December 21, 2024

Investors cheer a soft landing scenario after Fed’s big rate cut. But they’re still keeping their guard up for a downturn.

 Investors cheer a soft landing scenario after Fed’s big rate cut. But they’re still keeping their guard up for a downturn.

Investors cheer a soft landing scenario after Fed’s big rate cut. But they’re still keeping their guard up for a downturn.

The Federal Reserve finally gave stock-market investors what they wanted this week by cutting interest rates for the first time since March 2020, making a soft landing for the economy more likely now inflation has fallen.