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Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: ‘I cannot believe he’s still trying to convince us he won the debate’

Late-night hosts discuss ex-president’s debate conspiracy theories, Melania Trump bringing up her nude modeling work and the Fed cutting interest rates

The Guardian - US

OPINION - The one metric where the UK economy beats the US

Money versus job satisfaction. It is the perennial professional quandary, but there may in fact be one exception: central banking. Jerome Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve, earns $190,000 per year for the privilege of overseeing the greatest economy the world has ever seen. I'm not saying the job…

Evening Standard

Gold $3,000 is Coming. Here's How to Invest.

Western investors, through physical ETFs, are finally joining the global gold rush led by central banks, Asian investors, and wealthy investors. Holdings of physically backed gold ETFs have risen by 90.4 tons, equivalent to $7.3 billion, since May, according to data from the World Gold Council, and GLD holdings expanded…

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Dollar Pushes Higher on Hawkish US Jobless Claims Report

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.36%. The dollar garnered support today after weekly US jobless claims fell more than expected to a 4-month low, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. Also, higher T-note yields today have strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials. The dollar fell back...

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What the Fed's interest rate cut means for investors

Are we looking at a recession, or soft landing? Either way, a rate-cutting environment has big implications for your stocks, bonds, and savings.

Fortune

Stocks Soar as Fed’s Aggressive Rate Cut Encourages Risk-On Sentiment

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +1.56%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +1.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +2.32%. Stocks today are sharply higher, with the S&P 500 and Dow...

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After the Fed's Rate Cut, Is This Under-$10 Stock a Buy Now?

The Fed's jumbo rate cut and a lower-interest rate environment could be a game-changer for many stocks, especially those that have struggled under high interest rates.

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The Cutting Edge

Plus: The Federal Reserve cut interest rates, Congress still isn't cutting spending, and more....

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Weekly applications for US jobless benefits fall to the lowest level in 4 months

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week

The Independent UK

Bank Of England Freezes Rate After Jumbo US Cut

The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at 5.0 percent, deciding against consecutive cuts one day after a bumper reduction from the US Federal Reserve.

International Business Times

Presidential Candidates Energize Core Supporters With Key Campaign Events

Presidential candidates engage supporters through events with Harris focusing on abortion rights and Trump addressing Jewish donors and economic concerns p...

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Equity Markets Rally After Jumbo US Rate Cut

After a keenly awaited meeting, the US central bank decided to lower borrowing costs for the first time since the start of the pandemic by opting for a half-point reduction.

Latin Times

Jerome Powell has been clear Fed decisions have nothing to do with politics. Politicians didn’t get the memo

"We're always going into this meeting and asking 'What's the right thing to do for the people we serve?' We do that and we make a decision as a group and then we announce it. That's always what it is, it's never about anything else."

Fortune

The State Of Bitcoin, Ether Prices After Fed Cuts – Bull Run In Weeks?

The Fed's interest rate cuts did Bitcoin and the broader crypto market good, giving the world's top cryptocurrency a $3,000 gain and helping Ethereum leave its dark days behind.

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Jerome Powell's sunny economic outlook clashes with the Fed's bold interest rate cut

Is it possible to decouple interest rates and hiring in the coming years?

The Independent UK

Rally over? Homebuilder stocks' big gains may have already priced in Fed rate cut

Homebuilder stocks are having a banner year, outpacing the broader market on a wave of optimism that mortgage rates will fall and juice home sales

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Stocks Soar Before the Open as Fed’s Big Rate Cut Boosts Sentiment, U.S. Economic Data and FedEx Earnings on Tap

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +1.48%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +2.03% this morning on expectations the Federal Reserve’s half-percentage-point rate cut will steer the U.S. economy toward a “soft landing,” while investors awaited a new round of U.S. economic data and an…

The Independent UK

Bank of England widely expected to hold interest rates despite big US Fed cut

The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged later Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago

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International Business Times

US Fed Makes Aggressive Rate Cut, Weeks Before Election

The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first reduction for more than four years, sharply lowering borrowing costs shortly before November's presidential election.

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor ‘optimistic’ that interest rates can be cut, after ‘no change’ decision today – as it happened

Cautious Bank of England governor says “we need to be careful not to cut too fast or by too much”, after leaving borrowing costs unchanged in 8-1 vote

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Asian Markets Rise After Federal Reserve's Rate Cut

Asian markets respond positively to the Federal Reserve's rate cut, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 surging by 2.5%. Fed aims to boost investment amidst economic s...

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian markets forge higher after Fed's first rate cut in over 4 years

Asian markets have forged higher after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession in the U.S. with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates

International Business Times

Tokyo Surges On Weak Yen As Asian Traders Cheer Big US Rate Cut

Tokyo's Nikkei led Asian markets higher Thursday as the yen hit a two-week high after the Federal Reserve announced a bumper interest rate cut and pledged a series of further reductions that boosted sentiment.

AAP

ASX hits another all-time high on back of US rate cut

The ASX200 has hit a new high following the US Federal Reserve's "jumbo" interest rate cut, casting the spotlight on the RBA's upcoming decision

The Conversation

Fed slashes rates by a half-point – what that means for the economy and the presidential election

In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced on Sept. 18, 2024, that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to a range of 4.75% to 5% – the first time the cost of borrowing has been lowered in four years.

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