Did the Fed Wait Too Long to Act?
By finally beginning to cut interest rates, the central bank is sending a strong message about the economy. Will voters hear ...
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The Fed's rate decision shows its focus has shifted from inflation to the labor market
What caused some to take note was the perceived reason for the depth of the cuts. While inflation has long been seen as the ...
New York Post on MSN2d
Fed slashes interest rates by half a percentage point in bid to curb inflation without causing recession
Wall Street investors had bet that the central bank would opt for a jumbo interest rate cut over a quarter-point cut.
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The Fed says its long-awaited rate cut is apolitical, even close to the presidential election
The Federal Reserve’s first key interest rate cut in four years coincides with another major four-year event: the homestretch of the presidential election. Fed Chair Jerome Powell downplayed the ...
Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its records as FedEx slumps
A record-setting week for Wall Street is closing on a quieter note Friday, and U.S. stocks are pulling back from their highs ...
Stock market today: Wall Street inches lower in premarket Friday as rate cut-fueled rally fades
Wall Street pointed lower as a rally driven by the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates faded and markets’ focus ...