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One takeaway from the Federal Reserve’s decision and press conference on Wednesday is that the central bank will continue its so-called quantitative tightening policy.

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The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rates in December and said it would watch developments closely

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Dow sinks nearly 300 points as stocks react badly to Fed's interest-rate policy

The Dow Jones Transportation Average tumbled into bear-market territory in afternoon trade Wednesday, as the index pulled a sharp U-turn after the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates. The transports had dropped as much as 1.6% just after the open, then bounced to be 0.5% just prior to the Fed's rate move, before turning back down. The index is now down 2.2% at 9,237, or 20.2% below its Sept. 14 record close of 11,570.84. Many chart watchers define a bear market as a decline of... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks Wednesday afternoon relinquished earlier gains after the Federal Reserve lifted benchmark interest rates by a quarter percentage to a range of 2.25% to 2.5% -- as anticipated -- and lowered its projection for further rate increases. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 271 points, or 1.2%, at 23,395, the S&P 500 index fell 1.3% at 2,513, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was decidedly lower, off 1.8% at 6,664. All three stock benchmarks had been trading solidly higher before... Читать дальше...

The Dow transportation stock index has tumbled into bear-market territory

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Oil futures climbed Wednesday, with U.S. prices recouping some of the hefty loss they suffered a day earlier. January contracts expired and traders weighed the latest U.S. supply data, which revealed a modest weekly fall in U.S. crude supplies, along with a drop in distillate stockpiles. January West Texas Intermediate oil rose 96 cents, or 2.1%, to settle at $47.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after losing 7.3% on Tuesday. February WTI oil , which is now the front-month contract... Читать дальше...

Fed chairman Powell answers questions following rate-hike decision: Watch live

Gold prices settle higher on Wednesday, holding ground at their highest finish since July, then pull back in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s decision to lift a key interest rate, as had been widely expected.

Financial stocks were hit in afternoon trade Wednesday, by the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates, and by the Fed's assertion that some further "gradual" increases would be coming. The SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF edged up 0.6%, after being rallying 1.8% just prior to the Fed's rate hike. Within the ETF, shares of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. rose 0.5%, but was up 1.7% pre-Fed; Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was up 0.7% vs. being up 1.6% pre-Fed; Bank of America Corp. pared gains... Читать дальше...

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Stocks have given up big chunks of their gains following Fed interest-rate hike

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The U.S. dollar bounced back from its session low on Wednesday but remained in the red after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points, in line with expectations. The central bank lowered its expected number of rate hikes in 2019 from three to two. The Fed also said it would "continue to monitor global economic and financial developments and assess their implications for the global economic outlook." Fed officials including Chairman Jerome Powell had warned of a slowdown in global growth in 2019 before. Читать дальше...

Long-dated Treasury yields fell after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point to a range between 2.25% and 2.5%, as expected. The 10-year Treasury note yield was down by 1.5 basis points to 2.808%. The 2-year note yield rose by 1.2 basis points to 2.664%, while the 30-year bond yield saw the most decisive move, slipping 4.8 basis points to 3.029%. The Fed's policy statement said "some further gradual increases" to interest rates was consistent with sustainable... Читать дальше...

Gold futures settled higher on Wednesday, then edged lower in electronic trading after the Federal Reserve lifted a key U.S. interest rate by a quarter point, as expected. The central bank, however, now projects two rate hikes in 2019, down from the three seen in September. Following the Fed news, which came after gold futures settled, February gold was at $1,252.30 an ounce in electronic trading. It had ended the session up $2.80, or 0.2%, at $1,256.40.

Here's the text of the Fed's interest-rate statement for December

Fed raises benchmark interest rate, predicts just 2 more hikes in 2019

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked its target for the federal funds rate by a quarter point to a range between 2.25% and 2.5% in a unanimous decision while the median projection of next year's rate increases was lowered to two from three. The Fed also reduced its longer-run estimate for the federal funds rate to 2.8% from 3%, a signal that the central bank believes it's getting closer to the so-called neutral rate which neither stimulates nor restricts the economy. That said, the FOMC statement... Читать дальше...

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