Fed comments put a damper on stocksNote that DFN is mostly red, and maybe a good thing they announced divvies today.
U.S. stock index futures weakened ahead of the open on Friday after Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said the central bank isn’t really discussing cutting interest rates right now.
On Thursday, all three indexes logged their the sixth straight session of gains. The Dow industrials DJIA rose 158.11 points, or 0.4%, to finish at 37,248.35, the S&P 500 SPX rose 0.26% to 4,719.55 and the Nasdaq Composite COMP gained 0.19% to 14,761.56.
All three U.S. indexes are headed for weekly gains of more than 2%, but the Dow industrials has logged back-to-back record closes and was headed for a third on Friday.
Renewed appetite for stocks in the waning days of 2023 has has been fueled by this week’s Federal Reserve meeting, where officials surprised investors by indicating rates have peaked and mapped out rate cuts for 2024.
Williams’ comments, made on CNBC, put a dampener on rate-cut speculation.