis-point cut
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CNBC Daily Open: Hoping for a 50-basis-point cut

Hope versus reality: That’s the mood among market watchers as we count down to the Fed’s interest rate decision. Source

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Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise as investors await Federal Reserve’s rate decision
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise as investors await Federal Reserve’s rate decision

Vehicles bound for shipment parked in front of the Dream Angel vehicles carrier ship at the Nagoya Port in Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Fred Mery | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new highs. Investors […]

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Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street anticipates a long-awaited Fed rate cut: Live updates
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Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street anticipates a long-awaited Fed rate cut: Live updates

A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a news conference by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 12, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Stock futures were flat in overnight trading Tuesday as Wall Street anticipated a long-awaited rate cut from […]

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S&P 500 jumps to record ahead of key Fed decision on interest rates: Live updates
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S&P 500 jumps to record ahead of key Fed decision on interest rates: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The S&P 500 hit a record high Tuesday as the market awaited the Federal Reserve’s key interest rate cut decision. The broad market index was last up 0.4% at the 5,650 level, after earlier touching a new record high of […]

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