The Fed monetary policy decision today kept interest rates steady once again, with turbulence to follow during Fed Chair Warsh's presser.
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Stocks fell sharply after the Federal Reserve held rates steady, while investors worried that rate hikes were coming later this year as the war in Iran escalated.
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.
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After a brief relief rally, stock market selling accelerated again heading into the close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 1,000 points, or 1.9%. The S&P 500 fell 1%. The Nasdaq dropped 0.9%. The S&P and Nasdaq both were on pace to mark intraday comebacks but lost steam as traders digested the latest updates from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh.
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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.
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As Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh began his press conference, stocks had erased most of their post-decision pop. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 775 points, or 1.5%. The S&P 500 was down 0.
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The bond market got a bit of relief after the Fed left short-term rates steady again. Yields on two-year Treasuries fell by as much as four basis points after Wednesday's Fed decision to 4.252%, compared with the previous close. Yields had been higher most of the day leading up to the interest-rate announcement.
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The Fed announced that it will hold key interest rates at 3.50% to 3.75%.
The Federal Reserve opted to keep short-term interest rates steady again on Wednesday. At the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep its target for the federal-funds rate at 3.5% to 3.75% for the fifth straight meeting. Ahead of the announcement, the interest-rate futures market had the odds at 71% that officials would keep rates unchanged.