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#stocks #inflation #YahooFinance #recession #bitcoin #Biden #Stockmarket #coronavirus #memestocks #Fed #YahooFinance #investing #stockmarket #bitcoin #crypto The latest market coverage and big interviews in the world of finance every Monday–Friday from 9am to 5pm (ET). U.S. stocks traded lower Wednesday morning as Wall Street readied for a highly anticipated policy announcement from the Federal Reserve and accompanying remarks from Chair Jerome Powell. The U.S. central bank is widely expected to raise its key short-term interest rate by 0.75% for a fourth straight time after its two-day meeting concludes at 2:00 p.m. ET. The S&P 500 (^GSPC), Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) were each down roughly 0.4% at the open. Treasury yields advanced along with equities. The benchmark 10-year note held above 4%, while the rate-sensitive two-year yields hovered around 4.5%. Investors will tune in for Powell’s press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET in the aftermath of the rate decision, set to come along with economic projections from policymakers and the latest dot plot showing each member’s forecast for the U.S. short-term interest rate. “The focus will be on what comes next, and we expect Chair Powell to hint that the Federal Open Market Committee will likely slow the pace to 50 basis points in December,” economists at Goldman Sachs led by Jan Hatzius said in a recent note. Any signal from the central bank on a potential easing in the pace of tightening will serve as a tailwind for the major indexes, which closed last month higher on expectations of a policy pivot stoked by chatter from some officials suggesting a scale back rate increases and global concerns that tightening may trigger financial instability. But some strategists have pushed back against the notion that a shift in the Fed’s path is imminent, with inflation and payrolls still elevated. “As of now, the inflation and labor market criteria have not been met, so Mr. Powell can’t pre-announce any intention to shift to slower rate increases without contradicting what he said just six weeks ago,” Pantheon Economics Chief Economist Ian Shepherdson said in emailed comments. “Evidence of fading pressure in the pipeline is abundant, but it is yet to hit the numbers which the Fed Chair has said clearly on multiple occasions matter most, namely, the actual core inflation data.” On the corporate side, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares gained 3% after the chipmaker reported better-than-feared earnings results, even as fourth quarter revenue guidance fell short of Wall Street estimates. Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid owner Match Group (MTCH) shares rallied 12% after financials showed revenue that beat analysts’ estimates and the company vowed to control costs to prepare for a dimmed economic expectations. Mondelez International (MDLZ) shares advanced 2% in after the Oreo-maker lifted its full-year outlook on sales and profit and indicated shoppers have continued to indulge on snacks and beverages despite inflation’s pinch. Meanwhile, shares of Airbnb (ABNB) fell 6% in early trading after the company warned of slowing fourth-quarter growth as consumers sour on higher cost rentals and favor urban and cross-border destinations. For more on this article, please visit: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-live-updates-november-2-2022-100823972.html
