Why investors need to stop obsessing over when the Fed is going to cut interest rates next

ETResizeListen(3 min)There’s no consistent pattern to how the stock market reacts when the Fed lowers rates

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Stock need to stop obsessing when, and by how much, the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates

That’s because there’s no consistent pattern to how the stock market reacts to Fed rate cuts

Sometimes the market will rally in the wake of a cut and sometimes not

Its response is no different than the stock market’s long-term average

The Author Mark HulbertMark Hulbert is a columnist for MarketWatch

His Hulbert Ratings service tracks investment s that pay a flat fee to be audited

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