Progress. A signal we are entering a new phase of our economy and our recovery. I believe it is important for the country to recognise this progress because if we do not, progress made will remain locked in the fear of negative mindsets that dominate our economic outlook since the pandemic began. Investors have cheered the cut, the dowjones industrial the neck i added 1. 5% in us dot markets. And the s&p 500 rose to all high times. Bbc s samira hussain has more from new york. 0ur the s&p 500 road i. 7%, the s&p 500 road i. 7%, extending this years gains to 20% and meanwhile the dowjones surged over 500 points to topping 32,000 for the first time in the majority of industry groups closed out the interest is higher and big tech outperformed as it was spurred to investors return to risk on mood and tesla gained 4% and more than 7% respectively. Stocks traditionally tied to economic growth jumped withjp economic growth jumped with jp morgan economic growth jumped withjp morgan chase and ca
In cutting the cost of borrowing for the first time in overfour years. The Federal Reserve have dropped the main Interest Rate in the worlds biggest economy by half a percentage point, bringing it down to between 4. 75 and 5 . A drop larger than many expected, with some wondering now if this reflects the scale of the problems facing the american economy or the success in getting the pace of price rises, inflation, close to the banks targets. The governor of the fed, Jerome Powell says the us economy is in good shape and they intend to keep it that way. Our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupta has the details. The Federal Reserve has delivered a super sized Interest Rate cut aimed at bolstering the us Labour Market. The 0. 5 percentage cut, the first in over four years, brings its key Interest Rate, the federal funds rate, down to between 4. 75 and 5 . It comes amid Signs Inflation in america is continuing to fall, while the Job Market remains strong, even as unemployment h