The best-laid plans often go awry, and that goes even for the Federal Reserve, whose rate-cut intentions were thrown for a loop by a surprisingly strong jobs report.Everything was expected to be straightforward after the Fed cut interest rates last month.

When the U.S. Federal Reserve starts a rate-cutting campaign, small-cap stocks are among the best performers. Small companies typically have more variable-rate debt than large ones and they do better when business confidence improves,

A gauge of global stocks declined on Monday and U.S. Treasury yields climbed, with the benchmark 10-year note topping 4%, as investors readjusted their views for the path of interest rates from the Federal Reserve.

There is no case for more 50-basis-point rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, veteran market strategists told CNBC.

The Federal Reserve recently cut rates for the first time in more than four years. But this could be just the beginning. Find out what you need to know.