CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Sept. 19, 2025: Stocks Climb to New Highs Last Updated: 14 hours ago Dollar Rises After Data Eases Growth Fears By Renae Dyer, Dow Jones Newswires Customer Service Customer Center Network The dollar was edging higher after stronger U.S. data eased fears about a weak economic outlook, particularly in the labor market, Deutsche Bank analysts said in a note. Initial jobless claims fell 33,000 to 231,000 last week, below the 240,000 expected by economists in a WSJ survey. The Ph ...

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks and the dollar nudged higher on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut of the year, while French politics kept its markets jittery and the pound held its ground ahead of a Bank of England rate decision. The Fed's steady-as-she-goes-message from what had been a politically charged meeting lifted both the pan-European STOXX 600 and Wall Street futures 0.5%, despite an initially mixed reaction from U.S. traders on Wednesday. [.N] Asia had r ...