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Powell Taps The Brakes In The Fog, But Traders Keep Hitting The Gas

Fed Chair Jerome Powell firmly pushed back against market expectations for a December rate cut on Wednesday, cautioning that it's more prudent to slow down when visibility is low—yet his remarks only modestly dented investor optimism, with traders still essentially betting on another move by the end of the year.

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Dollar Climbs with Bond Yields

The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 3-week high today and is up by +0.19%. Higher T-note yields today are positive for the dollar as the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 2.5-week high. The dollar also has carryover support from Wednesday on hawkish comments from Fed Chair Powell,...

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Stocks Pressured by Mixed Megacap Technology Earnings and Higher Bond Yields

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.62%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.47%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are down -0.50%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

The United States is experiencing a shortage of pennies after President Trump decided to stop their production earlier this year

The Independent UK

ECB keeps interest rate at 2% as growth holds up against trade tension

With inflation subdued and growth steady, the ECB maintained rates at their lowest level in more than two years, matching market expectations.

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Trump Loyalist Stephen Miran's 'Utterly Incoherent Case For Rate Cuts' Convinces 'No-One,' Says Economist After His Dissent

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point on Wednesday, but the decision was overshadowed by sharp internal dissent and scathing external criticism of one of its governors.

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Business Brief (Oct. 30): China Shifts Property Policy

Fed cuts rates, China launches fund for strategic emerging industries

Caixin Global

Powell gave traders a green light to double down on AI—but the markets punished Meta and Microsoft anyway

The market declined to demonstrate irrational exuberance despite upbeat remarks from the Fed.

Fortune

Stocks Fall Before the Open After Mixed Big Tech Earnings, Trump-Xi Summit

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are down -0.18%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are down -0.20% this morning as investors weigh the outcome of the highly anticipated Trump-Xi meeting, mixed Big Tech earnings, and a cautious Federal Reserve.

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Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Decline, S&P 500, Nasdaq Swing Following Fed Rate Cuts, Trump-Xi Meet—Amazon, Apple Earnings In Focus (UPDATED)

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the headline, and the lede were updated in the story.)

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Fed Rate Cut: How Will It Lower Your Credit Card and Mortgage Payments?

Jerome Powell's 29 Oct Fed rate cut drops benchmark to 3.75%-4% – explore credit card APR lower, mortgage rates drop, savings yield decline impacts on auto loans, student debt amid inflation

International Business Times UK

Fed cuts key rate yet Powell says future reductions are not locked in

Euronews

Asian shares, oil prices fall back following Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi

Asian shares have retreated after President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

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Meta, Alphabet, Chipotle, Microsoft And Starbucks: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors' Radars Today

Major stock indexes traded mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping nearly 0.2% to 47,632 and the SP 500 holding steady at 6,890.59, while the Nasdaq gained 0.55% to 23,958.47.The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% and announced it would…

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Dip As Fed Chair Powell Pours Cold Water On December Rate Cut Hopes: Analyst Says Watch Out For These Key BTC Levels

Leading cryptocurrencies fell alongside major stock indexes on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that a year-end interest rate cut is “not a foregone conclusion.”

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Elizabeth Warren Says Fed Is 'Flying Blind' On Interest Rate Decision: 'Families Deserve The Facts About The Economy, Not More Lies From Trump'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed President Donald Trump’s administration for withholding key economic data as the Federal Reserve makes key interest rate decisions.

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Stocks Slide As Powell Cools Rate-Cut Hopes: These 15 Stocks Are Feeling The Pinch

Stocks sold off late Wednesday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell pushed back on expectations for another interest rate cut in December, warning that such a move is "far from a foregone conclusion” as the Federal Open Market Committee remains divided and incoming data remains clouded by shutdown-related gaps.

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Powell says that, unlike the dotcom boom, AI spending isn’t a bubble: ‘I won’t go into particular names, but they actually have earnings’

However, the Fed chair noted that the growth is unevenly distributed and concentrated among only a few companies.

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Stocks Pressured as Fed Chair Powell Downplays Further Rate Cuts

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed unchanged, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.41%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) fell -0.06%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Dow, S&P 500 Slip on December Rate Cut Worries, Nvidia Boosts Nasdaq: Stock Market Today

Nvidia became the first company ever to boast a $5 trillion market cap, but it wasn't enough to lift the Dow and the S&P 500.

Benzinga

Rocket Companies (RKT) Stock Is Sliding Wednesday: What's Going On?

Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE:RKT) shares are trading lower on Wednesday afternoon, caught in a broader market sell-off fueled by comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Here’s what investors need to know.

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Morning Mail: ‘now or never’ for Watt’s nature laws, mother vows to continue blockers fight, Trump’s White House revamp

Environment minister calls for cross-party support as Matt Kean warns Coalition to support the bill; Trump fires federal commissioners over White House reno

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Powell Cools Hopes For December Rate Cut: 'Far From A Foregone Conclusion'

Fed Chair Jerome Powell threw cold water on investor hopes for another interest rate cut in December, stressing that the Federal Open Market Committee remains deeply divided and that the road ahead is clouded by data gaps and conflicting risks between the central bank’s objectives.

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Where You Choose to Stash $100k Now Comes with a Big Opportunity Cost

The Fed recently cut rates. Here's where to maximize your savings while rates remain higher.

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