We have a busy week ahead of us in the stock market, though we already know the most consequential event awaiting market participants: Wednesday’s decision on monetary policy from the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). It is widely expected that the Fed will cut rates at this meeting for the first time in 2025; the FOMC had cut rates by 100 basis points (bps) in the final three meetings of 2024.There are two different trajectories complicating the Fed’s decision, based on its dual-mandate: full empl ...

Gold rose to a new a record high as traders geared up for an anticipated easing of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy this week and looked for clues on further rate cuts this year. Bullion traded above $3,682 an ounce on Monday, after gaining for four consecutive weeks. Investors see a quarter-point cut this week, following signs of labor market weakness. Swaps also price in at least another reduction before the end of the year, with a high probability of a third one. Most Read from Bloomberg Tha ...

U.S. stock futures were swinging on Monday following Friday’s mixed close. Futures of major benchmark indices were mixed.Ahead of the Federal Reserve's key vote on interest rates this week, the Justice Department has made a fresh attempt to stay a lower court’s injunction blocking President Donald Trump's firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook. The investors will eye the key decision by the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates on Wednesday, in the Federal Open Market Committee meeting beginning on Tuesday.The 10 ...

Federal Reserve policymakers will gather for their monetary policy decision Tuesday and Wednesday, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell will give remarks on Wednesday afternoon. ...

Wednesday's Fed meeting at 2:00pm represents the year's most consequential monetary policy decision, with markets all but guaranteeing a traditional 25-basis-point cut with only a small chance for an aggressive 50-basis-point reduction. The decision comes after a complex data backdrop featuring disappointing employment figures but stubborn core inflation, creating a challenging environment for Fed communications and market expectations. Powell's 2:30pm press conference will be scrutinized for insights into ...

(Bloomberg) -- BlackRock Inc. executive Rick Rieder is rising up the list of contenders to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve after Jerome Powell’s term expires in May, according to an administration official. In a wide-ranging interview that lasted for two hours on Friday in New York, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Rieder discussed monetary policy, the Fed’s organizational structure and regulatory policy, the person said, who requested anonymity to discuss a private meeting. Bessent ha ...

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Under surveillance this morning, the race to replace Fed Chair Jay Powell. I'm not really sure what the Federal Reserve is looking at, because thus far we've seen very little, if any, price pressures from the tariff. We are getting the process underway.Obviously, it's going to be President Trump's decision and we're not in a rush. There's a long, long list. And like I said, there's some great candidates.So here's the latest this morning. The US Treasury Secretary Scott Benson, looking to expand the list of ...

and welcome back to Worldwide Exchange. We're tracking ETF flows that are now over $820 billion year to date. We're also tracking the moves above and below the 30-day moving averages for the popular index funds, the spy and the triple Q's.We saw a double- digit spike for the spy after Oracle earnings. Didn't see the same for the triple Q's because Oracle is not in the triple Q's. This week, the ARK, the ARC Innovation Fund, saw the top inflows.That was followed by the VTI, the Vanguard Total Market ETF, and ...

CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Sept. 12, 2025: Dow Slips After Hitting Record High Last Updated: 11 hours ago Fed Rate Cuts Are Priced In. Watch for Dissent Among the Committee. By Adam Clark The Federal Reserve is almost unanimously expected to cut interest rates next week. But the monetary-policy committee is likely to be split on how large the reduction should be. Topics Memberships Subscribe to Barron's Tools Customer Service Customer Center Network Cryptocurrencies Data Magazine Markets Stock Picks B ...