“Dow Jones hits an all-time high as investors cheer progress on inflation”
December 15, 2023
“…The Dow closed at 37,090 — up more than 500 points, or 1.4 percent, for the day — surpassing a record in January 2022, fueled by the Fed decision to hold rates steady due to progress on inflation. The milestone caps a banner couple of weeks for the U.S. stock market, including the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the S&P 500, bolstered by health-care stocks and promising earnings from technology companies.Inflation drops to 3.1 percent as Fed kicks off final meeting of 2023
The markets have been on a celebratory tear in recent weeks, as signs pile up that the Federal Reserve may be done raising interest rates…”
I’m still of the opinion they will not lower interest rates. Also I said this before but I don’t know if lowering interest rates is a good idea. The economy is between a rock and a hard place.