AI Stock Valuation Concerns and Reduced December Fed Rate Cut Probability
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Stocks declined for a second consecutive day due to investor concerns about the sustainability of AI and technology sector valuations, coupled with diminished expectations for a December Federal Reserve interest rate cut. The CME FedWatch tool indicates a 53% probability of a December rate cut, down from prior market expectations, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently stated that another cut is not "a foregone conclusion." This follows two consecutive days of selloffs, with the S&P 500 information-technology sector declining 2.4% on Thursday and extending losses Friday amid rotation toward defensive sectors.