Yahoo India Web Search

Search results

      • If the economy is faltering, forcing the Fed to lower rates quickly, that can be a headwind to the stock market. A gentle return to a more normal level of rates — at least in the context of the past few decades — is less likely to crimp corporate profits in the way that an economic downturn could.
      www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/business/economy/fed-rate-cut-business-effects.html
  1. People also ask

  2. Sep 19, 2024 · The Federal Reserve’s expected rate cut today is likely to be an overall positive for the stock market, at least over time. That’s assuming the economy doesn’t take a turn for the worse....

  3. Sep 16, 2024 · The Fed lowers rates to stimulate the economy by making borrowing cheaper for businesses and consumers, which tends to be constructive for equities. That’s certainly true some of the time....

  4. Sep 18, 2024 · Since then, stocks have rallied, assisted by data showing cooling inflation and a resilient economy, as well as comments by Fed officials, who made clear their intention to begin cutting interest...

  5. Aug 11, 2022 · How Fed Decisions Impact the Stock Market. U.S. central bank policy moves can create major volatility for investors. Here's what you need to know. Through a dual mandate policy, the Fed's...

    • Contributor
  6. Aug 27, 2024 · Currently, stocks are poised for a soft landing for the U.S. economy, stock-market strategists said - meaning traders expect the Fed will succeed in lowering borrowing costs without sparking...

  7. Aug 27, 2024 · A Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in September now looks like a virtual certainty. But how stocks might react to such a move remains as murky as ever.

  8. Sep 17, 2024 · By lowering interest rates gradually, the Fed is hoping to cool inflation without grinding the job market to a halt. So far, consumer spending is holding up and hiring is continuing, albeit at a...