The Stock Market Has Only Seen This 5 Times in 30 Years. It May Signal a Big Move in 2025.
In September, the Federal Reserve started a new rate-cutting cycle, something the stock market has seen only five other times in the last three decades. Specifically, after raising the federal funds rate to a two-decade high to fight severe post-pandemic inflation, policymakers finally pivoted to interest rate cuts on Sept. 19.