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The Fed is about to raise rates for the first time in three years. The dot plot matters more.

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Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively t

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Markets were largely calm ahead of the Fed‘s 2 p.m. ET policy announcement.

The S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq Composite were both up in late-morning trading Wednesday, while the Dow

Stocks were on the rise in what could be the major indexes' best Fed decision day in years, but the path forward could be volatile. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7%. Historically, stocks tend to underperform in the near term after the Fed's first rate increase in a monetary tightening cycle, Dow Jones Market Data showed.

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Most stocks within the Dow Jones Industrial Average were trading higher. The blue-chip index was still trading lower. The Dow was down 0.2%, or 119 points, early in Wednesday's trading session. American Express was the index's largest drag, subtracting 43 points.

By Niket Nishant and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi Sept 16 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 edged higher following a two-day slide, as lower oil prices offered some relief during a tense wait for

MARKETS MAIN It’s Fed day, and it promises to be a big one. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to deliver its first interest-rate rise since 2023 this afternoon – a move that could spark tensions between Chairman Kevin Warsh and President Trump.

Stocks were staging a modest rebound from yesterday's slide ahead of the highly-anticipated Federal Reserve interest-rate decision. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.4%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.

Sept 16 (Reuters) - The major U.S. stock indexes opened higher following a two-day slide, as lower oil prices offered some relief during a tense wait for the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.4%, and the actively tra

Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday, dragged down by discretionary and utilities stocks.

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DiamondRock Hospitality, Vertiv, Mueller Water Products and Phibro Animal Health stand out for strong interest coverage as Treasury yields rise.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Wednesday ahead of a likely Fed rate hike and Warsh's comments. Intel and SK Hynix jump.

Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher as the Federal Reserve’s reckoning day has arrived. Interest rate futures tracked by CME FedWatch show a 92% chance of a 25-basis-point increase in the Fed funds rate today. That will push the funds rate to 3.75% to 4%. In addition, market watchers expect two more rate hikes […]

News of the day for Sept. 16, 2026

September's market jitters highlight defensive stocks, ADM, AMGN and SUN, with low betas, high yields, raising 2026 guidance and improving earnings estimates.

US equity futures were edging mostly higher pre-bell Wednesday as traders geared up for the interest

The CAPE ratio is near a level last seen during the dot-com bubble.

Salesforce users ‘may experience severe delays, intermittent errors, or an inability to access some services,’ the company says.

Bear markets are inevitable, but they don't have to be frightening.

Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Wednesday as global crude oil prices eased, t

The main US stock measures were trending higher in Wednesday's premarket activity as traders await a

Retail sentiment on SPY and QQQ moved to ‘bearish’ ahead of the Fed’s rate decision today.

Trumpflation and the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure build-out are expected to force Kevin Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) into action.