In a 9-3 vote, the Fed policy committee chose patience in the face of elevated inflationary pressures, but the dissenting votes raise pressure for a rate hike in September.
Microsoft, Meta, and other AI-linked stocks' earnings may carry more weight than usual amid a chip-led tech sell-off. The Fed meeting also looms with inflation remaining stubborn.
Stocks were under pressure in early trading as investors wait for the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision today. Oil prices jump after U.S. and Iran trade strikes.
Markets are watching today’s Fed decision and Chair Kevin Warsh’s afternoon remarks as rising crude prices, renewed Middle East tensions, and inflation concerns shape expectations for the path of interest rates.
Earnings from Visa, Boeing, KLA Corporation, Seagate, and more will be in focus today as investors continue their rotation away from AI darlings ahead of tomorrow's Fed meeting.
A Fed rate decision and a crowded earnings and economic calendar feature this week. Highlights include GDP and PCE data as well as earnings from Microsoft, Meta, Apple, and Amazon.
Schwab's Kevin Gordon examines the decision the Fed faces in the latest Week Ahead: Whether or not to hike the federal funds rate based on employment and inflation data.
Stocks are on track for modest weekly losses, particularly in the technology space, as rising oil prices and higher Treasury yields keep investors sidelined, despite strong earnings reports.
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