Now that the Federal Reserve has decided on a 0.5-percentage-point cut in interest rates, investors are trying to figure out what it means for financial markets.
The Fed’s move Wednesday could help stocks, as it did Thursday, by boosting the economy and thereby lifting corporate earnings. But if investors view the rate cut as a sign that the economy is in trouble, the opposite reaction could ensue.
As for bonds, yields rose Thursday on the idea that investors already have priced in the Fed action, and how much more Fed easing will come down the pike is unclear.
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