"The strength of the labor market is the key reason the Federal Reserve does not believe the U.S. economy is in a recession, and may also limit the next two rate hikes to 50 basis points (bps) each.

When it raises interest rates, it causes the stock market to go down. There's no guarantee how the market will react to any given interest rate change, however.

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He noted that market reactions to all types of events have been much larger than normal over the past year, pointing to the “uncertainty” and “unusual nature” of the current situation.

That is in part because these inflation reports are being overshadowed by the FOMC statement on interest rates expected later today. The inflation data only matters to the market right now in ...

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There has been a lot of recent talk about potentially raising rates, so it is vital to watch how the market moves in reaction. The current target for the federal funds rate is at a range of 0% to ...