
MARKETS MAIN It’s Fed day, and it promises to be a big one. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to deliver its first interest-rate rise since 2023 this afternoon – a move that could spark tensions between Chairman Kevin Warsh and President Trump.
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MARKETS MAIN It’s Fed day, and it promises to be a big one. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to deliver its first interest-rate rise since 2023 this afternoon – a move that could spark tensions between Chairman Kevin Warsh and President Trump.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Wednesday ahead of a likely Fed rate hike and Warsh's comments. Intel and SK Hynix jump.

Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher as the Federal Reserve’s reckoning day has arrived. Interest rate futures tracked by CME FedWatch show a 92% chance of a 25-basis-point increase in the Fed funds rate today. That will push the funds rate to 3.75% to 4%. In addition, market watchers expect two more rate hikes […]
US equity futures were edging mostly higher pre-bell Wednesday as traders geared up for the interest

Stock futures were rising on Wednesday as investors opted to buy the dip ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.4%. Brent international futures slid 0.6% to $108.13 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate U.S. futures dropped 1.1% to $104.66 a barrel.

A helpful reminder on Fed day.

US stock futures moved higher on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Oil prices declined following an unexpected increase in US inventories, while developments involving Meta and OpenAI remained in focus.
Stocks braced for an expected Fed rate hike as oil prices and Treasurys continued to exert pressure.

U.S. stock futures are trending higher early Wednesday as investors await the Federal Reserve’s highly anticipated interest rate decision and weigh cooling fears over an AI slowdown against the massive economic costs of the U.S.-Iran conflict. The Polymarket (CRYPTO: POL)...

According to CME FedWatch data, there is a 92.4% probability that the Fed will hike interest rates by 25 basis points from the current 3.50% to 3.75%.

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Stocks made tentative gains at the start of the Asian trading session on Wednesday as a rise in global bond yields and oil prices paused ahead of

Markets are bracing for the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision tomorrow, and it seems investors want to hear that central bankers will act decisively to bring down inflation. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day down 0.8%. In addition to a down day in markets, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield briefly flirted with 5% again today before settling at 4.995%—the highest level since July 2007.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq undercut key support as oil prices and Treasury yields jumped. How will bonds react to the Federal Reserve decision.
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Stocks Sink as Treasury Yields Spike to Highest Level Since 2007

The Federal Reserve is probably on the verge of a new rate hike campaign.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before Congress on Wednesday for nearly four hours, fielding questions from lawmakers on inflation, the US economy, tariffs, the federal deficit, and the administration’s economic policies. In the moment above, Rep. Ritchie Torres pressed Bessent on comments he made in a recent interview declaring that “the K-shaped economy is over.” Torres challenged Bessent on whether the economic divide between higher- and lower-income Americans has truly narrowed, even as households continue to face different financial realities.
A familiar tightening-cycle pattern is worrying one market strategist

Bitcoin just gave back its entire post-golden-cross rally in one red candle, with a make-or-break Senate vote landing this afternoon and the Fed staring down a rate hike.

Ten-year Treasury yields (^TNX) crossed above 5% for the first time since 2007. This comes ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision on Wednesday, where Wall Street is bullish that officials will hike rates. Zacks Investment Management chief market strategist Brian Mulberry comes on Opening Bid to address where other risks in the market may or may not be showing up.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index drops Tuesday as the 10-year Treasury yield reaches its highest level since 2007. Nvidia stock rises.

Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower as we count down to the Federal Reserve meeting and a likely 25-basis-point increase in the Fed funds rate on Wednesday. The same suspects drove today’s selling, and although all the major indices finished the day lower, they all closed well off the lows printed earlier in the […]
US equity futures were edging lower pre-bell Tuesday as the 10-year Treasury yield hovered above 5%

Stocks could extend their rally despite a potential Fed rate hike, supported by strong earnings, resilient economic growth, easing election uncertainty and AI-driven investment.

The benchmark yield reached 5.041% on Tuesday, its highest since 2007, as rising oil prices and an imminent Fed rate decision rattled markets

The 10-year yield hits its highest level in more than 19 years, summing up investors’ worries about a flurry of Fed interest-rate hikes.
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