The Federal Reserve’s final meeting of the year is set to begin on Tuesday morning, Dec. 9, with the central bank scheduled to announce its final monetary policy decision at 2:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday afternoon. Investors expect the Fed will cut rates by 0.25%, its third cut of the year, at the conclusion of…
John Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks during an Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. David Dee Delgado | Bloomberg | Getty Images Communication at the Federal Reserve, particularly at the highest levels, rarely happens by…
New York Fed President John Williams said Friday there is room for “further adjustment in the near term” to interest rates – sparking traders to step up their bets on a quarter-point cut at the Fed’s December meeting. Williams argued labor market weakness still poses a bigger threat than inflation, leaving the door open for…
Bitcoin BTC$83 292,08 staged a modest rebound in morning U.S. hours Friday after a 10% selloff overnight as the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December jumped sharply following dovish remarks from New York Fed President John Williams. “I still see room for a further adjustment in the near term to the target range…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 20, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stocks delivered one of their sharpest mood swings in months on Thursday. The Nasdaq Composite ended down 2.16% after spending the morning stateside up as much as 2.6%. The wild…
With the Nasdaq down about six per cent from its peak at the end of October, and the S&P 500 index down about four per cent in the same period, it is fascinating to watch investors’ behaviour recently. Even though the year has been solid, with the S&P 500 up about 13 per cent year-to-date,…
Just a few weeks ago, a December interest rate cut was viewed as practically a done deal by many economists. Now, with fresh government data showing solid U.S. job growth in September, many forecasters think the Federal Reserve is likely to hold off lowering borrowing costs when policy makers meet next month. The probability of a…
CATL booth is seen during the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2025) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on April 26, 2025 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The Hong Kong-listed shares of China’s CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, fell as much as 8.75%…
Eschcollection | Digitalvision | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Wednesday, tracking Wall Street declines as concerns about artificial intelligence valuations continued to pressure tech stocks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.36% at the open, while the Topix index lost 0.26%. Technology sector dragged the Nikkei 225 index lower in early trading, led by…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 300 points, or 0.7%, Tuesday as fears over an AI bubble shook the market and traders fretted that rate cuts from the Federal Reserve aren’t a sure thing. The S&P 500 had dipped 0.3% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq had fallen 0.6% as of about 1:15 p.m. ET…