A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, USA on September 17, 2025.
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Stock futures rose on Wednesday as investors continued to digest the Fed's latest tax cut decision.
Futures related to the Dow Jones Industrial Average Climbing 333 points, or 0.7%. S&P 500 Futures Trading is 0.9% higher Nasdaq 100 Futures.
As expected, the moves cut its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point after the Fed traded on Wednesday. this Dow Jones Industrial Average is the lonely profiter, up 260.42 points, or 0.57%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Materials It fell 0.1% and 0.33% respectively.
In a press conference following the decision, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell hindered investors, hoping the central bank would take a lengthy cut this year as he called the latest cuts “risk management.” In fact, policy makers expect two cuts this year, but only in 2026, while traders have made two or three more cuts next year.
“The Fed's 25 basis point cut is a clear signal: softening the labor market and stubborn inflation prompted policy makers to take action. But gradually. It's not a hub, it's a step to measure.”
“For investors, this means relief from speed, not fireworks,” she added. “The Fed is taking a thin line, and the upcoming inflation and work data will determine what will happen next.”
Despite the losses on Wednesday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq stocks still failed to reach weekly earnings, up 0.2% and 0.5% respectively during the period. This has made the wide market index faster and faster in the sixth week of seven games and the third consecutive positive week of the high-tech Nasdaq.
Meanwhile, the 30-share Dow Jones Index moves higher on Wednesday, putting its weekly advance payments at a rate of 0.4%, a move that will represent its second consecutive week of earnings (if held).