The Federal Reserve appears set to begin cutting interest rates in September. In fact, the cuts may be rather aggressive, with some traders starting to bet on 50 rather than 25 basis point cuts to try to support the job market. At first glance, this might seem like good news for financial stocks. After all, the prior rapid increase in interest rates led to unfortunate side effects such as deposit flight and regional bank failures in 2023. So, reversing that could ease some tensions. But interest rate cuts a ...