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Employers added just 114,000 jobs in July, the U.S. Labor Department reported, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%. The data pointed to an unexpected deterioration in the labor market that had held up surprisingly well during the Fed's aggressive rate-hike campaign.

Federal Reserve did not cut the bank rates and kept them at their highest levels in two years, indices of major stock exchanges tumbled, sending strong signals of approaching recession Thursday, reports CNBC. While 30-stock Dow Jones fell 494.82 points, or 1.21%, to end at 40,347.97, the S&P 500 slipped 1.37% to end at 5,446.68. Similarly, the Nasdaq Composite lost 2.3% to settle at 17,194.15. Besides, other data also triggered the general apprehension of an impending recession that the US economy is heading to. While unemployment data continued to rise and reached its highest level since August 2023, the ISM manufacturing index, came down at 46.8%. The barometer of factory activities in the US is at its worst level, further signaling economic contraction. The 10-year Treasury yield followed these parameters and dropped below 4% for the first time since February 2024.

UBS Private Wealth Management managing director Alli McCartney explains how the Fed's messaging could affect the market on 'Making Money.'

Stipulate that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell isn’t trying to throw the Fed behind one candidate or another in November’s presidential election. There’s still political danger for Mr. Powell and the central bank lurking in the September interest-rate cut Fed officials are priming investors to expect.

The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the sixth time in a row as inflation falls and the economy recovers more slowly than expected

U.S. stocks tumbled after weak data raised worries the Federal Reserve may have missed its window to cut interest rates before undercutting the economy’s growth

The Solana price has plunged by 8% today after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady yesterday.

The Federal Reserve is a hot topic this week for global investors trying to time interest-rate cuts. It’s also — unusually — a prominent feature on Corporate America’s post-earnings conference calls.

Two-way price volatility saw Bitcoin whales accumulate $5.4 Billion of BTC in July, capitalizing on market lows in the fastest scoop-up in a decade.

Bank of England cut interest rates from a 16-year high. Concerns about a widening conflict in the Middle East intensified this week after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday morning, an attack that drew threats of revenge on Israel.

Mint spoke with experts to address some key questions. The Nifty 50's journey from birth to a behemoth that represents the Indian economy is a story of acceleration. While it took 17 years to gain the first 5,000 points, the index has since transformed from a marathon runner into a sprinter.

unemployment benefits increased to an 11-month high last week, suggesting some softening in the labor market, though claims tend to be volatile around this time of the year. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 249,000 for the week ended July 27, the highest level since August last year, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 236,000 claims for the latest week. Claims have been on an upward trend since June, with part of the rise blamed on volatility related to temporary motor vehicle plant shutdowns for retooling and disruptions caused by Hurricane Beryl in Texas.

The Bitcoin (BTC) price has stumbled below $65,000 in wake of the latest Fed policy decision, where the central bank held interest rates steady at 5.25-5.50% as expected, and Fed chair Jerome Powell indicated a potential rate cut coming as soon as September.

Bitcoin (BTC) has recently faced downward pressure, slipping below the $64,000 mark and reaching an intra-day low of $63,580. Market volatility is driven by escalating tensions between Iran and Israel and a dovish Federal Reserve outlook that has kept interest rates unchanged while hinting at potential cuts in September.

On a downbeat day for blue-chip cryptocurrencies, traders are instead utilizing tools like DEXScreener to scour the riskier and more volatile on-chain markets as they hunt for top crypto gainers today.

Bitcoin’s price dropped 1.4% to $63,721 on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged and amid concerns about rising tensions in the Middle East.

Mark Matthews, MD, Julius Baer, says he wishes there would be a pullback in the Indian market. It is becoming overvalued. Matthews further says that there does seem to be some sectoral rotation going on. In India, the growth is the opposite of what it is in the US. In the US, value is smallcaps and growth is big caps and in India, it is the other way around. I think there are a lot of emerging sectors in India that are small now but will be big sectors in the future like hospitality, defence which are in the midcap space and I would say those are the growth areas that long-term one would do well to be in. Everything is moving on expected lines and I look at the market from the prism of the US Fed. The US Fed pretty much has said what everybody was expecting, growth is decent and rate cuts will start. Mark Matthews: I did not expect them to be so overt in telling us there will be a rate cut in September. They did not need to because the market is already pricing one in. I felt that was interesting. There was no urgency in the statement or Jerome Powell's comments to the press but the most interesting thing is there was a sentence in the statement for two years saying that inflation was the most important criterion and that was replaced with the dual mandate of inflation, but also employment.

Nifty crossed the 25,000 milestone for the first time while Sensex zoomed past the 82,000 level to yet another record high. At 9:23 am, the BSE Sensex was trading 345 points, or 0.42%, higher at 82,043. The Nifty50 was up 117 points, or 0.47%, trading at 25,068.

Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Despite weak global market sentiments, the Indian stock market ended higher for the third day in a row on Wednesday. The Nifty 50 index finished 121 points higher at 24,978. The BSE Sensex scaled 285 points north and closed at 81,741, whereas the Bank Nifty index was 121 points higher at 51,620.

Jerome Powell speaks after Fed announces interest rate decision.

This week's Federal Reserve meeting is not much about the present but potentially very much about the future.