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The Fed held rates steady, over the objections of three bank presidents that voted for a quarter-point rate hike. It was the first time since 2016 where three officials dissented in the same direction, reflecting growing pressure within the Fed to act on inflation. In a press conference, Chairman Kevin Warsh said that interest rates have already gone up in recent months because Treasury yields have risen.
After a brief relief rally, stock market selling accelerated again heading into the close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 1,000 points, or 1.9%. The S&P 500 fell 1%. The Nasdaq dropped 0.9%. The S&P and Nasdaq both were on pace to mark intraday comebacks but lost steam as traders digested the latest updates from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were struggling to hold onto gains as after Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh took questions from reporters. The S&P 500 was back down 0.2% after briefly popping during Warsh’s presser. The Nasdaq was up just 0.1%.
The Nasdaq Composite is mounting its biggest comeback on a Federal Reserve decision day in more than four years. The tech-heavy index was up 0.4% as Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh took questions from reporters. It was down nearly 1.6% at its low today; if it closes higher, it would mark its biggest reversal from an intraday low to positive territory on a Fed decision day since May 4, 2022, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
The S&P 500 is trading up around 0.1%, erasing a decline of 1.2% at today’s low. The move came as Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh takes questions from reporters. If the index closes in positive terriory, it will be the biggest reversal into positive terriotry on a Fed decision-day since 2003, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
The Fed announced that it will hold key interest rates at 3.50% to 3.75%.
AI Stock Rally Faces Reality Check as Earnings Beats Fall Flat
Chip stocks extended a losing streak while traders await Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's rate announcement Wednesday afternoon
As the Federal Reserve gets set to release its monetary policy update at 2 p.m. ET, followed a half hour later by Chairman Kevin Warsh's news conference, Wall Street is the unusual position of not knowing what will happen. Prior to Warsh, Wall Street has typically been near certain about what the Fed would do, reflected by markets pricing in around 90% or higher odds of the expected result. The S&P 500 is sharply lower ahead of the Fed reveal, amid rebounding oil prices and the ongoing sell-off in AI and chip names.
Those who stay patient and disciplined, while ignoring the noise, will find that the market stacks the odds in their favor.
SpaceX stock came back under pressure Wednesday, reversing yesterday's bounce, as a broader market and tech selloff adds to investor caution ahead of SpaceX's first earnings report.
SpaceX stock came back under pressure Wednesday, reversing yesterday's bounce, as a broader market and tech selloff adds to investor caution ahead of SpaceX's first earnings report.
During an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Trump warned that the United States will be “hitting Iran hard” following the attack on U.S. bases in Jordan.
U.K. stocks have been out in the cold for much of 2026. Without a buzzy AI stock to its name, the FTSE 100 index lagged global peers. But a rout in chip stocks seems to have heralded a change in fortunes for London's premier index.
GE HealthCare Technologies ran at the top of the S&P 500 Wednesday morning, while Humana was among major laggards after both companies posted better-than-expected Q2 earnings signaling a return to profit growth. GEHC broke above its recent trading range that followed its dive on Q1 results. Wednesday's stock action was pretty much the reversal of what we've seen this year for GEHC and HUM, with medical equipment stocks among the market's worst-performing industry groups and managed-care stocks ranked in the top tier.
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The latest oil spike was sending the Dow tumbling, but the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision and a gauntlet of earnings loom. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 700 points, or 1.3%. The S&P 500 was down 0.
It takes a lot for artificial-intelligence trade-related companies to impress Wall Street with earnings or guidance these days, but Teradyne has done just that. Shares of the semiconductor test equipment manufacturer rose 9% to $338.43 on Wednesday after the company late Tuesday reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and solid quarterly guidance. Teradyne posted adjusted earnings of $2.47 a share in the second quarter, up from 57 cents a year ago and well above Wall Street’s expectation of $2.09.
Ford announced an operating profit of $2.5 billion from sales of $48.3 billion. Things look OK for the U.S. car business.
West Texas Intermediate crude jumped nearly 7% after Iran launched missiles at U.S. forces, complicating the Fed's rate calculus
Options imply a 6.6% move after earnings.
Wall Street faces a twin set of risks on Wednesday, tied to Big Tech earnings and a Federal Reserve interest-rate decision, as stocks undergo a rare change of leadership ahead of the summer market doldrums. “The market’s response to both should provide a clearer indication of whether the current rotation continues or begins to develop into broader weakness,” said Zaheer Anwari, co-founder and CEO of the Luxembourg-based Revacy Fund.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Wednesday ahead of the Fed decision and Fed Chair Warsh's comments. SK Hynix sold off.
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