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Interest Rates News 17 September 2025 - 29 October 2025

Bitcoin Slides as Fed Meets – 98% of Traders Bet on Rate Cut Fueling Crypto Rally

Bitcoin Slides as Fed Meets – 98% of Traders Bet on Rate Cut Fueling Crypto Rally

Fed Meeting Looms with Near-Certain Rate Cut All signs point to the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates by 0.25% at this week’s meeting, which concludes Wednesday, Oct. 29. According to the CME FedWatch tool and other market indicators, there is roughly a 97–98% probability of a quarter-point cut ts2.tech. This would set the federal funds rate around 4.0%–4.25%, down from…
29 October 2025
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Shocking Rate Decision in Indonesia Sparks Market Jitters and Forecast Frenzy

Shocking Rate Decision in Indonesia Sparks Market Jitters and Forecast Frenzy

Central Bank Shocks Markets by Holding Rates Steady Indonesia’s central bank sprang a surprise on October 22 by keeping its key interest rate unchanged at 4.75%, defying widespread expectations of a rate cut. This decision – announced at the conclusion of Bank Indonesia’s Board of Governors meeting – caught markets off guard, as most forecasters had penciled in a fourth…
22 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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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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Massive Moves: Record Deals, FDA Wins & Crypto Mania Propel Top Stock Gainers (Sep 29, 2025)

Record Rally Stalls as Fed Cut Bets Soar and Earnings Loom

Rally Pauses After New Highs as Market Seeks Direction After a streak of record-setting gains, Wall Street’s rally took a breather heading into the weekend. On Wednesday the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched all-time closing highs, but Thursday saw a mild pullback across major indices Nasdaq. The S&P 500 dipped about 0.3% Thursday (to ~6,735), the Dow fell 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite…
10 October 2025
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Asian Markets Routed by Tariff Shock and Rate Jitters – Weekly Wrap-Up

Asian Markets Routed by Tariff Shock and Rate Jitters – Weekly Wrap-Up

Key Facts Broad Market Performance: Major Index Losses Across Asia Asian equities ended the week on a downbeat note, with virtually all major bourses in negative territory by Friday’s close (Sept 26). The sell-off was widespread, triggered by a mix of global headwinds. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.87% to 45,354.99 on Friday, snapping a three-day rally News. Notably, it closed at the…
27 September 2025
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August PCE Inflation Rises Again – Is the Fed’s Rate Cut Plan in Jeopardy?

August PCE Inflation Rises Again – Is the Fed’s Rate Cut Plan in Jeopardy?

PCE Inflation Report and Market Impact on September 26, 2025 PCE Inflation Climbs in August 2025 – Key Numbers The latest Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation report shows that price pressures picked up slightly in August. According to the Commerce Department data released on September 26, the overall PCE price index was up 2.7% in August 2025 compared to a…
26 September 2025
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Tariff Shocks & Rate Jitters Ignite Wild 48 Hours in European Markets

Tariff Shocks & Rate Jitters Ignite Wild 48 Hours in European Markets

Key Facts German DAX index graph at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, reflecting volatile mid-week trading Reuters. Pan-European Overview: From Slump to Rebound European equities seesawed over the two days, buffeted by transatlantic trade tensions and shifting rate expectations. On Thursday Sept. 25, the STOXX Europe 600 index dropped 0.7%, touching levels not seen in three weeks Reuters. Almost every major…
26 September 2025
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Global Markets on Edge as Fed Rate Decision Nears: Asia Optimistic, West Cautious

Fed’s First Rate Cut Since 2024 Sparks Market Whiplash – Dow Rallies as Tech Stocks Tumble

Market Overview: Indices & Sectors Wall Street wrapped up September 17 with a split decision. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.56% to close around 46,013 Reuters, extending its uptrend thanks in part to strength in financial and industrial stocks. The S&P 500 eased 0.1% to ~6,600 Reuters, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.33% to ~22,261 Reuters. Earlier…
17 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • IREN shares jump 11% on Friday as MLK Day market break looms; Microsoft AI deal, crypto outlook in focus
    January 18, 2026, 1:38 PM EST. IREN Limited shares jumped 11.4% to $57.82 on Friday, with a 0.8% gain in after-hours trade. U.S. markets were closed Monday for MLK Day; trading resumes Tuesday. The move followed an upgrade by H.C. Wainwright & Co. from sell to buy on Jan. 13 and a Microsoft AI cloud deal valued around $9.7 billion that gives access to Nvidia GPUs via Dell for AI work. IREN runs renewable-powered data centers and mines crypto while offering AI cloud services; Reuters notes it uses about 1,896 Nvidia GPUs. Friday's action was volatile: intraday swing from $51.85 to $58.74 on about 54 million shares. Peers Riot Platforms and Marathon Digital rose on the same theme, including AMD data-center leases. Risks include large capex, higher power costs, crypto-price moves, and potential delivery delays. Earnings due Feb. 11-12 per MarketBeat.
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