Dow Slips After Powell Dims Hopes for December Rate Cut
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The Dow Jones slipped after Fed Chair Jerome Powell dampened expectations for a December rate cut, despite the Fed's recent quarter-point interest-rate cut, which had initially driven the market towards fresh records.
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Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 90% confidence.
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Original source
All three of the stock market’s major indexes were poised to notch fresh records Wednesday after the Federal Reserve voted for a widely expected quarter-point interest-rate cut. Then Jerome Powell took the mic. Facing a dearth of economic data during the government shutdown, the Fed chair threw cold water on Wall Street’s hopes of an additional cut at the central bank’s next meeting.
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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on October 29, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.