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Federal Reserve News 30 October 2025 - 3 November 2025

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

Fed Cuts Rates Again but Powell Drops a Bombshell – Markets React to Fed’s November Moves

Federal Reserve Developments and Market Reaction in Early November 2025 Fed’s Latest Policy Moves: Rate Cut and Liquidity Support In the Fed’s highly anticipated late-October meeting, officials voted 10–2 to cut the federal funds rate by 0.25%, setting a new target range of 3.75% to 4.00%reuters.comfederalreserve.gov. This marked the second rate reduction of 2025, following a similar cut in September. The move was widely expected and intended “to temper any further weakening of the job market,” according to Reutersreuters.com. Recent data (before the data blackout) showed job growth losing steam and unemployment inching up, so the Fed acted to provide
3 November 2025
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Nasdaq Frenzy: Tech Titans’ AI-Fueled Surge Hits Records Ahead of Fed Cut & Earnings Bonanza

Dow Futures at Record High as Fed Easing & Earnings Fuel November 2025 Rally

Dow Jones Futures Outlook and Market News for November 3, 2025 Dow Futures Edge Higher to Kick Off November Dow Jones futures are edging higher as the new month begins, indicating a potential extension of the stock market’s rally into November. In early trading on Nov. 3, 2025, Dow futures hovered in record territory around the 47,700 level, up about 0.1%finance.yahoo.com. This comes just days after the Dow’s futures notched an all-time high of roughly 48,032 on Oct. 29litefinance.org. The slight uptick in Dow futures suggests investors remain upbeat following a strong October. Other major index futures also showed modest
3 November 2025
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Crypto Market Carnage: Bitcoin Crashes from Record Highs as Tariff Bombshell Wipes Out $20B

Bitcoin Slides as Markets Swoon: Fed Jitters, Trump’s CZ Pardon & Crypto ETF Frenzy – Nov 3, 2025 News Roundup

Bitcoin News and Market Analysis for November 3, 2025 Bitcoin Price Performance: Weekly Dip, Yearly Gains Bitcoin begins the week of Nov 3, 2025 trading around $110,000, nursing a mild pullback of ~3% from last week’s peak. Seven days ago, BTC hovered near $114,500 (Oct 27 close) before volatility hitycharts.com. This dip barely dents Bitcoin’s longer uptrend – the price is still up ~60% year-on-year (it was ~$69k a year ago)ycharts.comycharts.com. In fact, October’s end marked an Uptober rally handing off to early November consolidation. Just one month prior, Bitcoin blasted to a new all-time high above $125,000 intradayycharts.com, shattering
3 November 2025
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Nasdaq Rally Amid Tech Frenzy: Markets Brush Off Shutdown Fears in Late September 2025

Tech Rally Meets Fed Reality: What to Know Before the Nov 3 Market Open

Key Facts (Premarket Summary) Markets Rally on Big Tech Earnings Wall Street ended last week on a high note, shaking off mid-week jitters. On Friday (Oct. 31), the Nasdaq Composite jumped +0.6%, the S&P 500 +0.3%, and the Dow +0.1% after blowout earnings from Amazon and Apple reignited risk appetitets2.tech. This “treat after trick” rally came just a day after a tech stumble – Meta’s earnings miss and “eye-watering” AI spending had spooked investors on Thursday, knocking the Nasdaq down over 1.5%ts2.tech. But Amazon and Apple’s stellar results “flipped the script,” lifting sentiment across the marketts2.tech. Amazon (AMZN) delivered a
2 November 2025
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Nasdaq Frenzy: Tech Titans’ AI-Fueled Surge Hits Records Ahead of Fed Cut & Earnings Bonanza

Amazon & Apple Earnings Ignite Market Rally as Tech Stocks Soar (But Fed Jitters Linger)

Markets Rally on Big Tech Earnings Wall Street shook off mid-week tech jitters and ended October on a high note. On Friday (Oct. 31), U.S. stocks climbed after blowout results from Amazon and Apple reignited risk appetitets2.tech. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose +0.6%, the benchmark S&P 500 gained +0.3%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up +0.1%investopedia.com. This rebound came just a day after a sharp pullback – earlier in the week, Meta’s earnings miss and hefty AI spending had spooked investors, dragging the Nasdaq down over 1.5% on Thursdayts2.techts2.tech. But Amazon’s and Apple’s upbeat reports late Thursday swiftly
1 November 2025
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Stocks Surge as Trump Eases China Tariff Threats – Fed Rate-Cut Hopes Ignite Rally

VOO ETF Rockets to Record Highs After Fed Rate Cut – Tech Surge Powers Rally, Analysts Weigh In

VOO tracks the S&P 500 Index (500 large-cap U.S. stocks) and has roughly the same YTD return as its peers SPY and IVV (around 16%finviz.comfinviz.com). By contrast, the tech-heavy Nasdaq ETF QQQ is up ~22.5% YTDfinviz.com, reflecting the AI-driven rally. An ETF flow report notes that VOO’s ~$625 price (Oct 10) reflects the S&P 500’s ~15% gain in 2025ts2.tech. Importantly, VOO has led all U.S. ETFs in inflows year-to-date (over $80 B in 2025) as investors favor its ultra-low 0.03% feets2.techainvest.com. Recent Performance and Trends Through October 2025, VOO has logged steady gains. It’s roughly 16.0% above its Jan 2025 levelfinviz.com (and
31 October 2025
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Crypto Mayhem: Bitcoin & Ethereum Dive as Global Regulators, DeFi Hacks and Bullish Prophets Shake Up Markets (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Stock Market Mania: Global Indices Break Records on AI & Stimulus – Fed’s Next Move Uncertain

Sources: Latest market and financial news from Reuters, TS2.tech, Investopedia and others, including detailed reports and expert analysisinvestopedia.comreuters.comreuters.comreuters.comreuters.comts2.techinvestopedia.comreuters.comreuters.comreuters.comreuters.com. These capture market moves, key stock events, economic indicators and analysts’ commentary through Oct 30–31, 2025.
31 October 2025
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Bitcoin Plunges Below $107K as Crypto Markets Reset – Experts See “Controlled” Dip

Bitcoin Plunges to ~$107K as Fed Dashes ‘Uptober’ Rally – What’s Next for BTC?

7-Day Price Summary Over the past week (Oct 24–30), Bitcoin traded in a choppy $114K–$107K range. It started around $111–112K on Oct 24–25, then climbed to about $114–116K on Oct 26–27 amid easing U.S.–China trade rhetoric. The Fed cut rates on Oct 29, but Chair Powell’s caution on future cuts prompted a sell-off. BTC eased from ~$113K (Oct 29) to ~$107–108K by Oct 30investing.comcoindesk.com. For comparison, BTC’s 7-day performance (~–5%) trails the Nasdaq (roughly –3%) over the same period. Correlations remain high – Citi Research notes the recent sell-off “revealed bitcoin’s growing equity sensitivity”ts2.tech, meaning crypto is moving more in lockstep with stocks. Bitcoin-Related News &
30 October 2025
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Trump-Xi Trade Truce Sends Stocks Tumbling – Markets Brace for Tech Earnings and Fed Moves

Trump-Xi Trade Truce Sends Stocks Tumbling – Markets Brace for Tech Earnings and Fed Moves

Trump-Xi Meeting Yields Only a Temporary Truce At the APEC summit in Busan on Thursday, Trump and Xi touted progress but agreed only to roll back recent trade escalations. Under their framework, Beijing will pause new controls on rare-earth minerals (vital for tech manufacturing) for one year, resume soybean purchases, and work to halt illicit fentanyl exports. In exchange, Trump said U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports will be cut to 47% of their original levels (by halving the 20% fentanyl precursor tariff to 10%) reuters.com. Trump hailed the talks as “amazing” and rated them “12” on a 10-point scale reuters.com,
30 October 2025
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Hot GDP Surprise Shatters Wall Street’s Rally – Stocks Slide on Fed Jitters (Sept 25, 2025)

Stock Market Rollercoaster: Tech Stocks Tumble After Trump-Xi Trade Truce & Fed’s Hawkish Signals

Market Recap Global stocks wobbled this week on the twin shocks of trade news and monetary policy. In Busan on Oct. 30, Trump met Xi Jinping and touted a deal to trim U.S.–China tariffs, resume Chinese soybean and energy imports, and keep rare-earths exports flowingreuters.com. Beijing promptly agreed to suspend some counter-tariffs for a year. Yet traders remained wary. “A good Trump/Xi meeting was in the price…we’ve simply got confirmation of that,” noted Daiwa’s Chris Scicluna, implying markets had already anticipated a positive outcomereuters.com. In fact, stocks “fell on concerns the truce may prove fleeting” as details were scant. Meanwhile,
30 October 2025
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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 6,890.59reuters.com. Markets had rallied into Wednesday, with the Nasdaq hitting a fresh peak and the S&P near its own record, on hopes the Fed would continue cutting rates and on positive tech news. But Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference after the Oct 29 meeting cooled those hopes. At the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting Oct 29, the Fed delivered a widely
30 October 2025
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Nasdaq Frenzy: Tech Titans’ AI-Fueled Surge Hits Records Ahead of Fed Cut & Earnings Bonanza

Stocks in Limbo: Dow Futures Dip While Nasdaq, S&P Tick Up as Powell Cools Rally, Trump-Xi Deal Sparks Mixed Reaction

Mixed U.S. Market Open as Fed Caution Sets In U.S. stock futures opened tentatively on Oct 30, reflecting uncertainty about growth and Fed policy. By 4:23 a.m. EDT, Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 futures were each up only a few hundredths of a percent, while Dow futures were down about 0.15%tipranks.com. Traders were coming off a choppy Oct 29 session, during which the Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected 25-basis-point rate cut (bringing the fed funds target to 3.75–4.00%). However, Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned that further easing this year was not assured. This surprised some investors who had been pricing
30 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

7 February 2026
Binance bought 3,600 bitcoin for its Secure Asset Fund, bringing its holdings to 6,230 BTC after bitcoin rebounded above $70,000 following a sharp drop. The broader crypto market lost about $2 trillion since October, with $1 billion in leveraged bitcoin positions liquidated in 24 hours. Strategy reported a wider Q4 loss as bitcoin fell. Gemini will cut up to 200 jobs and exit the UK, EU, and Australia.
Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

Halma share price: Friday’s lift sets up what investors watch next week

7 February 2026
Halma shares closed up 0.7% at 3,548 pence on Friday, valuing the group at about £13.4 billion. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% in a split vote, keeping rate-cut speculation in focus. Halma’s next trading update is set for March 12. The FTSE 100 ended the week up 0.6%, lifted by bank stocks.
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