{"id":18787,"date":"2025-03-20T04:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/?p=18787"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:07:08","slug":"sp-500-rises-on-positive-fed-cut-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/analysis\/sp-500-rises-on-positive-fed-cut-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"SP 500 Rises on Positive Fed Cut Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image_fx_-2025-03-20T120550.498-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image_fx_-2025-03-20T120550.498-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image_fx_-2025-03-20T120550.498-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image_fx_-2025-03-20T120550.498-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image_fx_-2025-03-20T120550.498-500x273.png 500w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image_fx_-2025-03-20T120550.498-400x218.png 400w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image_fx_-2025-03-20T120550.498-350x191.png 350w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image_fx_-2025-03-20T120550.498-200x109.png 200w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image_fx_-2025-03-20T120550.498.png 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>S&amp;P 500 closed at 5,699.20, with a session high of 5,702.70.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fed maintains rate outlook, projects two cuts in 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders eye jobless claims and corporate earnings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>US stock futures rose on Thursday as traders reacted positively to the <strong>Federal Reserve\u2019s reaffirmation of two interest rate cuts<\/strong> this year, helping to sustain bullish sentiment in equities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stocks soar, Nasdaq leads broad rally as Fed holds, Powell touts &#39;healthy&#39; economy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24GSPC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$GSPC<\/a> +1.16%<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24DJI&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$DJI<\/a> +0.96%<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24IXIC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$IXIC<\/a> +1.38%<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tjeFjj44vQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/tjeFjj44vQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vM7xUv7z3g\">pic.twitter.com\/vM7xUv7z3g<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooFinance\/status\/1902442802316775609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, the <strong>Dow Jones climbed 0.92%<\/strong>, the <strong>S&amp;P 500 gained 1.08%<\/strong>, and the <strong>Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.41%<\/strong> as <strong>all 11 S&amp;P sectors ended in the green<\/strong>. The <strong>consumer discretionary, energy, and technology<\/strong> sectors led the rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fed kept interest rates steady but signaled <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/03\/19\/fed-rate-decision-march-2025.html\">multiple rate cuts ahead<\/a><\/strong>, citing <strong>slowing economic growth and a cooling labour market<\/strong>. However, Fed Chair <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-03-19\/fed-holds-rates-sees-slower-growth-and-higher-inflation\">Jerome Powell dismissed inflation concerns<\/a><\/strong> stemming from <strong>President Trump\u2019s tariff policies<\/strong>, calling them <strong>short-term risks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Technical Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>S&amp;P 500 (SPX)<\/strong> is trading near <strong>5,699<\/strong>, up <strong>0.28%<\/strong>, after testing a high of <strong>5,721.15<\/strong>. The index has rebounded from its <strong>recent low of 5,601.8<\/strong>, showing signs of <strong>bullish momentum<\/strong>. The <strong>moving averages<\/strong> are trending upward, supporting the price, while the <strong>MACD indicator<\/strong> is flattening, suggesting a potential slowdown or consolidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image-18-1024x439.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image-18-1024x439.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image-18-300x129.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image-18-768x329.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image-18-500x214.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image-18-400x171.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image-18-350x150.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image-18-200x86.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/image-18.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Picture: S&amp;P 500 edges higher, testing key resistance near 5,721, as seen on the <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\">VT Markets app<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>break above 5,721<\/strong> could push the index toward <strong>5,750<\/strong>, while failure to hold current levels may lead to a <strong>retracement toward 5,680 or lower support at 5,650<\/strong>. Market sentiment remains tied to <strong>Fed policy expectations and macroeconomic indicators<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, key <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/nvidia-nike-micron-darden-restaurants-090000617.html\">earnings reports from Nike, FedEx, Micron Technology, and Darden Restaurants<\/a><\/strong> are set to impact market sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a><\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a><\/strong><strong> now.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SP 500 rises to 5,699.20 as the Fed confirms rate cuts for 2025. Traders await jobless claims data &amp; earnings reports. &#8211; vtmarkets.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-18787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","tag-indices"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.global-vtrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}