The Federal Reserve’s pushback on expectations for interest-rate cuts over the past two weeks has investors closing watching inflation data and piling more cash into money-market funds. Investors stashed a record $6.48 trillion away in U.S. money-market funds through the end of January, with the balance growing as euphoria in December over a Fed policy
U.S. stock futures indicate a cautious session on Wall Street after a plunge in Boeing shares and amid uncertainty over Federal Reserve policy. How are stock-index futures trading S&P 500 futures ES00, -0.22% dipped 11 points, or 0.3% to 4724 Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.49% fell 183 points, or 0.5% to 37536 Nasdaq
Published: Jan. 5, 2024 at 4:06 p.m. ET The stock market has stumbled into the new year, but a closely watched measure of expected volatility remains subdued — cheering up investors looking for renewed equity gains but worrying those who fear market participants are complacent. The Cboe Volatility Index VIX, widely known by its ticker