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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as Fed rate cut bets surge after inflation data

US stock futures wavered amid increasing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its next meeting, following the latest inflation data.

The Wall Street Journal · 2h

Stock Market Today: Dow Opens Higher, Global Stocks Rise on Hopes for Fed Rate Cut

President Trump's tariffs continue to affect global markets and the economy. Follow for live updates on stocks, bonds and markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

Reuters on MSN · 2h

TSX climbs to record peak on Fed rate cut hopes

Canada's main stock index scaled an all-time high on Wednesday, bolstered by ongoing optimism surrounding a September U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut.

Bessent, Fed and interest rates

The Hill · 25m

Bessent calls for steep interest rate cuts

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that short term interest rates should be 1.5 to 1.75 percentage points lower than their current level, keeping up the administration’s pressure

MarketWatch on MSN · 17h

Trump says the Fed should cut interest rates. Bessent says this is by how much.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning made his latest call for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates following July’s inflation report. But the president didn’t say by how much. Markets got a clue into the administration’s thinking by the end of the day,

Barron's · 3h

Bessent Calls for Fed to Enact ‘Series of Rate Cuts’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is unequivocally backing multiple rate cuts this year. In an interview with Bloomberg following Tuesday’s benign inflation report, Bessent said “we could go into a series of rate cuts here,

Bessent says interest rates should be 150 to 175 basis points lower

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said interest rates are too high by 150 to 175 basis points in an interview with Bloomberg ...

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Bessent urges Fed to slash rates next month, with ideal goal ‘150, 175 basis points lower’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday urged central bankers to issue a half-point cut at next month’s meeting – breaking from his zipped-lip stance on the Fed’s monetary agenda. Bessent said ...

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Drop to Four-Month Low as Pressure Mounts on Fed

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.63% for the week ending Aug. 7, down from 6.72% last week.

As the Fed cuts rates, flows from money market funds will broaden the rally: Citadel strategist

Scott Rubner, a former Goldman Sachs tactical strategist now at Citadel Securities, remains upbeat on stocks through to Labor ...

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Gold Swings as Traders Mull Fed Rate After Tame Inflation Report

Gold fluctuated as traders weighed the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate path after a modest rise in the cost of US goods ...

19h

Why a Fed rate cut could lead to bad news for Big Tech stocks

The concentration makes the entire market vulnerable to shifts in interest rates. As yields go higher, money could move out ...

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Dollar extends weakness as anticipation mounts of Fed interest rate cut

The dollar fell for a second straight session on Wednesday, a day after a U.S. inflation reading increased expectations of a ...

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Trump threatens Fed chair Powell with 'major lawsuit,' demands interest rate cut

President Donald Trump threatened to allow a "major lawsuit" against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to go forward.

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