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U.S. Stocks Rise on Williams' Hints of December Rate Cut

U.S. stocks rose on Friday after New York Fed President John Williams suggested another rate cut in December, boosting market indices and investor expectations.


U.S. Stocks Rise on Williams' Hints of December Rate Cut

U.S. stock markets rebounded on Friday following comments from New York Federal Reserve President John Williams, who hinted at the possibility of another interest rate cut in December.During a speech in Santiago, Chile, Williams stated that monetary policy remains "moderately restrictive," but indicated there is room for further adjustments to the federal funds rate to bring it closer to a neutral level, thereby balancing the economy's primary goals.These remarks helped break the downturn in artificial intelligence stocks and boosted investor expectations for a third rate cut this year. The probability of a 0.25 percentage point cut rose to over 70% from 39.1% on Thursday, according to CME Group data.The Dow Jones rose 0.54% to 45,976.05, the S&P 500 gained 0.38% to 6,563, and the Nasdaq Composite increased by 0.51% to 22,198.926.S&P 500 futures climbed 0.3%, Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.2%, and Dow Jones futures added 244 points, or 0.5%.