But the holiday-shortened week will still give Wall Street a chance to parse through the Fed's expectations for next year's interest rate decisions. Central bankers now predict a shallower rate-cutting path in 2025.

Wall Street is taking its cues from the Federal Reserve, forecasting short-term US Treasury yields to fall in 2025 despite the looming threat of President-elect Donald Trump’s trade and tax policies on the bond market.

Wall Street's top three indexes ended nearly flat after a steep decline Wednesday based on the Fed's 2025 outlook.

Investors still believe the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates for the third time in a row. There's a 95% chance of a quarter-point cut when the central bank announces its policy decision later today,

U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hinted it may deliver fewer shots of adrenaline to the economy next year than it had earlier thought. The

While some analysts see a pause in the Fed's rate cutting cycle, Apollo's chief economist thinks the Fed could shock markets with a rate hike next year.

U.S. stocks closed down on Tuesday and crude prices fell as investors parsed economic data and girded themselves for a series of central bank decisions, including an expected rate cut from the Federal Reserve.

Stock indexes are rising in afternoon trading on Wall Street at the start of a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Monday.

Despite the looming uncertainty of President-elect Donald Trump’s trade and tax policies, Wall Street is largely aligning with the Federal Reserve’s outlook, anticipating a decline in short-term US Treasury yields in 2025.