The rally was a delayed yet emphatic response to the central bank’s decision Wednesday to cut interest rates by a half percentage point that pushed the S&P 500 to its first reco

The bond market has struggled following the rate cut, as the yield for the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note have gained some 10 basis points from its 3.65% level just

Stocks jumped Thursday morning as investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s eye-popping half-point interest rate cut.

The S&P 500 will remain in focus on Thursday after the index closed slightly lower following the Federal Reserve’s decision to slash its benchmark rate by 50 basis points. Monitor these important chart levels.

The trading week ending Friday, 13 September 2024 saw the S&P 500 (SPX) rise 4.0% above its previous week's close.

Good news for those building up their 401(k)s: the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed at record highs after the Fed's rate cuts.

The S&P 500 surged to a record high close on Thursday, the day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points and indicated more rate cuts were on the horizon. The blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average also registered a record closing high,

The Dow Jones and the S&P 500 surged to all-time highs in the wake of the Federal Reserve's announcement that it was lowering interest rates by half a percentage point.

Wall Street romped to records as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve's big cut to interest rates.

The Federal Reserve's closely followed overnight reverse-repo facility already has begun to reflect Wednesday's big interest-rate cut. Wall Street firms rushed to park extra cash overnight at the facility in the wake of the pandemic,