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In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates this week. It reduced the federal funds rate by 0.5%, much bigger than the quarter-point cut many anticipated. The Fed has signaled that it will likely continue trimming interest rates in the coming months.

Stocks got a brief leg up to an intraday record on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve issued its first rate cut since 2020. Major indexes then wobbled into the close, turning lower during Fed Chair Jerome Powell's question-and-answer session.