Market cuts losses on rate-cut talk
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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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Business & money: Sixth successive month of price falls, and mortgage lending at two-year low despite rate cuts
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Leading shares closed sharply higher Tuesday, where the big news of the day was the US Federal Reserve's decision to slash interest rates by 0.75 percent, however it was not enough to ease fears over a recession in the US as Wall Street dropped.
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Wall Street expects a two-day Federal  Reserve meeting this week to end with another cut in interest  rates as financial firms struggle with losses tied to subprime  mortgages and related securities.
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The Federal Reserve cut the target on a key short-term interest rate by a half of a percentage point today to 4.75 percent, further acknowledgment from the central bank that the mortgage meltdown plaguing Wall Street and Main Street could have a negative impact on the economy.
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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point in a bold bid to shield the economy from a housing slump and financial turbulence, sparking a big rally on Wall Street.
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The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate today, aiming to prevent turbulence in the housing and credit markets from slowing the U.S. economy.
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Â· Pound falls as news swirls around money marketsÂ· US Fed poised to cut rates amid global liquidity crisis
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The Federal Reserve, confronted with a global stock sell-off fanned by increased fears of a recession, cut a key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Tuesday, the biggest one-day move by the central bank in recent memory.
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Recession worries pushed stocks lower on Tuesday, but the decline was shallower than feared at first as an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve helped ease investor fears and stabilize global markets.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Treasurys lightly trimmed early losses after the government reported an unexpected drop in factory orders in August, with the bond market tracking Fed talk and movement in oil in what could prove to be fifth consecutive day of losses.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed benchmark U.S. interest rates by a half-percentage point in a bold bid to buffer the economy from a housing slump and related financial market turbulence.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as signs of strength in the services sector and comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke put an interest rate cut further out on the horizon, with surging bond yields adding to concerns.
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World stocks pared losses further on Tuesday while safe-haven government bonds retreated from early highs after a surprise inter-meeting 75 basis point interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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It was a dismal week for the stock market, despite an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday after signs of strength in the services sector and comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke all but eliminated expectations of an interest rate cut this year.
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Oil fell a dollar Tuesday amid intensifying worry over the health of the U.S. economy, but traders cut the market's losses after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 75 basis points in a surprise move aimed at averting recession.