US stocks rise, yields sink after Fed indicates rate cuts are coming
The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher, up from virtually flat just before the Fed's announcement.
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The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher, up from virtually flat just before the Fed's announcement.
The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate at about 5.4%, its highest level in 22 years, a rate that has led to much higher costs for mortgages, auto loans, business borrowing and many other forms of credit.
Amid negative global cues, Indian markets opened lower on Thursday with the Nifty 50 and 30-share Sensex tumbling over half a percent.
The US Fed's signal of another 2023 hike and smaller-than-expected interest rate cut in 2024 is concerning for Asian markets as it tightens monetary conditions and can restrict foreign capital inflow into the region
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