NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are rising at the end of a wild month in the stock market.
Many investors were encouraged after minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting, released on Tuesday, showed that central bank officials discussed a range of options to boost the economy, including buying more Treasury bonds.
The Fed has purchased Treasury bonds twice in the past to keep interest rates low. That motivates investors to shift money out of bonds and into stocks.
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