Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq tip higher as Fed cuts interest rates by 25 basis points

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• Pushed to cut rates by a half percentage point (50 basis points) instead of 25

  80% confidence

• Globally, gold holdings account for around 4% of total equity and fixed income markets, with room for that allocation to grow

  80% confidence

• CHWY's gross margin has limited upside going forward, and the scaling of sponsored ad initiative needs to continue for similar margin gains

  80% confidence

• Preferred to hold rates steady rather than cut by 25 basis points

  80% confidence

• If gold demand continues to grow at 14% (average rate since 2001), gold is likely to crack $5,000 per ounce in 2026

  80% confidence

• S&P 500 will clock double-digit gain in 2026 as AI boosts profits and tax refunds lift spending

  80% confidence

• China must fix economic imbalances as trade surplus hits $1 trillion

  80% confidence

• The premium paid for copper in the U.S. is impacting already low global inventories and placing upward pressure on global copper prices

  80% confidence

• Central banks hold more gold than US Treasuries for the first time since at least the 1990s

  80% confidence

• Gold is overbought but underinvested with more room to grow

  80% confidence

• Ongoing supply disruptions and repositioning of copper to U.S. ahead of policy changes are impacting an already tight copper market

  80% confidence

• Chewy continues to outperform the pet category and expand market share, with profits once again growing faster than sales

  80% confidence

• Gold bull markets don't normally come to an end because they're overbought, but because underlying conditions that triggered the bull market have subsided

  80% confidence

• The Federal Reserve projects one more rate cut for 2026

  80% confidence

• Preferred to hold rates steady rather than cut by 25 basis points

  80% confidence

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