US Fed Monetary Policy

Investors should diversify, as we don't know what the world will look like in five years. Markets valuations are sky-high, but the economic reality for ordinary people is not good, Faber said.

On the downside, gold prices, WGC said, can slip 5 per cent to 20 per cent in CY26. For that to happen, Donald Trump's policies need to succeed, resulting in stronger-than-expected growth.

Gold prices are likely to remain volatile in the coming week but may find support as focus shifts to key US economic data releases, including jobs report and the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes for fresh signals on the interest rate decision, analysts said. Investors will also closely watch Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech on Wednesday. Along with comments from other Fed officials throughout the week which will drive the gold prices, they added. "The volatility is expected to remain high, but prices may find some support... Focus will be on the US economic data releases, which may give some clues on the health of the American economy & possible some direction on the Fed's rate outlook," Pranav Mer, Vice President, EBG - Commodity & Currency Research, JM Financial Services Ltd, said. On a weekly basis, gold futures for December delivery climbed by Rs 2,494, or 2.06 per cent in the past week, on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). "The precious metal rallied ...

US President Donald Trump lashed out at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after the Fed opted to leave short-term rates unchanged in its June meet

The Fed for now has said it would stay on the sidelines, with interest rates held steady in the current 4.25% to 4.5% range until those questions get resolved

The prospect of high inflation stemming from widespread tariffs along with weaker hiring could put the Federal Reserve in a difficult spot, Fed policymakers said in minutes from last month's meeting. The minutes, released Wednesday, said that the Fed could keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged if inflation remained stubbornly elevated. And they said it could cut its rate if growth slowed and unemployment rose. The minutes were for the Fed's March 18-19 meeting. But if both happened at the same time, the Fed may face difficult tradeoffs, some of the 19 officials on the central bank's interest-rate setting committee said. Rising unemployment can often lead to a recession, when the Fed would normally slash its key rate to support more borrowing and spending and stimulate the economy. Yet Fed officials would likely be reluctant to cut if inflation rose, because it usually seeks to cool higher prices by keeping its key rate unchanged or even raising it if necessary. The minutes ..

The administration's policies on immigration, for instance, will have longer-term consequences for the US economy

Among the 10 constituents on the index, around 10:07 AM, 9 declined with LTIMindtree, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Coforge, HCLTech down nearly 2 per cent

Central bankers also have their eye on any signs of weakness in the labor market that could trigger an interest rate cut

In the previous session, the Sensex jumped 631.55 points, or 0.83 per cent, to settle at 76,532.96. The Nifty50 also added 205.85 points, or 0.90 per cent, to close at 23,163.10

Investors and many economists still expect the Fed to reduce interest rates later this year, but the watchword for policymakers for now may be caution until they are more certain inflation will fall

Indian markets took a sharp hit in the previous session as foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned wary ahead of the Fed's policy outcome

Wall Street closed at record levels on Thursday, after the US Fed cut interest rate by 25 bps. Announcements regarding more stimulus measure from China, quarterly results, and macroeconomic data to be

The Federal Reserve starts a two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday and is expected to deliver another 25-basis-point rate cut

No one knows how Tuesday's presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve's move two days later is much easier to predict: With inflation continuing to cool, the Fed is set to cut interest rates for a second time this year. The presidential contest might still be unresolved when the Fed ends its two-day meeting Thursday afternoon, yet that uncertainty would have no effect on its decision to further reduce its benchmark rate. The Fed's future actions, though, will become more unsettled once a new president and Congress take office in January, particularly if Donald Trump were to win the White House again. Trump's proposals to impose high tariffs on all imports and launch mass deportations of unauthorised immigrants and his threat to intrude on the Fed's normally independent rate decisions could send inflation surging, economists have said. Higher inflation would, in turn, compel the Fed to slow or stop its rate cuts. On Thursday, the Fed's policymakers, led by Chair ..

Analysts say banks, auto, real estate, IT, pharma, and metal sectors look attractive after the US Federal Reserve's rate cut

The US Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday reduced the lending rate to 4.75-5.00 per cent from 5.25-5.50 per cent, a larger than expected cut

Nifty Midcap 100 slipped below the 59,000 mark, meanwhile, Nifty SmallCap 100 declined below 19,100

US Fed rate cuts: The last time the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut by half percentage was in 2008 during the global financial crisis

Stock Market Highlights: As many as 33 constituent stocks on the Nifty50 ended in the red, dragged by TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, and Wipro, with a fall of up to 3.50 per cent