Traders bet big on Fed rate cut as December odds soar above 80% on prediction markets

Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket show a more than 80% probability of a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve interest rate ...

Wall Street extends gains as Fed rate-cut bets for December grow

Wall Street's main indexes rose for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, as investors parsed fresh economic data and ...

Wall Street opens higher as December Fed rate-cut bets grow

Wall Street's main stock indexes opened higher on Wednesday, as investors parsed through a fresh batch of economic data and ...

Wall Street sees the odds going up for another Fed rate cut in December

But there is still a stark divide among Fed officials on what the right path is thatcould lead to a tricky debate for Fed ...

The Fed’s December rate-cut decision is even more crucial now that stocks are having their worst November since 2008

Outside of AI, much of the U.S. economy is struggling, which has investors focused on Federal Reserve rate cuts. Stocks have ...

Fed splits ahead of key December meeting as rate-cut debate grows

The odds of a December interest-rate cut have rebounded sharply. Traders are pricing in an 84.9% chance of a ...

A December Fed Cut Is in Play Again—But What Would It Really Mean for Mortgage Rates?

Markets are predicting a Fed rate cut in December, but its impact on mortgage rates is far from certain. Here’s what house ...

Traders Crowd Into Fed Futures Targeting a December Rate Cut

Investors are betting big that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again when policymakers meet next month, erasing ...

Will Fed cut interest rate in December? Kalshi offers trading market for December financial decision

The Fed is set to meet Dec. 9-10 and market watchers are predicting a repeat of October’s move when the rate was cut by .25 percentage points, lowering the target range to 3.75% to 4%. At the time of ...
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Stocks Supported by Fed Rate-Cut Optimism

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +0.60%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.62%, and ...

September jobs report may have sealed December Fed rate cut: Goldman Sachs

With no other major U.S. economic data set for release before the Federal Reserve's Dec. 9-10 meeting in Washington, the delayed [September jobs report]( ...

Wall Street futures edge higher on December rate-cut expectations, data awaited

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday, as investors priced in a potential interest rate cut by the Federal ...