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Interest rates. All markets closed in positive territory. The dow closing 2. 5 higher for the day. Why is this happening . What did investors take from his comment . The first one, the possibility that there will be a rate hike. More so going into 2019, youll see a slowing down of Interest Rate hikes. Thats because jay powell said theyre just below the neutral rate. When you look at the fed fund rate, which is between 2 and 2. 25 , this is the equilibriueq. The fed chair made a comment saying he sees no dangerous excesses in the stock market. Speaking of the market, lets take a look at the big movers on the dow. Home builder stocks higher. Caterpillar, boeing. The biggest movers as well as you nighted health. A lot of investors moving their money back into risk. Netflix, amazon, apple climbing higher for the day as they embrace risk. The fact that the possibility of Interest Rate ....