According to CME's Fedwatch, the market is increasingly expecting a 25 basis point cut in December, but no change in interest rates is expected at the January and March meetings next year.
Investors are continuing to assess the impact of President-elect Trump's announcement on the 25th, imposing a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada, and an additional 10% tariff on Chinese products.
On this day, computer giants Dell (DELL.N) and HP (HPQ.N) were sold off due to disappointing quarterly earnings forecasts, dragging down the information technology sector (.SPLRCT).