Navigating the New Normal: What the Fed's Rate Cut Means for Investors

Noah JohnsonSep 19 05:20 ET

Three key points to watch in the morning session ~ Buying back activity intensifies before the Bank of Japan's results are revealed ~

The Japanese stock market on the 20th started with a buying bias, but there seems to be a stalemate later, with a strong willingness to buy on the dips. The US market on the 19th saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average up by 522 points and the Nasdaq up by 440 points. The Federal Reserve (FRB) decided to cut interest rates by 0.5% at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting held until the 18th.

Fisco Japan19:45 ET

Fed Is More Worried About Labor Market Than Powell Let On, William Dudley Says

MarketWatch19:35 ET

More Than $5 Trillion in Options Set to Expire in Latest 'Triple Witching'

MarketWatch19:27 ET

"Recalibration" of interest rate cuts triggers stock market frenzy, with the Dow breaking through the key level of 42,000 points for the first time.

The U.S. stock market is showing strong gains

Zhitong Finance18:00 ET

After-hours plummeted more than 11%! "The bellwether of the US economy" FedEx started this fiscal year with a thunderous blow, with profits plummeting by over 20%.

FedEx's first-quarter revenue declined instead of increasing, with EPS falling more than four times analysts' expectations; the EPS guidance range for this fiscal year has been downgraded by up to 6.7% from previous expectations, and the revenue guidance year-on-year growth rate has been lowered from low to low single digits; the company plans to repurchase $1.5 billion in this fiscal year. Executives said that the adjusted guidance reflects the impact of cost-cutting measures, which help offset the weaker-than-expected demand trend.

wallstreetcn17:45 ET