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The central bank’s decision to cut rates seven weeks before the vote has it fielding criticism from both parties.

Germany will narrowly dodge a recession but only resume growth toward year-end, according to analysts — extending a malaise that’s fueling concern over the future of Europe’s biggest economy.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda pushed the likelihood of an October rate hike further to the sidelines Friday with a cautious message that pointed to ongoing concern over the market meltdown that followed July’s rate increase.

Israel erhöht den militärischen Druck auf die proiranische Miliz Hisbollah im Libanon: In mehreren Angriffswellen hätten Kampfflugzeuge rund 100 Raketenabschussrampen der proiranischen Miliz bombardiert, die mit rund 1.000 Abschussrohren bestückt gewesen seien, teilte das israelische Militär am Donnerstag mit. Die Raketenwerfer seien für unmittelbare Angriffe auf Israel vorbereitet gewesen.

GIC Pte Group Chief Investment Officer Jeffrey Jaensubhakij has warned that the market exuberance following Wednesday’s outsized interest-rate cut could be short-lived amid the risk of rising inflation.

Catch up: Hizbullah stokes fears of war; stockmarkets rally after rate cut

China is considering removing some of the largest remaining restrictions on home purchases after previous measures failed to revive a moribund housing market, according to people familiar with the matter.

Catch up: Hizbullah stokes fears of war; stockmarkets rally after rate cut

Akshay Singal took little pleasure in getting the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut call right on Wednesday.

President Joe Biden said businesses and consumers should feel greater confidence in the economy a day after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates — and that he expected rates to go down further — as he sought to burnish his economic legacy and bolster the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris against Republican Donald Trump.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG Chief Executive Officer Ola Källenius pledged he’ll do whatever it takes to bolster returns after the luxury-car maker warned on profit over sluggish sales in China.

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said inflation will probably prevent the Federal Reserve from lowering interest rates as much as expected in coming years.

Mortgage rates continued their decline, hitting the lowest level since early February 2023.

China created a professional class in record time. Now, just as swiftly, many of their dreams are being crushed.

Wall Street traders betting the Federal Reserve will be able to engineer a soft landing spurred a rally in riskier corners of the market, with stocks hitting all-time highs.

Wall Street’s biggest banks are divided over how fast and deep the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates over the next year, setting the stage for jittery financial markets until the outlook clears.

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level since May, indicating the job market remains healthy despite a slowdown in hiring.

Nach der kräftigen Zinssenkung in den USA haben die wichtigsten europäischen Aktienmärkte am Donnerstagvormittag die Kursgewinne ausgeweitet und sich zu Mittag klar fester präsentiert. Der DAX kletterte auf ein neues Rekordhoch.

The Federal Reserve’s bold start to cutting interest rates and its determination not to fall behind the curve in easing has reshaped the policy horizon for counterparts spanning the globe.

Catch up: Fed cuts rates by a half-point; walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon

Nach den Explosionen von Pagern und Funkgeräten im Libanon mit Dutzenden Toten und Tausenden Verletzten hat Israel ein verschärftes Vorgehen gegen die Hisbollah-Miliz in dem nördlichen Nachbarland signalisiert. Während Israel weiter gegen die mit der Hisbollah verbündete Hamas im Gazastreifen kämpft, kündigte Verteidigungsminister Joav Galant am Mittwoch eine „neue Phase“ des Krieges an. Bestätigt hat Israel die Verantwortung für die Vorfälle im Libanon nicht.

Catch up: Fed cuts rates by a half-point; walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon

Catch up: Fed cuts rates by a half-point; walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon

Traders ramped up their bets on the pace of future US interest-rate cuts after the Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark by half a point and signaled more cuts coming this year.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell led his colleagues to an outsize interest-rate cut designed to preserve the strength of the US economy as risks to the labor market mount, marking an end to their single-minded focus on quashing inflation.

Jerome Powell delivered exactly what traders up and down Wall Street had long hoped for: A big interest-rate cut that would justify this year’s steep rally in stocks and bonds as the era of tight monetary policy finally began to reverse.

India has overtaken China for the first time ever in a key MSCI equities index, bolstered by steady economic growth and strong flows.

A rally that briefly drove stocks to their all-time highs bumped into a wall as the Federal Reserve signaled it’s not in a rush to ease policy after cutting rates by a half-point.