New York, March 19, 2025 (AFP) - US stocks rise, Treasury yields tumble after Fed decision

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2025-03-19

Wall Street stocks rose Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged but pointed to increased economic uncertainty, while Treasury bond yields tumbled. The Fed's interest rate decision was expected, but the central bank cut its growth forecast for 2025 and hiked its inflation outlook. It has nonetheless still penciled in two rate cuts this year. But yields on the 10-year US Treasury note, a closely-watched proxy of monetary p......

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