JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Bank of America Corporation

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Morgan Stanley

The rate has fallen to a range of 3.75-4%

The Fed cut rates for the second time this year. The balance sheet reduction program will be completed

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Snap Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research

Morning in New York: awaiting key events

Unitil Corporation

Global Water Resources, Inc.

Sky Harbour Group Corporation

Millrose Properties, Inc.

The Fed will announce its interest-rate decision on Wednesday, October 29. Markets <a href="https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html">expect</a>&nbsp;a 25-basis-point cut to 3.75-4.00%. The prior revision in September reignited the stock market, and analysts <a href="https://en.oninvest.com/article/russell-2000-is-clear-winner-from-fed-rate-cut-reaches-new-all-time-high">called</a>&nbsp;small-caps – represented by the Russell 2000 index – the “clear winner.” The day after the decision, on September 18, the index hit a new all-time high for the first time in four years, jumping 2%. Over the last six months, the <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5ERUT/">Russell 2000</a>&nbsp;is up 28.4%, outpacing the <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5ESPX/">S&amp;P 500</a>, the benchmark for large caps, which is up 23.8% in the same period.

Freedom picks small caps set to gain from another Fed rate cut

President Donald Trump intends to decide on a nominee by the end of the year

The U.S. Finance Ministry has named the final candidates to head the Fed. Powell's term expires in May

Alphabet Inc.

Apple Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

The latest <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/amerikanskie-akcii-obnovili-rekord-posle-surpriza-v-otcete-ob-inflacii">data</a> on weaker-than-expected inflationary pressures in the U.S. will almost guarantee a quarter percentage point cut in the Fed Funds rate this week, <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/fed-rate-decision-unitedhealth-apple-microsoft-visa-earnings-fe0b3864?mod=RTA#:~:text=That%20data%20point%20all%20but%20seals%20a%20quarter%2Dpoint%20rate%20cut%20at%20the%20Federal%20Open%20Market%20Committee%E2%80%99s%20confab%2C%20which%20will%20take%20place%20on%20Tuesday%20and%20Wednesday.">writes</a> Barron's. Decisions on monetary policy will also be made by the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.

Fed rate decision and Magnificent 7 earnings: what to expect for investors this week

Key inflation data, released a week and a half late, almost guarantees a rate cut next week

US inflation was lower than expected. What does this mean for the Fed?

Intel Corporation

Ford Motor Company

Deckers Outdoor Corporation

Morning in New York: consumer price data will set the trading vector

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

Salesforce, Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: geopolitics and corporate news shape market sentiment 

Investors continued to favor European and Asian small-cap stocks in the third quarter. International ETFs, which had been leading since the start of the year, maintained their advantage, while U.S. small-cap funds – previously lagging – regained momentum.

Ex-U.S. small-cap ETFs continue to outperform U.S. peers in 3Q, but comeback in sight

The Fed chief added that the Fed's policy focus has shifted to supporting the labor market

Federal Reserve