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Federal Reserve News 16 October 2025 - 27 October 2025

Nasdaq Rally Hits Speed Bump as Tech Stocks Wobble – Fed Warning and AI Jitters Shake Markets (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Dow Futures Soar as Fed Rate Cut Looms, Trade Deal Advances – Tech Earnings Fuel Record Rally

Dow Futures Extend Rally After Record Week U.S. stock index futures rose strongly early Monday, extending Wall Street’s bullish momentum after a record-breaking finish last week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained roughly 337 points (about +0.7%) in pre-market tradingwatcher.guru, while S&P 500 futures added ~0.7% and Nasdaq 100 futures outpaced with a +2.3% surgewatcher.guru. The rally comes on the heels of Friday’s powerful upswing, when cooler inflation data ignited broad buying. The Dow jumped ~400 points (≈+0.8%) Friday to close at an all-time high, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each climbing ~0.8–1.0% to their own record levelsts2.tech.
27 October 2025
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Gold Bonanza 2025: Price Soars Past $4,400 as Diamond District Frenzy Hits New York – Is $5,000 Next?

Gold Price Soars to Record Highs Above $4,300: Fed Cuts, China Buying & Safe-Haven Frenzy

Gold’s rally and pullback have elicited a range of expert views. JPMorgan’s top commodity strategists say gold is their “highest conviction long,” forecasting an average price around $5,055/oz by Q4 2026reuters.com. Morgan Stanley has likewise raised its 2026 gold forecast (to ~$4,400/oz) and notes that central banks and ETFs are still buying heavilymorganstanley.commorganstanley.com. Goldman Sachs is more modest, predicting a roughly 6% rise by mid-2026 (about $4,000/oz) amid “strong structural demand from central banks and easing Fed policy”goldmansachs.com. Meanwhile, market veterans warn that sharp rallies often see profit-taking: one trader says a $3,850/oz level may act as support if gold dips
26 October 2025
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U.S. Stocks Rally as Shutdown Fears Fade – Markets Hit Fresh Records

Wall Street Explodes: Dow Jones Jumps 400 Points as Inflation Cools – Tech Stocks Lead, Fed Cuts Expected

Record Highs on All Fronts, Led by Tech Stocks Friday’s broad rally sent all major U.S. indexes to fresh highs. The Dow’s 400‑point gain topped the largest single‑day jump of 2025, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also closed at record levelseconomictimes.indiatimes.com. Market leadership was clear: technology and semiconductor firms outperformed. For example, Advanced Micro Devices surged 6.5% and Nvidia 4.2% on Fridayeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. These gains reflect strong demand for AI and cloud computing products, as well as better-than-expected earnings in the sector. By contrast, shares of industrial and energy companies lagged. Boeing fell about 2.1% amid industry concerns, and major
24 October 2025
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Gold Price Surges Past $3,800; Silver Nears 14-Year High on Fed-Cut and Shutdown Fears

Gold Blasts Above $4,100; Silver Sizzles on Fed-Cut Hopes

Key Facts: Gold traded around $4,118/oz on Oct. 24, 2025, near its all-time highpricegold.net. Silver was about $48.7/oz at the same timebullion-rates.com. Both metals plunged sharply earlier this week – on Oct. 21 gold dropped ~6.3% to ~$4,082 and silver fell ~8.7% to ~$47.89, marking their largest one-day losses since 2013 and 2021 respectivelybusinesstoday.in. Investors now brace for a Federal Reserve rate cut (widely expected in early November) even as central banks around the world continue buying goldmarkets.financialcontent.commarkets.financialcontent.com. Gold mining and precious-metal ETFs have outperformed stocks – e.g. the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is up ~123% year-to-dateonedayadvisor.com – suggesting
24 October 2025
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Stock Market on Edge: U.S. Futures Slide as US-China Trade War Heats Up

Stocks Surge on Cooling Inflation – Fed Cuts Loom, Experts Warn of Bubble

U.S. equities roared higher as fresh data showed inflation easing, boosting hopes of cheaper borrowing costs. The Labor Department’s Sept. CPI report (released Oct. 24) showed prices up only 3.0% year-on-year (core CPI 3.0%) – just shy of expectationsts2.tech. Traders seized on the news: stock futures jumped and all three major indexes closed higher on Oct. 23 (Nasdaq +0.9%, S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.3%)ts2.tech. “Equities are enjoying a broadly supportive environment,” said Peter Fitzgerald, macro CIO at Aviva Investorsts2.tech, reflecting optimism that Fed easing is coming. In practical terms, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are trading near record levels (roughly 6,750
24 October 2025
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Bond Yields Plunge on Cooling Inflation – Fed Cuts and Stock Rally in Play?

Bond Yields Plunge on Cooling Inflation – Fed Cuts and Stock Rally in Play?

The delayed September inflation report – pushed back by the U.S. government shutdown – turned out a bit cooler than expected, reaffirming the narrative that price pressures are easing. The Labor Department said headline CPI rose 0.3% in September (3.0% year-on-year), slightly under the 0.4%/3.1% that economists had forecast reuters.com. Core CPI (excluding food and energy) was up 3.0% YoY (vs 3.1% expected). Wall Street greeted the news calmly, since even at 3% inflation remains above the Fed’s 2% goal. What mattered more was that the softer reading bolsters confidence in near-term rate cuts: U.S. futures now fully price in
24 October 2025
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Stocks Rocket on Cooling Inflation Data; Tech Stocks & Fed Speeches in Spotlight

Stocks Rocket on Cooling Inflation Data; Tech Stocks & Fed Speeches in Spotlight

Markets Rally as US Inflation Cools Wall Street surged on Oct. 24 after data showed US consumer prices rose less than forecast. The Labor Department’s CPI for September came in at 3.0% year-on-year (3.0% core) vs 3.1% expected xtb.com. That miss drove a rally in stock futures and sent the US dollar slightly lower, while gold and bonds rallied on renewed rate-cut hopes xtb.com reuters.com. As Reuters notes, the dollar index was steady (around 99.06) ahead of the report reuters.com, and traders now fully price a quarter-point Fed cut next week reuters.com reuters.com. “In midday trading, futures on the S&P 500
24 October 2025
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Stocks Rally as U.S. Inflation Cools – Asia Joins Global Rally, Fed Cut Seen as Lock

Stocks Rally as U.S. Inflation Cools – Asia Joins Global Rally, Fed Cut Seen as Lock

Market Analysis: Friday’s tame CPI print soothed immediate rate-cut concerns and spurred a relief rally. Futures lifted all sectors, but tech/AI remains a focus. For example, AMD is near $235 after surging ~80% YTD on AI demand ts2.tech, and TSMC hovers near all-time highs (~$294) on chip demand ts2.tech. Mega-cap favorites carry “strong buy” sentiment – Microsoft, Amazon, Walmart and Broadcom top analyst picks ts2.tech. Health and energy also shine: Eli Lilly (~$935) is up on obesity-drug sales (analysts see ~20% more upside) ts2.tech, while refiners benefit from resilient oil prices. Expert Voices: “Valuations continue to be the best argument
24 October 2025
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10-Year Treasury Yield Plunges Below 4% as Trade War & Fed Pivot Spur Flight to Safety

10-Year Treasury Yield Plunges Below 4% as Trade War & Fed Pivot Spur Flight to Safety

Bond Yields Plunge Below 4% in Flight to Safety A wave of safe-haven buying is sweeping through the bond market. The 10-year Treasury yield – a key benchmark for borrowing costs – dropped below 4% for the first time all year ts2.tech, a dramatic turnaround that underscores investors’ frayed nerves. This bond rally, which pushed the 10-year yield down to ~3.97%, signals an extraordinary flight to safety. According to AMP chief economist Dr. Shane Oliver, U.S. “bond yields fell” as investors flocked to havens due to “safe haven demand and increased expectations for US rate cuts” amp.com.au. Multiple forces converged
17 October 2025
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EUR/USD Bull Run Ignites Day-Trader Frenzy – Gold Soars & Fed Cuts Loom, But Trading Remains “A Very Lonely Sport”

EUR/USD Bull Run Ignites Day-Trader Frenzy – Gold Soars & Fed Cuts Loom, But Trading Remains “A Very Lonely Sport”

Market overview: Risk-on after Fed hints. Global markets were buoyed mid-week by better-than-feared news. U.S. bank and tech earnings beat estimates, sending all three U.S. indexes higher on Oct 15 ts2.tech. TechStock² reports the S&P 500 and Nasdaq set new all-time highs, helped by Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Salesforce beating forecasts ts2.tech investopedia.com. Luxury stocks also jumped (LVMH +14%) on Chinese demand signs ts2.tech. In currency markets, the U.S. dollar weakened markedly. TS2.tech notes the Dollar Index fell to ~98.7, and EUR/USD rose to ~$1.1645 as Fed officials (like Gov. Bowman) reiterated expectations of further easing ts2.tech. Convera’s Oct
17 October 2025
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Dow Dips as Fed Fears Slam Tech Stocks – Hot Economic Data Rattles Wall Street (Sept 25, 2025)

Stocks Surge on Trade Optimism and Fed Cut Hopes – Is a New Bull Run Brewing?

Key facts: U.S. stock indexes jumped in mid-October as trade-war fears eased and Fed officials signaled more rate cuts. The S&P 500 closed near 6,671 (up ~0.4%) and the Nasdaq around 22,670 (+0.7%), while the Dow was roughly flatreuters.com. Futures point higher: on Oct. 16 morning, Dow futures were +0.4% and S&P 500 futures +0.2%economictimes.indiatimes.com. Major banks led the rally (Morgan Stanley +4.7%, Bank of America +4.4%)ts2.tech, and tech/AI stocks powered gains (for example, AMD spiked ~24% in a day, Nvidia ~41% YTD)ts2.tech. Analysts have raised year-end targets – some now see the S&P hitting 6,000–7,000 by 2026ts2.tech. Still, experts
16 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

Wesfarmers share price: what to watch on ASX next week as results loom

7 February 2026
SYDNEY, Feb 7, 2026, 17:41 AEDT — Market closed Wesfarmers shares ended Friday down 1.33% at A$85.04, trimming a sharp gain a day earlier as the Australian market slid into the weekend. (wesfarmers.com.au) Why it matters now is timing. Australia’s reporting season is starting to bite, and Wesfarmers’ half-year results are due on Feb. 19, a date investors have been circling as they look for a read on household demand and margins across the group. (wesfarmers.com.au) The broader tape has not been calm. A week of heavy moves in commodities and tech has pushed investors to cut exposure to cyclical
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