US stocks fell slightly on Tuesday, as Wall Street tried to regroup after a tech-led slide in the final stretch of 2025. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped 0.2% while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.1%. The blue chip-heavy Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shed 0.2%. The major Wall Street indexes fell for a third straight day after Nvidia (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA) led megacaps lower on Monday amid a small rotation out of tech stocks. Traders are reassessing and perhaps taking profits before the ...

Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up through September. More recent indicators are consistent with these developments. Inflation has moved up since earlier in the year and remains somewhat elevated.The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run. Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated. The Committee is atte ...

CONCLUDED Fed Cuts Rates by a Quarter Point, as Expected, and Sees 2 More Cuts This Year Read the FOMC Statement Recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity moderated in the first half of the year. Job gains have slowed, and the unemployment rate has edged up but remains low. Inflation has moved up and remains somewhat elevated. The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run. Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated. ...

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is wrapping up its final meeting of the year today. During these meetings, the committee assesses the health of the economy and potentially adjusts the federal funds rate. Read on to learn more about the timeline for this meeting, what it involves, and expected outcomes. When is the next Fed meeting? The latest FOMC meeting takes place on Jan. 27-28, 2025. This is its first scheduled meeting of the year. Once the meeting concludes, the FOMC will release its pol ...