Wall Street is experiencing a risk-on session Friday, with all sectors of the S&P 500 index trading in the green as traders are energized by the now-imminent Federal Reserve rate cut, expected in less than a week.
Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are on track for their fifth consecutive session of gains, pushing their weekly performances to 4% and 5.7%, respectively, and fully recouping last week’s losses.
Friday saw small-cap stocks build significant momentum, once again outperforming their large-cap counterparts amid the euphoria over the anticipated Fed rate cuts.
A large overnight bet by a trader on a 50-basis-point Fed rate cut sent the 2-year Treasury yield down by 7 basis points to 3.58%. This puts it on track to close at its lowest level since September 12, 2022.
Market-implied probabilities for a half-point cut surged to as high as 43%, according to CME FedWatch data.
Gold, as tracked by the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD), continues ...
