John Williams of the US Fed says interest rates could still be cut in the “near term”.

The US Federal Reserve can still cut interest rates “in the near term” without jeopardizing its inflation target, New York Fed President John Williams said on Friday.Progress on inflation has “temporarily stalled,” Williams acknowledged in comments prepared for a meeting of the Central Bank of Chile, adding that it was “indispensable to restore inflation to […]

Nasdaq up 2%, S&P 500 up more than 1% after Nvidia gains and jobs data

Wall Street rose Thursday after Nvidia reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, dampening concerns that AI-related stocks could be overvalued.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 428.7 points, or 0.93%, to 46567.51 at the open. The S&P 500 rose 95.8 points, or 1.44%, to 6737.93 at the open, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 492.8 points, or 2.18%, to […]

Gold and silver prices rise, rapid two-day decline, but dwindling hopes for rate cuts linger. All eyes on US jobs figures

Gold and silver prices rose marginally in early trading on Wednesday, November 19, breaking their two-day losing streak this week, even as fading hopes for a US interest rate cut continued to dampen sentiment for the precious metals. Attention now turns to the delayed US jobs figures due tomorrow. The lack of new data for […]

Dow Jones falls 500 points, S&P and Nasdaq plunge more than 1% due to concerns about valuation and the jitters about interest rate cuts persist

Stocks on Wall Street fell further on Tuesday as worries about the technology sector and worries about the strength of consumer spending weighed on the market and the possibility of a Fed rate cut in December faded.The Dow Jones fell 578.28 points (-1.24%) to 45,965.39, the S&P 500 fell 72.34 points (-1.08%) to 6,583.84 and […]

Dow Jones crashes 500 points, S&P 500, Nasdaq plunges more than 1% as tech sell-off continues and hopes for rate cuts fade

Wall Street’s major indexes fell on Friday as technology stocks came under renewed selling pressure, while hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials added to doubts about a December interest rate cut.At 9:36 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 568.05 points, or 1.24%, to 46,889.17, the S&P 500 lost 73.29 points, or 1.09%, to […]

S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall as AI valuation concerns resurface; End of government shutdown in sight

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Tuesday as concerns about high technology valuations resurfaced, while markets closely watched progress toward the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.Damping sentiment, a weekly update to ADP’s preliminary payroll figures showed that private employers cut an average of 11,250 jobs per week for the four […]