The Fed is back to lowering rates

The Q2 earnings season delivered a strong set of results, with positive surprises across sectors and regions. As investors look ahead to the remainder of the year, the broadening of earnings growth and market participation is creating opportunities beyond the dominant AI and tech ...  Show more

Markets largely dipped yesterday as geopolitical tensions, rising oil prices and disappointing guidance from Walmart weighed on investor sentiment. After yields fell on Wednesday following the announcement from the US Treasury of doubling buybacks of longer-term debt, yesterday t ...  Show more

The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the first time this year and China is banning its tech companies from buying AI chips made by Nvidia. Plus, how did the Swiss National Bank become one of the world’s top investors in US tech? Mentioned in this podcast:Federal Reserve ...  Show more

Fed chief Powell says the move will shore up the labor market while it's strong. (0:16) Stocks closed down with traders looking for even more aggressive cuts this year. (1:31) Lionsgate makes an AI movie production deal with Runway. (4:09) Show Notes Federal Reserve sees two more ...  Show more

US stock futures dip after the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, core PCE, rose 2.9% year over year — in line with estimates but still above the central bank’s 2% target. Fed Governor Christopher Waller backed a September rate cut and signaled more easing ahead. Fed Governor Lisa ...  Show more

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discussed what Wednesday's Fed Decision on rates could mean for the markets. Should policymakers pause -- or implement an eleventh-consecutive interest rate hike? Ahead of that decision, the Producer Price Index fell in May on a mon ...