Mixed signs recorded her shares Wall Street at Wednesday’s meeting (30.07.2025) as investors evaluated the decision of the US Federal Bank (Fed) for interest rates.
Wall Street’s investment public has reacted cautiously to the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates steadily in the range of 4.25% to 4.5%.
The S&P 500 fell marginal by 0.07%, while Nasdaq was up 0.15%. The Dow Jones industrial index fell 0.38%.
It is recalled that Federal bank interest rates kept the US Federal Bank interest ratesafter the end of the two -day meeting of July Monetary Policy.
At the same time, federal bank officials have downgraded their opinion on the US economy, which is an indication that policy makers may be approaching the reduction of borrowing costs.
“Although fluctuations in net exports continue to affect the data, recent indicators suggest that the increase in economic activity was mitigated in the first half of the year,” officials said in a statement after the meeting. The Fed had previously described growth as an expanding “steady pace”.
The Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-2 to maintain the federal reference rate in a range of 4.25%-4.5%, as it has done at each meeting this year. Commanders Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman voted against the decision in favor of a quarter of the unit.
In other news, a stronger than the expected measurement of the US gross domestic product did not do much to turn investors’ attention away from interest rates and the publication of corporate results. The US economy developed at a rate of 3% in the second quarter, the Ministry of Commerce announced Wednesday, while economists who participated in a Dow Jones poll expected 2.3% in April-December-June.
Wednesday’s meeting follows one day with losses on the US Stock Exchange, marking the first session from the last seven in which the S&P 500 did not end at a historical high.
The indicators were also burdened as the progress of US trade talks with China became precarious. US negotiators finished discussions with Beijing and the possible extension of higher duties in China to end on August 12 remained uncertain. The postponement of these higher duties will not be definitive until President Donald Trump signs the plan, US negotiators said. Trump assured Wednesday that Friday’s deadline was stable and also said India would now pay 25%.