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The Dow fell 1,153 points after the Fed held rates steady, as bond yields surged amid inflation fears following a tense FOMC.
The head of the Fed's choice of words when describing elevated inflation should rightly worry Wall Street and investors.
Then Kevin Warsh started talking. The new Federal Reserve chairman did little to ease investor concerns about the central bank’s fight with inflation, so the S&P 500 closed down 1.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 2.2% The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.7%.
U.S. equity futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors digested Microsoft, Meta and Qualcomm earnings and the Federal Reserve’s decision.
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street ended sharply lower on Wednesday, with the Dow tumbling more than two percent, the S&P 500 shedding one-and-a-half percent and the Nasdaq falling one-and-three-quarters percent.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>The Fed's widely expected decision to leave interest rates unchanged drew dissents from three of the 12 members of the central bank's policy-setting committee, who would have "preferred" a quarter-percentage-point hike at Wednesday's meeting.</p><p>Eric Diton is president and managing director of The Wealth Alliance.</p><p>"That's telling you the Fed here is not in agreement. Three dissenters is a lot. And it's clear that we are getting closer and closer to a rate hike. And the markets are handicapping that. So, I think going forward I would expect a rate hike probably in September, certainly by December. I think that’s where we are heading.”</p><p>Meanwhile, investors continued to worry about Big Tech companies funneling billions of dollars into AI at the expense of free cash flow.</p><p>Case in point: shares of Meta fell more than 9% in extended trading after the social media company hiked its forecast for 2026 capital expenditure.</p><p>But shares of another Magnificent 7 tech giant climbed in extending trading. Microsoft rose about 2% after topping Wall Street estimates for quarterly cloud revenue growth, a sign its massive spending on AI infrastructure was paying off.</p><p>:: Microsoft</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>AI-related chipmakers added to recent losses after a sixfold jump in SK Hynix's quarterly profit fell short of lofty investor expectations. </p></body>
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The Fed held rates steady, over the objections of three bank presidents that voted for a quarter-point rate hike. It was the first time since 2016 where three officials dissented in the same direction, reflecting growing pressure within the Fed to act on inflation. In a press conference, Chairman Kevin Warsh said that interest rates have already gone up in recent months because Treasury yields have risen.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were struggling to hold onto gains as after Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh took questions from reporters. The S&P 500 was back down 0.2% after briefly popping during Warsh’s presser. The Nasdaq was up just 0.1%.
The Nasdaq Composite is mounting its biggest comeback on a Federal Reserve decision day in more than four years. The tech-heavy index was up 0.4% as Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh took questions from reporters. It was down nearly 1.6% at its low today; if it closes higher, it would mark its biggest reversal from an intraday low to positive territory on a Fed decision day since May 4, 2022, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
The S&P 500 is trading up around 0.1%, erasing a decline of 1.2% at today’s low. The move came as Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh takes questions from reporters. If the index closes in positive terriory, it will be the biggest reversal into positive terriotry on a Fed decision-day since 2003, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
The Fed announced that it will hold key interest rates at 3.50% to 3.75%.
Chip stocks extended a losing streak while traders await Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's rate announcement Wednesday afternoon
As the Federal Reserve gets set to release its monetary policy update at 2 p.m. ET, followed a half hour later by Chairman Kevin Warsh's news conference, Wall Street is the unusual position of not knowing what will happen. Prior to Warsh, Wall Street has typically been near certain about what the Fed would do, reflected by markets pricing in around 90% or higher odds of the expected result. The S&P 500 is sharply lower ahead of the Fed reveal, amid rebounding oil prices and the ongoing sell-off in AI and chip names.
Those who stay patient and disciplined, while ignoring the noise, will find that the market stacks the odds in their favor.
SpaceX stock came back under pressure Wednesday, reversing yesterday's bounce, as a broader market and tech selloff adds to investor caution ahead of SpaceX's first earnings report.
SpaceX stock came back under pressure Wednesday, reversing yesterday's bounce, as a broader market and tech selloff adds to investor caution ahead of SpaceX's first earnings report.
U.K. stocks have been out in the cold for much of 2026. Without a buzzy AI stock to its name, the FTSE 100 index lagged global peers. But a rout in chip stocks seems to have heralded a change in fortunes for London's premier index.
GE HealthCare Technologies ran at the top of the S&P 500 Wednesday morning, while Humana was among major laggards after both companies posted better-than-expected Q2 earnings signaling a return to profit growth. GEHC broke above its recent trading range that followed its dive on Q1 results. Wednesday's stock action was pretty much the reversal of what we've seen this year for GEHC and HUM, with medical equipment stocks among the market's worst-performing industry groups and managed-care stocks ranked in the top tier.
Ares Capital has a 10% yield and a volatile dividend history, with recessions being particularly difficult.
Ford announced an operating profit of $2.5 billion from sales of $48.3 billion. Things look OK for the U.S. car business.
West Texas Intermediate crude jumped nearly 7% after Iran launched missiles at U.S. forces, complicating the Fed's rate calculus
Options imply a 6.6% move after earnings.
Wall Street faces a twin set of risks on Wednesday, tied to Big Tech earnings and a Federal Reserve interest-rate decision, as stocks undergo a rare change of leadership ahead of the summer market doldrums. “The market’s response to both should provide a clearer indication of whether the current rotation continues or begins to develop into broader weakness,” said Zaheer Anwari, co-founder and CEO of the Luxembourg-based Revacy Fund.
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