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S&P 500 Rises As Fed Thinks About Next Move For Interest Rates

From Tuesday through Thursday, the S&P 500 clocked three new record highs during the trading week ending Friday, 15 August ...

Analysis-Trump's interest rate demands put 'fiscal dominance' in market spotlight

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -As U.S. debt swells and the White House leans on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, investors are weighing the risk of "fiscal dominance," a scenario ...

Traders Still Certain of Fed Cut Next Month–But Slightly Less So

The market still sees a quarter-point Federal Reserve interest-rate cut as highly likely next month–but it’s less certain that it was a week ago. The odds that the key rate will drop to 4%-4.25% from ...

Goldman Sachs' banking strategy head reveals his favorite trade ahead of a potential Fed rate cut

Josh Schiffrin said his preferred asset is five-year Treasury bills, adding he expects an interest rate cut of 25 basis ...

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Drop to Their Lowest in 10 Months-Giving Hope to Homebuyers

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.63% for the week ending Aug. 14, down from 6.58% last week.

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Bessent says he’s not pushing Fed cuts, just touting models

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he isn’t calling for a series of interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, just ...

Treasury Secretary Bessent wants the Fed to lower its lending rate

The current Federal Reserve interest rate is significantly higher than necessary and should be lowered, Treasury Secretary ...