This REALLY matters. If it’s a hawkish cut, the market will hate it. If it’s a dovish cut, it will be VERY bullish for small caps.FOMC TodayThe market is pricing in an 88 percent chance of a rate cut tomorrow, but the real question is whether we get a hawkish cut or a dovish cut. A dovish cut would signal room for more easing, while a hawkish cut would imply the Fed is tapping the brakes on further reductions.Right now, futures show the next cut pushed out to April and only two cuts expected in 2026, a big ...

Reuters Investors think a rate cut this week is nearly a foregone conclusion as the Fed's meeting starts. JPMorgan thinks the most likely scenario is that the Fed will issue a "dovish cut." The bank laid out how much stocks could rise or fall for each possible outcome of the meeting. The moment investors have been waiting for all year is here. Markets have been clamoring for the Federal Reserve to resume its rate-cutting cycle, and the central bank is expected to finally trim its target rate durin ...