Wall St ends lower as Powell dashes rate-cut hopes


As of 4:13 p.m. ET, the Dow fell 207.33 points, or 0.47%, to 43,750.86, the S&P 500 lost 36.21 points, or 0.60%, at 5,949.17 and the Nasdaq dropped 123.07 points, or 0.64%, to 19,107.65.

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indices closed lower on Thursday after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell dampened investors' hopes for another interest rate cut this year by saying the US central bank need not rush to ease monetary policy.

Powell said at a Dallas Fed event that with the economy still growing, the job market solid and inflation still above the 2% target, the Fed can deliberate carefully on rate cuts.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Business

Perak Transit appoints Ismail Jamal as general manager
Pantech cautiously positive on outlook
AmBank Group provides RM103.8mil financing for Kedah solar project
Malaysia Aviation Group names Bryan Foong airline business CEO, Low Wen Long strategy chief
FBM KLCI rebounds to reclaim 1,700 level
Oil prices fall as risks from Kazakh production halt subside
Gold zooms past US$4,800 for the first time as Greenland tensions simmer
Maybank aims to mobilise RM300bil in sustainable finance by 2030
Airbus reaffirms long-term commitment to Malaysia’s aerospace sector
High court approves Capital A's capital reduction, working towards PN17 status uplift

Others Also Read