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Stock Index Futures Gain as Bond Yields Fall, U.S. Economic Data in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.35%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.48% this morning, pointing to a positive opening on Wall Street as Treasury yields edged lower, while investors awaited fresh data on the U.S. housing market and manufacturing sector.

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Stock Market Today: Stocks Pause After a Big Rally

The Nasdaq continues to lag the S&P 500 and the Dow so far in 2025.

Kiplinger

US Could Cut Interest Rates 3 Or 4 Times This Year: Fed Official

The US Federal Reserve could cut rates three or four times this year if inflation data cooperates, with a first cut possible before July, a senior bank official said Thursday.

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Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower after Wall St holds firm

Asian stocks are mostly lower after U.S. stock indexes finished mixed a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest rates may remain higher than expected

The Independent UK

Federal Reserve officials at December meeting expected slower pace of rate cuts ahead

Federal Reserve officials at their meeting Dec. 17-18 expected to dial back the pace of interest rate cuts this year in the face of persistently elevated inflation and the threat of widespread tariffs and other potential policy changes

The Independent UK

Influential Fed Governor Expects More Interest Rate Cuts: 'Further Reductions Will Be Appropriate'

Christopher Waller says that inflation is slowing to the target that Fed officials seek.

International Business Times

Fed Official Supports Interest Rate Cuts Despite Inflation Concerns

Federal Reserve's Waller supports rate cuts amid inflation and tariff concerns, shaping Fed's decision-making process.

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US Tariffs Unlikely To Have 'Significant' Inflation Impact: Fed Official

The effect of new tariffs under consideration by US President-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to be "significant or persistent," a senior Federal Reserve official said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Top Fed official backs new rate cuts even if Trump tariffs materialize

A top policymaker at the US Federal Reserve says that he still supports reducing interest rates this year, despite elevated inflation and the prospect of widespread tariffs

The Independent UK

December rate cut depends on inflation

Christopher Waller says he's leaning toward another rate cut, but inflation levels could change his mind

Salon

UBS Forecasts S&P 500 To Hit 6,600 In 2025, Citing Support From 'Over-Easy Global Central Bank Policy'

Benzinga

Federal Reserve's Christopher Waller Signals December Rate Cut, Predicts Inflation's 'Downward Path To 2%'

On Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller indicated he is "leaning toward" supporting an interest rate cut at the central bank's December meeting while acknowledging recent inflation data has raised concerns about price pressures stalling above the Fed's 2% target.

Benzinga

US Fed Officials See Inflation Fight As Broadly On Track

The US appears on track to hit its long-term target of two percent inflation despite a recent uptick, two Federal Reserve officials said Monday, with one indicating support for another rate cut this month.

International Business Times

A top Fed official leans toward December rate cut but says it depends on economic data

A top Federal Reserve official says he is leaning toward supporting an interest rate cut when the Fed meets in two weeks but that evidence of persistent inflation before then could cause him to change that view

The Independent UK

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Fortune

Wall Street wants a strong economy. It also wants Fed rate cuts. The two aren’t necessarily compatible

Wall Street wants the Fed to keep cutting to a normalized rate level. It might not happen as quickly as they’d like.

Barchart

S&P Futures Tread Water Ahead of Fed Speak and More Big Bank Earnings

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are trending down -0.03% this morning as investors looked ahead to quarterly reports from more big banks while also awaiting remarks from Federal Reserve officials.

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Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Await Key U.S. Inflation Data and Fed Speak

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are up +0.19%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.25% this morning as market participants looked ahead to speeches from Federal Reserve officials, earnings reports from several notable companies, and the release of the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge later in the…

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Stocks Set for Muted Open as Investors Await Key U.S. Inflation Data and Fed Speak

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are up +0.08%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.16% this morning as market participants looked ahead to speeches from Federal Reserve officials, earnings reports from several notable companies, and the release of the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge later in the…

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The Independent UK

US inflation likely fell further last month as Fed prepares to cut rates next week

Inflation in the United States may have hit a three-year low in August, underscoring that the rate of price increases is falling back to pre-pandemic levels and clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to start cutting its key interest rate next week

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Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Await U.S. Inflation Data

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.74%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.95% this morning, partially rebounding from Friday’s losses driven by weaker-than-expected U.S. payroll numbers, while investors looked ahead to the release of U.S. inflation data later in the week.

The Independent UK

Jobs report will help Federal Reserve decide how much to cut interest rates

Friday’s monthly jobs report will likely mark a pivotal moment for the economy and the Federal Reserve

The Guardian - UK

Estée Lauder hit by China weakness; Kashkari says Fed should discuss interest rate cut – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Fortune

Even September may be too late for a rate cut to swing the U.S. economy out of a recession, warns former Fed president

"Although it might already be too late to fend off a recession by cutting rates, dawdling now unnecessarily increases the risk."

Fortune

Donald Trump told the Fed not to cut rates before the election—but Wall Street is convinced he won't get his way

"The market is now pricing in more than two 25-basis-point rate cuts by year-end, including a near-100% chance of a September cut."

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Stocks Rise Before the Open as Tech Steadies, Netflix Earnings and ECB Decision in Focus

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.18%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.41% this morning, signaling a partial rebound from yesterday’s slump, while investors awaited a new round of U.S. economic data, remarks from Federal Reserve officials, as well as corporate earnings reports, with…

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