U.S. stock futures trended higher on Thursday morning after the Federal Reserve announced its first rate cut in four years yesterday. The U.S.

Asian markets forged higher on Thursday 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. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index jumped 2.

Markets in Europe and Asia have shot 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.

U.S. futures are trending higher on Wednesday morning as investors keenly await the final decision from the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy

Asian stocks and US equity futures rose after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point, signaling further easing. Japanese equities benefited from a weaker yen, while Australian shares also climbed.