U.S. stocks are ticking higher after a rally spurred by hopes for lower U.S. interest rates wrapped around the world.

A top Federal Reserve official has warned rate-setters against “lurching” towards new cuts before inflation is fully under control, even as traders grow certain that the US central bank will lower ...

Two Fed officials on Wednesday suggested the central bank can be patient in lowering rates. Markets see a rate cut in ...

Futures markets are also expecting a rate cut. Investors peg the chances of a quarter-point interest rate cut at nearly 96%, ...

"We stand by the results of this study,” Goldman economist David Mericle told CNBC's Squawk on the Street on Wednesday.

What Happened? A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the semiconductor sector continued to rally as a ...