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Dow soars 800 points and hits record high as Powell hints at rate cut

Stocks surged Friday and the Dow closed at its first record high of the year after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ...

Powell Sends Strongest Signal Yet That Interest Rate Cuts Are Coming

Jerome H. Powell said the “balance of risks” across the economy had started to shift, raising the odds the central bank ...

Stocks fall flat after interest rate announcement rally

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled on Friday that interest rates would be lowered at some point soon, rallying ...

Here are 4 ways lower interest rates could affect your personal finances

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted interest rate cuts could be coming soon in a speech on Friday, a move that could affect everyone from global markets to individual Americans.

Morgan Stanley joins global peers with September Fed rate cut outlook as Powell shifts tone

Morgan Stanley has joined a growing bloc of global brokerages forecasting a September interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal ...

Fed officials point to August data as critical for looming interest-rate decision

So many Federal Reserve officials have said they are waiting for data over the next few weeks before deciding on a September ...

Trump may want lower interest rates for consumers, but it sure is convenient for the national debt he’s creating, too

While Trump frames the issue as consumer pain, Wharton’s Joao Gomes told Fortune that cheaper borrowing would also ease ...

India's equity benchmarks rise on Fed rate cut hopes

Indian shares kicked the week off on a positive note as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinting at an interest rate ...