Rate Cut Doesn't Rescue Wall Street
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Stocks were stable but remained negative Tuesday afternoon after the Fed took another whack at interest rates.
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Stocks recovered from deep losses on Wednesday, amid talk that the Federal Reserve would act to cut the discount rate, the same day that Merrill Lynch rattled markets with its first loss in nearly six years.
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Wall Street recovered on hopes of a Fed rate cut, but still traded lower, cautious about Merrill Lynchâs credit-related losses and a sharp drop in home sales.
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street fell sharply for a third straight session Thursday after rising bond yields stoked concerns that an interest rate cut later in the year is less likely. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 100 points and the S&P 500 index hovered near the 1,500 mark.
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This has been no happy new year for the world's equity markets. US stocks have had their worst January in more than a century - and this sell-off has prompted both a wave of selling across the world and a truly extraordinary response by the Federal Reserve, with America's central bank making an emergency cut in target interest rates of 0.75 percentage points.
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Stock prices were lower in early trading today as Wall Street awaited minutes from the Federal Reserveâs Aug. 7 meeting, which could provide insight into whether it may cut rates.
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The stock market stumbled as Wall Street seemed to grasp that the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to lower interest rates.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday after signs of strength in the services sector and comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke diminished expectations of an interest rate cut, with surging bond yields adding to concerns.
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Wall Street may put the brakes on a steep decline next week, when a rate cut is anticipated from the Fed, and Friday's monthly jobs data may trigger a comeback for stocks after their January funk.
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A big rate cut by the Federal Reserve and the stock market's huge rally in response to that move has many on Wall Street wondering: Now what?
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A second aggressive rate cut in just over a week on Wednesday from the Federal Reserve failed to help Wall Street stocks, while the dollar came under pressure and gold set a record high.
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Wall Street investors left for Labor Day weekend pleased about the prospects of an interest rate cut, but they're likely to come back wanting more evidence that rates are indeed about to come down.
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The Federal Reserve disappointed Wall Street yesterday with its measly quarter-point reduction in interest rates. Yes, the Fed said, credit conditions have deteriorated and a recession is possible, but with consumer prices likely to end the year up nearly 4 percent, we're not exactly in the target...
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A Federal Reserve interest rate cut this week is no sure thing and officials are not seriously considering a half-point reduction in overnight rates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday without citing sources.
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The FTSE 100 lost ground on Thursday as the Bank of England resisted calls for a cut in UK interest rates.
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Avoiding Wall Street's research analysts might not save you.
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street opinion is split on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates tomorrow, with conventional wisdom siding with a rate increase. But either way, the decision probably won't have as much impact on what happens to stock prices this week as will news of corporate earnings surprises.