After the Federal Reserve cut rates by 50 basis points, Seana Smith and Brad Smith take a look at movement in the futures and commodities market on Morning Brief. As futures rally, markets and data editor Jared Blikre breaks down how stocks have reacted to previous rate changes during a recession,

Oil futures trimmed losses Wednesday, after government data showed U.S. crude inventories fell last week and the Fed delivered a half-point rate cut.

Asian markets have forged higher after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession in the U.S. with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates

Markets on Wall Street were positioned to open at record highs Thursday after the Federal Reserve issued a bigger-than-usual interest rate cut intended to fortify a cooling labor market and prevent a

Gold hovered near record levels on Friday and was on track for a weekly gain after the U.S. Federal Reserve's recent oversized interest rate reduction and on signs that further cuts were on the horizon.

Wall Street romped to records as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve's big cut to interest rates.

The U.S. dollar edged slightly lower in choppy trading on Wednesday as markets grappled with the supersized 50 basis point interest rate cut as well as the switch to an easing monetary policy stance delivered by the Federal Reserve.