What the Fed's 2025 rate outlook means for small caps

Wed, Dec 18, 2024, 2:45 PM

The Federal Reserve announced its decision to cut rates by 25 basis points early Wednesday afternoon, reducing expectations to just two rate cuts for 2025. This outlook triggered a market (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) sell-off. In today's Chart of the Day, Yahoo Finance anchor Julie Hyman analyzes the potential impact on small-cap (^RUT) stocks.

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This post was written by Angel Smith