US Stock Market today: The Wall Street benchmark indices like the Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 hit their record high levels on Tuesday, 28 October 2025, as the US Federal Reserve begins its two-day policy meeting to determine the rate cuts for the US economy. All eyes are now on the US Federal Reserve’s…
US stock futures regrouped on Tuesday on the heels of notching fresh records, as investors assessed President Trump’s trade moves in Japan as they waited for this week’s wave of potentially market-moving events. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F), the S&P 500 (ES=F) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) all hovered along…
US stock futures made modest gains Monday evening after Wall Street kicked off the week with record closes. Investors are in for a packed few days featuring Big Tech earnings, a Federal Reserve rate decision, and a key meeting on US-China trade. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) edged up roughly 0.1%, while S&P 500…
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. U.S. equity benchmarks climbed Monday as investors positioned for a busy week of big-tech earnings and an upcoming Federal Reserve decision. The S&P 500 rose about 1% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed about 1.5%, according to market data. Tech heavyweights drew buying interest ahead of results. Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) surged…
The Federal Reserve is set to make its next interest rate decision on Wednesday, even as a near-total blackout of federal economic data continues amid the government shutdown. The Labor Department, however, on Friday released one key report ahead of its meeting: the Consumer Price Index. That report showed that the inflation rate rose at a…
U.S. stocks signaled another rally on Sunday night after the Trump administration negotiated a framework for a trade deal with China that should avoid mutual assured destruction. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered rough outlines of an agreement that include China easing rare earth export restrictions and buying “significant” amounts of U.S. soybeans in exchange for President…
The week ahead for investors will be jam-packed, with the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision, a rush of corporate earnings results, and a crucial sit-down between President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping set to feature. Stocks closed the week at record highs as the delayed release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report…
HELOC rates have been slowly falling all year. The average home equity line of credit interest rate is 7.75%, according to the analytics company Curinos. With the Federal Reserve poised to lower rates again in the coming week, HELOC rates may drop further. According to Curinos data, the average weekly HELOC rate is 7.75%, its…
Inflation may be increasing at a slower pace than expected, the markets might be cheering, and the Fed will likely soon be cutting, but Diane Swonk isn’t popping Champagne. The veteran economist says the economy “looks better than it feels” because the very data used to measure it is eroding, and the illusion of resilience could…
US stocks climbed to an all-time high on Friday, as traders cheered slower-than-anticipated September consumer price data that boosts optimism for an expected Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week. The S&P 500 Index rose 0.8% at 9:55 a.m. in New York, with nine of 11 sectors in the green, led by technology. The Nasdaq 100…