CNBC Daily Open: Fed signals rate cut; U.S. stocks soar; oil gains as Middle East tensions rise
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The Fed kept its benchmark rate steady at 5.25% to 5.50%, but Chair Jerome Powell signaled the U.S. central bank could cut rates in its September meeting.