Fed's 50 bps interest rate cut, its first since March 2022, spurred positive market reactions, pushing indices to new highs amid inflation easing and expectations for further cuts.

History shows that Fed rate cuts often boost the stock market, but context matters—normalization cuts tend to drive gains, while recession cuts can lead to losses.

By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Four Federal Reserve policymakers on Monday expressed support for further interest-rate cuts, but appeared to differ on how fast or far they believe any cuts should go. Three of them,

Key Takeaways While the Federal Reserve has projected more interest rate cuts this year, some officials are cautious as more economic data comes in.Investors are pricing in rate cuts at each of the next two Fed meetings,