CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Oct. 29, 2025: Stocks and Bonds Take a Hit Last Updated: 4 hours ago Bitcoin Tumbles After Rate Cut. Risk Off in Crypto? By Paul R. La Monica Another interest rate cut in December "is not a foregone conclusion,†according to Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. That comment sparked a sell-off in stocks–and equities weren't the only "risk on†asset that took a tumble. Bitcoin prices, which were already down Wednesday, fell even further during Powell's press conference. Bitco ...

Powell Says Rising Stocks Aren't 'Driving Factor' In Policy Moves By Josh Schafer Prior to Wednesday's Federal Reserve policy meeting, the S&P 500 passed 6,900 for the first time ever as Nvidia became the first company with a market capitalization above $5 trillion. The index has risen almost 17% year to date. When asked about the AI-focused stock-market rally, Powell didn't agree that the rise in stocks is playing a key role in the Fed's decision-making. "That's a factor in everyone's assessment of the eco ...

市场表现 - 标普500指数下跌近0.4% [2] - 道琼斯工业平均指数下跌0.3% [2] - 纳斯达克综合指数基本持平，微涨不到0.1% [2] 政策动态 - 美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔表示官员们对于12月会议如何推进货币政策存在“强烈分歧的观点” [1] - 鲍威尔称12月会议进一步降低政策利率并非既定事实，远非如此 [1]

CONCLUDED Fed Meeting Today: Interest Rates, Quantitative Tightening, Powell Speech, and More Last Updated: Updated 4 hours ago Miran Wanted a Bigger Rate Cut–Schmid Wanted None By Sabrina Escobar Stephen Miran (L) and Jeffrey Schmid (R) (Getty Images(1); Bloomberg (1)) Fed governor Stephen Miran and Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid were the sole dissenting votes at the October FOMC meeting. Miran voted against the committee's decision to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, prefer ...

CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Oct. 29, 2025: Stocks and Bonds Take a Hit Last Updated: Subscribe to Barron's Tools Customer Service 5 hours ago Treasuries Sell Off Across the Board By Karishma Vanjani U.S. government debt was selling off after the Fed's decision to take rates even lower. The 2-year yield, which closely tracks interest rates, rose by 0.033 percentage points. Higher yields mean prices of bonds have dropped given the two move in the opposite direction. It's a small move up, but still surpri ...

Stock Market News From Oct. 29, 2025: Stocks and Bonds Take a Hit Last Updated: 5 hours ago Stocks Tick Lower After Fed Cuts Rates by Quarter-Point By Karishma Vanjani CONCLUDED Wall Street's knee-jerk reaction was to trim its positions on stocks after the Federal Reserve's rate- setting body said it is cutting interest rates by a quarter-point. Remember though, this initial reaction may not hold. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% while the Dow was up 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.5%. All three indexes have ...

CONCLUDED Fed Meeting Today: Interest Rates, Quantitative Tightening, Powell Speech, and More Last Updated: 4 hours ago The Fed Is Ending Quantitative Tightening By Customer Service Customer Center Megan Leonhardt The Federal Reserve's policy committee on Wednesday voted to stop shrinking its balance sheet, a strategy known as quantitative tightening, or QT. "The Committee decided to conclude the reduction of its aggregate securities holdings on December 1,†the statement said. "The Committee is strongly c ...

CONCLUDED Fed Meeting Today: Interest Rates, Quantitative Tightening, Powell Speech, and More Last Updated: 4 hours ago Read the October FOMC Statement Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up but remained low through August; more recent indicators are consistent with these developments. Inflation has moved up since earlier in the year and remains somewhat elevated. The Committee seeks t ...

Last Updated: 4 hours ago Fed Cuts Rates by a Quarter Point, as Expected By Megan Leonhardt The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by another quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, a move that hedges against a weakening labor market. At the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to lower its target for the federal-funds rate to 3.75%- to 4.00%, as investors expected. Ahead of the decision, the interest-rate futures market had the odds locked in at 100% that ...

CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Oct. 29, 2025: Stocks and Bonds Take a Hit Last Updated: 5 hours ago Bessent Appeals Japan to Give Central Bank 'Space' to Fight Inflation, and Raise Rates By Karishma Vanjani Looks like Washington has suggestions for Tokyo, whether it listens is another story. The Bank of Japan is currently deliberating the path of interest rates, with an announcement expected tomorrow. The market thinks it'll hold the rates steady–instead of hiking it–mainly because newly installed Prime M ...