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A strong U.S. economy and pushback from central bank officials is leading some investors to rethink their bets on how quickly the Federal Reserve will cut rates this year, a shift that is rippling through Treasury and foreign exchange markets even as stocks sit near record highs. Expectations that the Fed would ease monetary policy in 2024 after its most aggressive tightening cycle in decades fueled an explosive rally in stocks and bonds in the final months of last year, boosting the S&P 500 to an annual gain of more than 24%. Investors still believe rate cuts are coming, but some have ...

Some Wall Street executives feel a tantrum coming in U.S. short-term financing markets, perhaps as soon as March. It could put pressure on the Federal Reserve to ease policy. A series of...

It could put pressure on the Federal Reserve to ease policy. A Fed lending facility that was put in place after the regional banking crisis last year will expire on March 11, with $129 billion outstanding. Another market backstop, called the standing repo facility (SRF), that Fed officials have held up as a safety net has seen only a few banks sign up so far.

Spirit Airlines shares fell almost 50% after a federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways' planned $3.8 billion buy of the ultra-low cost carrier on grounds it would be anticompetitive.

Thomson Reuters said on Tuesday it acquired World Business Media Limited, a subscription-based provider of news and analysis on the insurance and reinsurance market. -January 16, 2024 at 10:33 am EST - MarketScreener