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Stock Market Today: Stocks Slump After Alphabet Earnings, Fed Meeting

The main indexes closed lower Wednesday after Alphabet's earnings-related selloff and the Fed's hawkish outlook toward rate cuts.

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Fed Maintains Rates, Keeps Sights Set On 2% Inflation Target

The Fed says the economic outlook is uncertain and that it remains highly attentive to inflation risks.

Kiplinger

Federal Reserve continues to hold interest rates at 23-year high

Central bank said it was not appropriate to cut rates until it has ‘greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%’

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Up First briefing: Fed weighs cutting interest rates; 50 years of Groundlings comedy

A Federal Reserve meeting ending today could offer clues about potential interest rate cuts in the future. The Groundlings improv and sketch group celebrates 50 years as an incubator for comedy stars.

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Federal Reserve Considers Cutting Interest Rates Amid Inflation Concerns

The Federal Reserve is expected to move closer to cutting interest rates amid a healthy economy and declining inflation, but timing remains uncertain.

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Asian Markets Swing As Traders Eye Fed, Jobs And Earnings

Asian equities struggled again Wednesday after a mixed performance on Wall Street, with traders keenly awaiting what the Federal Reserve has to say after its much-anticipated policy meeting later in the day.

International Business Times

Fed Set To Hold Rates Again, But When Will Cuts Begin?

The Federal Reserve's recent meeting maintained interest rates, while sparking speculation about potential cuts as analysts debate between March and May.

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Did Central Banks Break Inflation? Some Economists Have Doubts

Central bankers who orchestrated the wave of interest rate hikes over the past two years, hoping to avoid a painful inflationary spiral, are now facing an uncomfortable question: Were their moves helpful?

International Business Times

Fed Transcripts Reveal Silence in Response to Trump's Criticisms

An analysis of the Federal Reserve's transcripts reveals the muted response to President Trump's criticism in 2018, shedding light on the central bank's re...

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Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says the U.S. economy is at a perfect ‘Goldilocks pace’—neither too strong nor too weak to spook the Fed or markets

"Everyone is focused on how many rate cuts are priced ... and how we need six cuts to have a good 2024. I totally disagree with that."

Fortune

The brutal 2023 housing market was just like the 1980s—except with a little bit of Global Financial Crisis thrown in

Millennials face a housing market a lot like their parents experienced—with a dash of their early adulthood added, for good measure.

Fortune

What Could Trigger The First Interest Rate Cut In 2024 — Clues From Greenspan's Fed

Fed Chair Jerome Powell may find himself in a situation similar to the late 1980s in the spring of 2024, triggering the first interest rate cut if the labor market weakens and unemployment rises.

International Business Times

Fed chairman urged to cut rates, linked to possible Trump return

In this lively debate, former Dallas Fed official Daniel DiMartino Booth and Gary Kauppbaum discuss Congressman Ro Khanna's demand for the Fed to cut inter...

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Economic lookahead: As we ring in 2024, can the US economy continue to avoid a recession?

With economic forecasters rewriting their 2024 outlooks following recent moves from the Federal Reserve, The Conversation turned to two financial economists to share their thoughts on the upcoming year.

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New breed of climate protesters vows to take fight to ‘cowards’ of US politics

Climate Defiance, trying to make the climate crisis a top issue in 2024 election, isn’t afraid to anger ‘cowards’ and ‘criminals’

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Kamala Harris Launches Reproductive Freedoms Tour in Wisconsin

VP Kamala Harris embarks on a reproductive freedoms tour, starting in Wisconsin. Meanwhile, the economy remains a pivotal voter issue amid potential soft l...

International Business Times

Stocks And Bonds Get A Boost From The Fed And The Treasury Department – Will The Santa Claus Rally Bring More Gains?

One of the drivers for last week's gains was comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaling the end of the current monetary cycle tightening and the preparation for pivot — interest rate cuts.

International Business Times

Has The Fed Won The Battle Against Inflation?

The US Federal Reserve's decision to hold its key lending rate on Wednesday and pencil in three interest rate cuts next year has fueled optimism that its inflation battle is won.

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The Independent UK

Federal Reserve on cusp of what some thought impossible: Defeating inflation without steep recession

It was the most painful inflation Americans had experienced since 1981, when “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “The Jeffersons” were topping the TV charts

Fortune

With interest rate hikes in Jerome Powell’s rearview mirror, Wall Street starts a new guessing game: Timing when the Fed will cut

With Powell touting “progress” on inflation, the Fed predicted three rate hikes next year—but many on Wall Street see four or even five.

The Guardian - US

Is the spectre of inflation finally fading – and what could it mean for Biden?

For three years central banks in the US and Europe have been struggling to rein in price growth unseen in a generation

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Federal Reserve Announces Rate Cuts, Economy Heads Positive Direction

Fed plans for a decisive rate hike, aiming to avoid recession. The decision, promising rate cuts, leads Dow to a record high, hinting economic relief.

Evening Standard

Mortgage lenders cut rates as gilt yields tumble

“2024 will be the year of the cuts,” one economist said

Barchart

Stock Index Futures Climb on Dovish Fed, U.S. Retail Sales Data and ECB Decision in Focus

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.29%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.37% this morning as the Federal Reserve’s indication of interest-rate cuts next year boosted sentiment, while investors also awaited crucial U.S. retail sales data.

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Stock Index Futures Climb as Dovish Fed Boosts Sentiment, U.S. Retail Sales Data and ECB Decision in Focus

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