Federal Reserve policymakers cut interest rates for the third straight meeting on Wednesday while signaling there may be only one cut next year as rates get closer to a neutral level. The Fed lowered ...

The US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), in its December 10th meeting, trimmed the key lending rate by 25 basis points. However in 2026, the central bank expects to continue on ...

European defence stocks fall as US gives Ukraine ultimatum. FOMC expected to cut rates. Focus on dot plot and market weigh up hawkish approach. Joshua Mahony is Chief Markets Analyst at Scope Markets.

Bonds were modestly weaker overnight, but have moved back into positive territory after this morning's Employment Cost Index and NYSE. This means 10yr yields are at the bleeding edge of the 3-month ...

Fed decision, dot plot, and Powell’s remarks drive caution across Asian markets ahead of a volatile mid-week session. Stabilizing JGB yields and a weaker yen ease fears of a yen carry trade unwind, ...

Bonds lost ground moderately and logically on Tuesday in response to the JOLTS data. From here, this week's volatility potential hinges on the Fed. Fed Funds Futures suggest that there's been no ...

Gold and silver trade sideways as markets await the Fed’s dot plot, with traders pricing an 85% chance of a December rate cut. A subdued US dollar supports precious metals, reflecting weakening ...

Financial markets have been confident for weeks that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by a quarter point at this week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting. But beneath that expectation ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this past week by a quarter of a percentage point. But where rates go from here is a coin toss, at best, given that Fed members’ latest forecasts diverge widely.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed modestly lower, with futures contracts reversing the losses, following the 0.25% interest rate reduction from the Federal Reserve, with the updated 'dot plot' only ...