Even without any interest rate cuts so far in 2024 and with the likelihood of just one meager rate reduction by the end of the year — the stock market has been purring along. That’s quite an achievement, given the expectation in January that the Fed would trim rates six or seven times in 2024 — and that interest rates throughout the economy would be much lower by now.
Oil prices fall as progress in US-Iran talks eases supply concerns
Oil prices experienced a roughly 1% decrease on Monday as the United States and Iran initiated discussions to establish a framework for a potential nuclear
April 21, 2025