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US equity futures were edging higher pre-bell Thursday as traders evaluated the Federal Reserve's in

Oil prices retreating and Treasury yields easing are helping lift U.S. stock futures after Wednesday's Fed-driven losses

Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures surged on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, reaffirming its focus on taming inflation and removing a long-standing source of market

Retail sentiment on SPY and QQQ remained ‘bearish’, even as futures recovered.

An expected Fed rate hike on Wednesday offered some relief to stock investors that the central bank was working to contain inflation.

An expected Fed rate hike on Wednesday offered some relief to stock investors that the central bank was working to contain inflation.

European stock markets opened in positive territory on Thursday morning, shrugging off Wall Street's decline after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years and signalled that further hikes are likely.View on euronews

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years, reversing cuts it made last year and implicitly countering the White House’s position that inflation isn’t a concern. Treasury yields moved higher after Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh began his post-decision press conference.

The Federal Reserve On Wednesday hiked benchmark interest rates by 25 bps to a target range of 3.75% to 4.00%, in line with market expectations.

The battle against persistently elevated inflation is just getting started.

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US equity indexes ended lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates, citing persi

Stocks took a sharp turn and ended Wednesday's trading session lower after the Federal Reserve delivered a quarter-point increase in interest rates. The Dow tumbled 1.2% or 630 points. The S&P 500 dropped 0.

US Equity indexes were mixed ahead of the close on Wednesday after the Federal Open Market Committee

Markets had widely expected the Fed to raise interest rates on Wednesday, and investors seem to be happy that the central bank followed through on those expectations. Looking at the so-called "dot plot," it looks like the Fed is embarking on short adjustment cycle, with the majority of officials only penciling in one interest rate hike later this year and no movement in 2027. Officials moved up their forecast for economic growth and lowered their projections for unemployment rate.

The stock market was little changed after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates at its September policy meeting. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7%. The central bank announced it would increase its target to the federal funds rate to 3.75% to 4%.

The Fed is about to raise rates for the first time in three years. The dot plot matters more.

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The S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq Composite were both up in late-morning trading Wednesday, while the Dow

Stocks were on the rise in what could be the major indexes' best Fed decision day in years, but the path forward could be volatile. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7%. Historically, stocks tend to underperform in the near term after the Fed's first rate increase in a monetary tightening cycle, Dow Jones Market Data showed.

By Niket Nishant and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi Sept 16 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 edged higher following a two-day slide, as lower oil prices offered some relief during a tense wait for

Stocks were staging a modest rebound from yesterday's slide ahead of the highly-anticipated Federal Reserve interest-rate decision. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.4%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.

Sept 16 (Reuters) - The major U.S. stock indexes opened higher following a two-day slide, as lower oil prices offered some relief during a tense wait for the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.4%, and the actively tra

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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