Dow hits record high as investors cheer Fed outlook on interest rates
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to close at more than 37,000 points for the first time as investors applauded a statement from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday that it could cut its benchmark interest rate next year.
The blue-chip index jumped 512 points, or 1.4%, to end the day at 37,090, topping its prior peak of 36,799 in early 2023. The broader S&P 500 rose 1.4% and is within 1.9% of its own record. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite added 1.4%.
Fed officials also left their short-term rate unchanged for a third straight meeting amid signs that their aggressive push to subdue inflation is working. With the price spikes that slammed Americans during the pandemic now receding in earnest, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a news conference that the federal funds rate is projected to fall to 4.6% by the end of next year, from its current range of 5.25% to 5.5%.
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