Fed rate decision October 2026 is the main event for Wall Street on Wednesday, with investors widely expecting the Federal Reserve to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at the end of its two-day policy meeting. The decision is due at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, followed by a press conference from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh … Read more
The Fed rate decision earnings collision this week will give Wall Street two major tests at once: a Federal Reserve interest-rate announcement on Wednesday, and quarterly results from Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon within 48 hours of it. Stock futures pointed higher on Monday morning after a volatile week, with Dow Jones Industrial Average futures up … Read more
The September CPI report delivered an unwelcome surprise on Wednesday morning, as U.S. consumer prices accelerated to 3.7% year-over-year in September, up from 3.4% in August and above the 3.6% economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal had expected. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, also topped forecasts, intensifying pressure on the … Read more
The 10-year Treasury yield hit a fresh 24-year high on Thursday, touching 5.342% — its highest since early 2002 and above the 2007 peak — as a brutal bond selloff gathered pace, according to Reuters. The move capped a record quarterly surge and signals just how far the era of cheap money is in the … Read more
The September jobs report came in hotter than expected. U.S. private employers added 90,000 jobs in September, according to ADP, easily beating the 70,000 forecast and more than doubling August’s revised gain of 36,000. The upside surprise signals the labor market still has some fight left — and it arrives on a morning packed with … Read more