Why markets are getting anxious about the fed the central bank is widely expected to lower its benchmark lending rate on wednesday The federal reserve will signal a pause after wednesday's rate cut as it assesses incoming data, but the s&p 500 should be fine with that. But investors are worried about what comes afterward.
Stock markets await rate cut decision, 2026 projections in focus by christina anagnostopoulos, vanessa balintec, zoe law, estelle shirbon and kylie maclellan Federal reserve interest rate decision, fed chair jerome powell remarks, trade deficit data, earnings from oracle, broadcom, gamestop, and adobe. The federal reserve will soon unveil its december rate decision