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Stocks have already run to the edge of their records on widespread expectations that the Fed will cut its main interest rate for the third time this year. Lower interest rates can give the economy and prices for investments a boost, though their downside is that they can worsen inflation.
The big question is what kind of hints the Fed will offer about where interest rates will go after Wednesday. Many on Wall Street are bracing for talk aimed at tamping down expectations for more cuts in 2026.
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Authorities warned of possible aftershocks and an increased risk of a megaquake."},{"_id":"OGAZHHKHF5HNHERR4DKSV3SUNQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Japanese government was still assessing damages from the tsunami and late-evening quake, which struck at about 11:15 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean, around 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main Honshu island."},{"_id":"BKVZEHXLQZHPHCFXIFEWC6PFD4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I’ve never experienced such a big shaking,” convenience store owner Nobuo Yamada told the public broadcaster NHK in the Aomori prefecture town of Hachinohe, adding that “luckily” power lines were still operating in his area."},{"_id":"GZGFIGZMVBG4VI4OQXLZIE4NV4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (2 feet, 4 inches) was measured in Kuji port in Iwate prefecture, just south of Aomori, and tsunami levels of up to 50 centimeters struck other coastal communities in the region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said."},{"_id":"EHZQO3NP65BBZJHCSUQ2U24VMY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said 23 people were injured, including one seriously. Most of them were hit by falling objects, NHK reported, adding that several people were injured in a hotel in Hachinohe and a man in Tohoku was slightly hurt when his car fell into a hole."},{"_id":"U3CAUNNLZZGVTAZ7QJXTTFVRQU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The meteorological agency reported the quake's magnitude as 7.5, down from its earlier estimate of 7.6. It issued an alert for potential tsunami surges of up to 3 meters (10 feet) in some areas and later downgraded to an advisory."},{"_id":"YZONEDMUPZGSVJGMRDYQEFUFR4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara urged residents to go to higher ground or seek shelter until advisories were lifted. He said about 800 homes were without electricity, and that the Shinkansen bullet trains and some local lines were suspended in parts of the region."},{"_id":"MR2JAYVIPNE3NC5H7HHVL6XIAU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Nuclear power plants in the region were conducting safety checks, Kihara said. The Nuclear Regulation Authority said about 450 liters (118 gallons) of water spilled from a spent fuel cooling area at the Rokkasho fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori, but that its water level remained within the normal range and there was no safety concern."},{"_id":"VSE4JD3W2BBW5JXVPQDMHPYJV4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"About 480 residents were taking shelter at the Hachinohe Air Base, and 18 defense helicopters were mobilized for a damage assessment, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said."},{"_id":"SNMQFJJSVJGPHJTX3HVWZHRYIM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"About 200 passengers were stranded for the night at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, NHK reported."},{"_id":"IRZ5LBAUDND3VA4CC4NSDOFDPE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The meteorological agency issued a caution about possible aftershocks in the coming days. It said there is a slight increase in risk of a magnitude 8-level quake and possible tsunami occurring along Japan's northeastern coast from Chiba, just east of Tokyo, to Hokkaido. The agency urged residents in 182 municipalities in the area to monitor their emergency preparedness in the coming week."},{"_id":"TSUVNYA2BJHOLJACYZDJLF57FU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Satoshi Kato, a vice principal of a public high school in Hachinohe, told NHK that he was at home when the quake struck, and that glasses and bowls fell and smashed into shards on the floor."},{"_id":"ONI3NAR37VBR5P3OZWPZZZYFIA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Kato said he drove to the school because it was designated an evacuation center, and on the way he encountered traffic jams and car accidents as panicked people tried to flee. 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