Stocks Up as September Fed Cut Seen as ‘Done Deal’: Markets Wrap
- Fed minutes show several saw case for cutting rates in July
- Payrolls marked down by most since 2009 in preliminary data
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Stocks climbed after dovish Federal Reserve minutes and a big downward revision of US payrolls reinforced bets policymakers will cut interest rates in September.
Almost every major group in the S&P 500 advanced, with the benchmark gauge extending its August rally. Fewer than 10 billion shares changed hands on US exchanges — the slowest trading in six weeks. Shorter-term Treasuries outperformed, with two-year yields slumping almost 10 basis points before paring the move. Traders are once again pricing in more than 1 percentage point worth of easing by the end of 2024, starting next month.