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What's Going On With SoFi Technologies Stock Tuesday?

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) shares are trading marginally lower Tuesday morning as the market continues to digest a $1.5 billion equity offering alongside a new partnership and monetary policy expectations. Here’s what investors need to know.

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The RBA is stuck in a tug-of-war, as it holds rates steady

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has ended the year with a steady hand, keeping the cash rate at 3.6% at its final meeting of 2025. The decision was widely expected, but the real story is in the statement by the monetary policy board and what it reveals about the…

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Stocks Slip to Start Fed Week: Stock Market Today

While a rate cut is widely expected this week, uncertainty is building around the Fed's future plans for monetary policy.

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How keeping down borrowing costs for mortgages and other loans is built into the Fed’s ‘dual mandate’

What’s the point of monetary policy?

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Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Await Fed Meeting

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.12%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +0.23% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve’s final monetary policy committee meeting of the year, where another rate cut is…

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Fed officials like the mystique of being seen as financial technocrats, but it's time to demystify the central bank

As powerful as America’s central bank is, it’s still just one player in a globe-spanning ocean of financial markets.

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Trump Says Kevin Hassett Is His 'Potential Future Fed Chair' — What Does It Mean For Markets?

Kevin Hassett has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, signaling a potential shift toward sharply easier monetary policy next year.

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Why Silver Beat Gold and the S&P in 2025—And What Comes Next

Severe industrial shortages and a shift in monetary policy are driving silver prices to record highs as the metal outperforms gold and equities.

MarketBeat

Trump says he has a name to replace Powell—so Wall Street may need to contend with a ‘shadow Fed chair’ for the next half year

With Powell’s Fed term ending, Trump readies a new chair. Analysts eye Kevin Hassett and fear a “shadow chairman” could reshape U.S. monetary policy.

Fortune

Hassett Emerges As Trump's Top Fed Pick — Here's What A Dovish Shift Could Mean For Markets

Kevin Hassett has emerged as the clear frontrunner to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair next May, a shift that could reshape U.S. monetary policy and affect global markets, particularly if Hassett brings a more dovish stance as expected.

Benzinga

Ford Shares Rally On Supply Chain Resilience And Rate Cut Optimism

Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) shares are trading higher Friday afternoon, propelled by a dual tailwind of reassured operational stability and shifting monetary policy expectations. Here’s what investors need to know.

Benzinga

December Rate Cut Back On The Radar After Fed Officials Signal Dovish Tilt

After weeks of mixed signals, the Federal Reserve's tone on monetary policy turned noticeably more dovish Friday, driving a sharp repricing in interest-rate expectations ― with traders now seeing an almost 3-in-4 chance of a December cut.

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VIX Surges 50% In November: History Shows Patient Investor Win Big After Panic

Market volatility made a sharp comeback Thursday, with the CBOE Volatility Index – commonly called the VIX or Wall Street's fear gauge – closing 11.4% higher to 26.3 levels, as concerns around overheated tech valuations and uncertain monetary policy rattled investor sentiment.

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Options Corner: Monetary Policy Turmoil Hands Over A Contrarian Case For Coinbase

A plummeting cryptocurrency market has hit blockchain-adjacent enterprises hard, with Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) being one of the more prominent victims. Because the company's success is directly tied to the health of cryptos, it wasn't surprising that COIN stock plunged. However, the bigger issue is the Federal Reserve, which is…

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Economists agree: You’re not crazy for feeling like the rich get richer, and the poor are doing worse. Welcome to the ‘K-shaped economy’

What was a niche argument about five years ago is suddenly everywhere you look, and it’s taking on the shape of a letter with two jagged edges.

Evening Standard

Interest rates held at 4% but ‘door open’ for a post-Budget cut

The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee opted to keep the rates the same at the final meeting before the autumn Budget.

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Stocks Rise Before the Open as Bond Yields Fall on Fed Rate-Cut Bets

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.16%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +0.20% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street as Treasury yields fell amid growing expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in December.

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Ray Dalio Warns Fed's Policy Shift Could Trigger 1999-Style 'Melt-Up' In Markets

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has issued a stark warning that the Federal Reserve’s signaled shift in monetary policy could ignite a “1999-style ‘melt-up'” in financial assets.

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FTSE 100 Live 06 November: BT and bank shares rally, Diageo falls on weaker guidance

Bank of England policymakers are in the spotlight on the day of their latest Interest rate decision.

Evening Standard

Bank ‘unlikely’ to cut interest rates but decision a close call, experts say

The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will make its next decision on interest rates on Thursday.

The Conversation

Fed struggles to assess state of US economy as government shutdown shuts off key data

When it comes to setting monetary policy for the world’s largest economy, what data drives decision-making?

Barchart

S&P Futures Muted After Record Rally, FOMC Meeting and Earnings in Focus

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending down -0.02% this morning, taking a breather after a record-breaking rally, while investors await the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting, a new round of corporate earnings reports, and U.S. private-sector economic data.

Benzinga

Fed Has Green Light To Cut Rates After Soft Inflation, Economists Say

A wide range of economists say the Federal Reserve now has the green light to cut interest rates, following a cooler-than-expected inflation report that suggests price pressures are easing — and that monetary policy can shift focus toward the softening labor market.

Fortune

Former BLS chief warns Powell is “flying blind” at a pivotal time for the Fed

A once-obscure data-sharing deal between ADP and the Fed helped shape monetary policy for years—until it abruptly vanished.

Benzinga

Direxion's FAS, FAZ ETFs Rise To The Forefront Amid Monetary Policy Shift

While the market's attention has largely concentrated on major headlines such as the blistering technology ecosystem, the Federal Reserve's shifting stance on monetary policy deserves careful consideration. Last month, the central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, thus delivering a widely expected move that ended a…

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