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Strong tech earnings helped lift the broader Nasdaq on Friday, while investors also parsed the latest jobs report.

Traders on Wednesday trimmed bets the Federal Reserve will begin a series of interest-rate cuts as soon as March, and now see a May start to rate cuts as about as likely. The U.S central... -January 31, 2024 at 02:30 pm EST - MarketScreener

World shares slipped lower and Treasury prices pared gains after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged as expected on Wednesday and indicated it would not reduce them until the pace of... -January 31, 2024 at 03:10 pm EST - MarketScreener

* Fed holds key interest rate at 5.25%-5.50% * Inflation has eased ... but remains elevated - Fed Statement * New York...

"I don't think it's likely that the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the March meeting" to reduce rates then, Powell said in a press conference following the U.S. central bank's decision to hold the policy rate in the current 5.25%-5.5% range, where it has been since July. Futures contracts tied to the Fed policy rate are pricing in only about a 35% chance of rate cuts starting in March. Before the Fed decision at 2 p.m. (1900 GMT) the probabil...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Treasury yields and a gauge of global equities fell sharply after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged as expected on Wednesday but indicated it would not reduce them until inflation was "moving sustainably" towards its 2% target. The Fed took a major step towards lowering rates in coming months in a policy statement that tempered inflation concerns with other risks to the U.S. economy and dropped a longstanding reference to possible further hikes in b...

U.S. main indexes were set for a lackluster start on Monday, ahead of major events this week including the Federal Reserves rate decision and big-ticket tech earnings that could set the tone for Wall...

The bulk of the "Magnificent Seven" names will have high bars to clear when they report earnings next week.

The S&P 500 rose marginally on Tuesday as investors digested a mixed bag of early quarterly results and awaited a slew of additional reports from Netflix, Tesla and other companies later this week. ...

If history is any indication, stocks could be in for even bigger gains ahead.