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NEW YORK, September 18, 2025 — The U.S. Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point rate cut on September 17, lowering the federal funds rate to a range of 4.00%–4.25%. The move, the first reduction since 2024, reflects growing concerns over labor market weakness and potential economic slowdown.

Understanding today’s market setup in simple words Yesterday Trump said he might raise import taxes on China and that created fear in global markets making US stocks fall about 2.7 percent Now before the US market opens traders are watching the Hong Kong market called the Hang Seng Index or HSI It i

Markets With most ‘official’ US data releases suspended due to the government shutdown, markets (and the Fed) now have to rely on the likes of the ADP private jobs report and ISMs. By the way, if the shutdown continues, most of this month’s market relevant US data might already be published after to

The US Dollar is back under pressure as investors brace for a crucial week with US jobs data and US government shutdown suspense. Gold and silver continue their rally, Chinese stocks surge with Alibaba leading the AI charge. The EURUSD is better bid into early September CPI updates expected to show