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The Federal Reserve considers lowering borrowing costs amid decreasing inflation and a robust labor market. Fed officials monitor economic indicators closely.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.98%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +1.57% this morning as expectations mounted that Fed Chair Jerome Powell might signal a potential rate cut for September, while investors also awaited a fresh batch of U.S. economic data and an…

The yen extended its rally against the dollar Wednesday ahead of a much-anticipated Bank of Japan announcement, with debate centred on whether it will hike interest rates, while equities mostly rose on growing hopes for a cut in US borrowing costs.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.50%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.50%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.38%. US stocks settled mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrials posting a 1-1/2...

The S&P 500 also closed lower Tuesday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed a win.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday fell by -0.01%. The dollar on Tuesday fell back from a 2-1/2 week high and finished little changed. Better-than-expected US economic news Tuesday on May S&P CoreLogic composite-20 home prices, Jun JOLTS job openings, and Jul consumer confidence supported the dollar. Also, the start...

With interest rate cuts widely expected to be in the cards this year, here are three standout stocks to capitalize on the growing momentum in REITs.

While she sees further home-price deceleration and a dip in mortgage rates, Zelman says cost is the biggest risk to the housing market.

A second Trump term would likely be very different from the corporate-friendly deregulatory agenda that largely defined his first.