Rate cut hopes lift Wall Street
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Stocks surged on Monday as investors snapped up shares of manufacturers and downtrodden banks after more weak housing data bolstered expectations the Federal Reserve will slash rates this week.
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Expectations of further U.S. interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve later this week boosted stocks and sent gold to historic highs on Tuesday while they kept the dollar near a two-week low.
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Stocks opened higher after G.M. reached a tentative agreement with the U.A.W. and as another lackluster economic report stirred hopes the Fed will cut interest rates again.
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Wall Street appeared set to rise as investors positioned themselves ahead of an expected interest rate cut by the Fed and bought into energy stocks as oil prices continued to rise.
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Stocks on Wednesday looked ready to add to the previous session's rally, the biggest in four years, as investors bet a slowing U.S. economy would get a boost from the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate cut
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The Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates to shore up the economy, but worries about technology profits and outlooks limited a broader advance, keeping Nasdaq trade flat.
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Stocks rose on Monday as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will cut benchmark lending rates this week and that soaring commodity prices will boost profits of metal and energy producers.
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Stocks shot higher on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut the fed funds rate by 50 basis points, providing relief to investors worried that the housing and credit market turmoil could spread to the broader economy.
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Leading shares closed higher, at session highs, aided by a strong rise on Wall Street in anticipation of a rate cut tomorrow, while miners underpinned Footsie gains as production worries pushed base metals higher.
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Stocks jumped on Tuesday after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc earnings allayed worries about the depth of credit market turmoil and as investors anticipated a cut in interest rates.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday after forecast-topping earnings from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc  calmed investors' fears about the recent credit turmoil as investors anticipated an interest rate cut.
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US stocks regained some stability in the past week with investors hoping the Federal Reserve will deliver fresh interest rate cuts in days, but analysts warned that markets would remain volatile.
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Stocks headed for a higher open on Monday as investors speculated that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates further to forestall the effect of the housing downturn on the economy.
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Wall Street stocks rallied on Thursday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke raised expectations of further interest rate cuts and on reports Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is close to buying Countrywide Financial (NYSE:CFC).
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Stocks rose on Monday as investors scoured the market for beaten-down shares following Friday's plunge as hopes for more interest rate cuts calmed recession fears.
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Wall Street advanced sharply Tuesday, as the Federal Reserve opened a two-day meeting at which it is expected to cut interest rates again to revitalize the economy.
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Stocks looked set for a strong open on Monday, as investors scooped up equity futures on expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at the end of a two-day policy meeting that will begin on Tuesday.