US Fed Rates

Fed decision, weak US cues: At 10:18 AM on Thursday, the Nifty IT index was the top sectoral loser, down 1 per cent, as against a 0.10 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.

Gold sold off not because the war became less threatening, but because the war was making the Fed's job harder.

Market investors would keenly track inflation data, the US Fed interest rate decision, and trends in crude oil prices to determine further movement, analysts said. Besides, the status of the US-Iran deal signing on Sunday, trading activity of foreign investors and movement in global markets would also drive sentiments in domestic equities, experts noted. "On the domestic front, investors will monitor the release of May WPI inflation data," Ajit Mishra SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said. Globally, the US Federal Reserve's policy decision will be the most significant event, he added. US President Donald Trump has said a deal to end the war with Iran would be signed on Sunday and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would be "open to all" immediately afterwards. At the same time, Trump kept the threat of fresh attacks dangling if the deal failed to pan out as expected. Markets are likely to remain highly sensitive to developments surrounding the proposed USIran agreement, Pon

A fourth dissent at the meeting came in favor of a quarter-percentage-point rate cut

Wednesday will likely be a momentous day for the future of the Federal Reserve as Chair Jerome Powell could signal he will stay with the Fed even as a Senate panel is expected to confirm his replacement. Powell will preside over what will probably be his last meeting as chair and hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon, when he may say whether he will take the unusual step of remaining on the central bank's board of governors, even after his term as chair ends May 15. Separately, the Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell. The nomination is expected to be approved on a party-line vote, and will then be taken up by the full Senate next month. President Donald Trump nominated Warsh, a former top Fed official, in January. Last year, Warsh echoed Trump's calls for the Fed to lower its key interest rate, leading many Democrats in Congress to question how independently he will operate as Fed chair. The Fed is widely expected to

Three days of decisions in Washington, Ottawa, London, Frankfurt and Tokyo are widely anticipated to result in unchanged borrowing costs across the club of rich nations

The West Asia conflict has changed the bullish narrative around Gold. High oil prices, US recession-cum-inflationary fears, and fading Fed rate cut bets weigh on the sentiment, says YES Securities.

Fed signals 'higher for longer' rates. Analysts decode how investors can navigate equities, bonds, and gold amid inflation risks and market volatility due to Iran war

Bullion fell as much as 0.8 per cent on Monday, after climbing 2.4 per cent in the previous session

The dollar, said Aditya Bhave, senior US economist at BofA Global Research, will most likely remain the world's reserve currency.

Trump said during the search for a new chair that he wanted a candidate who would lower rates, and later said he would not have picked Warsh if he'd advocated for increasing rates

US President Donald Trump has nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank after Jerome Powell steps down in May

Despite geopolitical risks and inflation worries, experts say resilient growth, likely US rate cuts, and stable Indian fundamentals will shape markets in the year ahead

Despite the sharp run, analysts expect silver prices to continue their upward march amid intermittent corrections, which they feel will be bought into by investors.

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: Among the broader baskets, the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices ended higher by 0.18 per cent and 0.20 per cent, respectively

Stock market is gearing up for an eventful week ahead where key triggers such as quarterly earnings from corporates, the US Fed interest rate decision and the upcoming Union Budget for 2026-27 would grab the limelight, analysts said. Equity markets would be closed on Monday for Republic Day. Moreover, trading activity of foreign investors, rupee-dollar trend and global trade related developments would also influence trading in the markets, experts said. The Union Budget will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. The NSE and BSE will conduct live trading on Sunday, February 1, when the Budget is presented. "This week is packed with important domestic and global triggers. On the domestic front, markets will track industrial production data, government budget-related fiscal indicators, and weekly foreign exchange reserves. "The earnings season will also gain momentum, with key results from heavyweights such as Axis Bank, L&T, Maruti Suzuki, ITC, NTPC, and

Trump has clashed repeatedly with Powell over the president's demand the Fed cut rates

Silver climbed above ‍the $80-per-ounce-mark for the first time before sliding sharply lower in ​volatile trading on Monday, while platinum and palladium also fell sharply after hitting all-time highs

Spot gold climbed 2 per cent to hit a new record high at $4,426.66 per ounce as of 1313 GMT. US gold futures for February delivery rose 1.5 per cent to $4,451.60 per ounce

Buoyed by a dovish FOMC outcome, spot gold surged on December 11 extending its gains to the second day. At the time of writing this article, spot gold was trading with a gain of 1.3 per cent at $4282