11 fast-growing small-cap stocks that could get a boost from the Fed’s next move

Investors are anticipating that the Federal Open Market Committee will cut the federal-funds rate on Sept. 17. - MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto ```` Small-cap stocks have lagged behind large-cap stocks this year and over the past five years — but the story is a bit more interesting than that, while the anticipated resumption of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts might serve as a catalyst for shares of small-cap U.S. companies. `` Lower short-term rates could be especially helpful for smal ...