Why U.S. stock market investors are optimistic about 2024 Markets: ECB expected to cut rates.

Byline: Jessica Menton, Elena Popina and Ishika Mookerjee Bloomberg. A wild 2023 for the U.S. stock market is drawing to a close, and investors are full of optimism for 2024 as the S&P 500 Index sits within striking distance of its first all-time high in nearly two years. With the Federal Reserve signaling that itâs likely done raising interest rates to tame…