• Mar 19, 2025

Dot Plot Spotlight: Fed Still Sees Interest Rate Cuts Coming, Despite Uncertainty

The Federal Reserve’s dot plot showed that officials still see two more rate cuts coming in 2025, despite a more pessimistic outlook for the economy.

• Mar 19, 2025

Atlassian (TEAM) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

Shares of IT project management software company, Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM) jumped 6.4% in the afternoon session after stocks rebounded to start the session amid continued market volatility and moved slightly higher as the Federal Open Market Committee kept rates at 4.25% to 4.50% in its March 2025 meeting. The Jerome Powell-led committee also hinted at two more rate cuts for the year, saying, "Uncertainty around the economy has grown."

• Mar 19, 2025

Why Is Upstart (UPST) Stock Rocketing Higher Today

Shares of aI-powered lending platform Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) jumped 8.1% in the afternoon session after stocks rebounded to start the session amid continued market volatility and moved slightly higher as the Federal Open Market Committee kept rates at 4.25% to 4.50% in its March 2025 meeting. The Jerome Powell-led committee also hinted at two more rate cuts for the year, saying, "Uncertainty around the economy has grown."

• Mar 19, 2025

Why Is Wayfair (W) Stock Soaring Today

Shares of online home goods retailer Wayfair (NYSE:W) jumped 7.3% in the afternoon session as stocks rebounded to start the session amid continued market volatility and moved slightly higher after the Federal Open Market Committee kept rates at 4.25% to 4.50% in its March 2025 meeting. The Jerome Powell-led committee also hinted at two more rate cuts for the year, saying, "Uncertainty around the economy has grown."

• Mar 19, 2025

Fed holds rates steady, sees slower growth and higher inflation amid Trump uncertainties

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday as policymakers stay cautious amid the uncertainty of President Trump’s economic policies.

• Mar 19, 2025

Fed to Shrink Balance Sheet at Slower Pace Until Debt-Ceiling Deal Reached

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• Mar 19, 2025

Williams-Sonoma Results Beat Estimates. Here's Why the Stock Is Down

Shares of Williams-Sonoma dropped Wednesday, extending their 2025 losses, as an outlook that raised the prospect of declining sales offset fourth-quarter results that were stronger than expected.

• Mar 19, 2025

Why is XRP up today? Crypto coin price surges after Ripple CEO says SEC dropped landmark lawsuit

It’s just the latest instance of the SEC easing up on the cryptocurrency industry during the Trump presidency.

• Mar 19, 2025

Fed sees 2 rate cuts in 2025, projects higher inflation and lower economic growth

The Federal Reserve maintained its previously expected pace of rate cuts but signaled higher inflation and a slowdown in economic growth for 2025.

• Mar 19, 2025

Instant View: Fed doesn't change rates, will slow pace of balance sheet reduction

Taking stock of the Trump administration's rollout of tariffs, Fed officials actually marked up their outlook for inflation this year, with their preferred measure of price increases expected to end the year at 2.7% versus the 2.5% pace anticipated in December. But the Federal Open Market Committee also marked down the outlook for economic growth for this year from 2.1% to 1.7%, with slightly higher unemployment by the end of this year. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in post-statement news conference that he had no reason to believe that the U.S. was experiencing 1970s-style high inflation that prompted the Fed to sharply raise rates and induce a deep recession to defeat it.