The third consecutive 25 bp rate cut was largely priced in, but Powell’s rhetoric sparked a simultaneous rally in both equities and bonds. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell to 4.13% (-6 bp), the 2-year to 3.53% (-8 bp). The S&P 500 added 0.7%.

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