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Economic Policy News 27 September 2025 - 30 October 2025

Dow Dips as Fed Fears Slam Tech Stocks – Hot Economic Data Rattles Wall Street (Sept 25, 2025)

Powell’s Hawkish U-Turn and Trump–Xi ‘Mini-Deal’ Leave S&P 500 Futures on Edge

Market Analysis S&P 500 futures hovered near their recent highs on Thursday as Wall Street digested a tug-of-war between dovish Fed policy and new uncertainties. Early Oct 30 trading showed futures almost unchanged, mirroring Wednesday’s close around 6,890.59 Reuters. Markets had rallied into Wednesday, with the Nasdaq hitting a fresh peak and the S&P near its own record, on hopes…
30 October 2025
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Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Fed Cuts Rates Despite Missing Data The Federal Open Market Committee’s October 28–29 meeting concluded with a widely anticipated quarter-point rate cut, bringing the target interest rate down to roughly 3.8% ts2.tech. Economists were nearly unanimous in predicting this move Reuters, as the Fed had telegraphed an easing bias in advance. It marks the second reduction in 2025, following an…
29 October 2025
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Fed Cuts Rates, Stocks Soar — But U.S. Mortgage Rates Refuse to Budge

Fed Cuts Rates, Stocks Soar — But U.S. Mortgage Rates Refuse to Budge

Fed’s Latest Move and Economic Context At its Oct. 28–29 meeting, the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 0.25% to a 3.75–4.00% range Reuters, following a similar move in September. Fed officials, facing a softening job market and still-elevated inflation (~3% y/y), emphasized the need to tread carefully. Governor Christopher Waller and Boston Fed chief Susan Collins publicly…
29 October 2025
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Bitcoin Plunges Below $107K as Crypto Markets Reset – Experts See “Controlled” Dip

Bitcoin Rockets Back Over $110K: Fed Cut Hopes and Trade Truce Fuel ‘Uptober’ Rally – Are $150K Targets Next?

Bitcoin Price Recovers After Uptober Highs and Sell-Off Bitcoin’s price has rebounded strongly in mid-October. After dipping to the low-$100Ks last week (around $104K) due to a sudden spike in trade-war tensions Reuters, Bitcoin climbed back above $107K–$110K over the weekend Cryptonews ts2.tech. Over Oct.20–21, BTC gained roughly 3–4%, testing the $110K level again ts2.tech Cryptonews. This recovery was fueled…
22 October 2025
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Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Skyrockets on Tariff Boom & Rare-Earth Pivot – Price Surges, Key Facts & Forecasts

Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Skyrockets on Tariff Boom & Rare-Earth Pivot – Price Surges, Key Facts & Forecasts

Q3 Earnings: Tariffs Drive Rebound in Steel Sales Cleveland-Cliffs’ third-quarter 2025 results confirmed a boost in domestic steel demand thanks to protective tariffs. Revenue came in at $4.73 billion, up ~3.6% year-over-year ts2.tech, as shipments rose to 4.0 million tons of steel ts2.tech. This was just below analyst forecasts (~$4.9B) and down slightly from Q2 levels Clevelandcliffs, but a notable improvement…
20 October 2025
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Regional Bank Fraud Scare Sparks Panic – Is a Fed Rate Cut on the Horizon?

Regional Bank Fraud Scare Sparks Panic – Is a Fed Rate Cut on the Horizon?

Surprise Loan Frauds at Regional Banks Shake Confidence Mid-sized banks shocked Wall Street this week with alarming disclosures of bad loans. Zions Bancorporation – a Utah-based regional lender – stunned investors by announcing a $50 million charge-off tied to two commercial loans that it says were compromised by fraud Theguardian. In an SEC filing, Zions reported “misrepresentations and contractual defaults” by…
17 October 2025
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Wall Street Whiplash: Trade War “Tariff Tantrum” and Liquidity Fears Jolt Markets

Wall Street Whiplash: Trade War “Tariff Tantrum” and Liquidity Fears Jolt Markets

Trump’s Trade War Tantrum Shakes Markets After months of climbing to record highs, markets were blindsided in mid-October by an abrupt escalation in the U.S.–China trade conflict. On October 10, former President Donald Trump unleashed a “shock tariff ultimatum” via social media, vowing to slap 100% tariffs on all remaining Chinese imports and scrapping an upcoming peace summit with China’s…
17 October 2025
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Bond Bombshell: Powell’s Dovish Tone Sends Treasury Yields Plunging – 2-Year Notes at 2022 Lows

Bond Bombshell: Powell’s Dovish Tone Sends Treasury Yields Plunging – 2-Year Notes at 2022 Lows

Fed’s Dovish Signal Drives Rally After Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Oct 14 speech to business economists in Philadelphia, U.S. bond markets surged. Powell confirmed the Fed’s intent to proceed “meeting-by-meeting” with policy cuts and suggested the central bank may halt its $40 billion/month balance-sheet runoff soon Reuters Swissinfo. His message – a familiar but balanced tone – calmed traders. 10-year Treasury…
15 October 2025
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Powell’s High-Stakes Speech Spurs Markets – Fed Signals More Rate Cuts in 2025

Powell’s High-Stakes Speech Spurs Markets – Fed Signals More Rate Cuts in 2025

Sources: Fed Chair Powell NABE speech coverage (CNBC/WSJ/AP) Apnews Reuters; Reuters analysis of Fed outlook and expert quotes Reuters Reuters; Associated Press report on Powell’s remarks and Fed policy shift Apnews Apnews; Dow Jones Market summary and global market reaction Fastbull Reuters; TS² TechStock news digest on Fed and market trends ts2.tech ts2.tech.…
14 October 2025
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Stimulus Check October 2025: Rumors Debunked – What to Know as Shutdown Continues

Stimulus Check October 2025: Rumors Debunked – What to Know as Shutdown Continues

No New Federal Stimulus – Confirmed by IRS and Congress Despite hopeful chatter online, federal authorities have made clear that there is no new stimulus check approved for October 2025. Any nationwide payment to taxpayers would require a law passed by Congress and signed by the President – and that hasn’t happened. “Congress has not passed any 2025 stimulus package,”…
9 October 2025
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No, You Won’t Get a Surprise $2,000 Stimulus Check in Late 2025 – Experts Debunk Viral Rumors

No, You Won’t Get a Surprise $2,000 Stimulus Check in Late 2025 – Experts Debunk Viral Rumors

Viral Rumors vs. Reality In September 2025, a flurry of social-media posts claimed that American taxpayers were about to receive another round of cash payments – sometimes called a “fourth stimulus check”. Many versions of these rumors named specific amounts (commonly $1,390, $1,702 or $2,000 per person) and linked them to President Trump’s talk of tariffs or a proposed “DOGE…
27 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Medtronic advances into 2026 on diabetes spin-off, Hugo system, and steady dividends
    January 18, 2026, 4:43 PM EST. Medtronic (MDT) is trading on the prospect that a planned stand-alone spin-off of its diabetes business will sharpen focus on B2B operations and lift margins. Management has signaled the split should close by year-end 2026, reducing exposure to consumer diabetes care, which generated about 8% of revenue but only 4% of operating profit in fiscal 2025. A new growth driver comes from the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system, cleared in the U.S. for urologic procedures. While near-term top-line impact is modest, the device targets an underpenetrated market with long-term potential. Finally, Medtronic boasts a lengthy dividend streak, raising payouts for 48 consecutive years and offering about a 3% forward yield, with the potential to join the Dividend King club after 50 straight raises.
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