Fed Rate Hikes

Ex-RBI chief Raghuram Rajan urges Fed to hike rates, relaxed on rupee

Markets expect Fed will boost borrowing costs in December as inflation remains elevated, while a sharp rise in bond yields indicates that investors are also pricing in some chance of a September move

Markets not yet pricing in rate hike possibility: Aditya Khemka, InCred

A rate hike expectation should have taken the valuation below its historical average, as the earnings growth for the Nifty 50 has been below the historical average, says Khemka.

Fed should raise rates to curb inflation, says ex-RBI chief Raghuram Rajan

Markets expect the Fed will raise rates in December as inflation remains elevated, while a sharp rise in bond yields indicates that investors are also pricing in some chance of a September move

Investors seek clearer Fed guidance from Warsh at Jackson Hole address

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is under pressure to offer clearer guidance on interest rates and inflation at Jackson Hole, as investors assess sticky price pressures and the outlook for monetary policy

Fed leaves rates unchanged; three policymakers dissent in favour of a hike

Warsh, who took over as Fed chair in May, has said he has "no tolerance" for inflation that has remained above the central bank's 2 per cent target for more than five years

Sensex zooms 1K points intraday, Nifty tops 24,250: What's behind rally?

BSE barometer Sensex jumped 827 points or 1.07 per cent in intraday deals to a high of 77,593. Its NSE counterpart, Nifty 50, added 218 points or 0.90 per cent to touch 24,203.

BofA forecasts 75 bps of Fed rate hikes in 2026 on labour resilience

BofA Global Research expects the US Federal Reserve to raise rates three times in 2026, citing resilient economic data and expectations of a hawkish Fed under Kevin Warsh

Fed to hold rates steady as it awaits more data, clarity on Trump's move

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

Gold steadies in thin trade as investors assess Fed policy outlook

The Fed cut rates by 25 basis points on Dec. 18, although the central bank's predictions of fewer rate cuts in 2025 resulted in a decline in gold prices to their lowest level since Nov. 18 last week

Dollar gains strength, poised for biggest weekly gain as rate cut hopes dim

A key pillar of support for the dollar has been the expectation that higher inflation under Trump will mean the Federal Reserve has less room to cut interest rates

Asia stocks stutter as investors ponder US rates outlook, euro gains

US stocks on Friday ended lower after an early rally fizzled

Fed Reserves' key inflation gauges may offer path to rate cuts in September

At the same time, the labour market - the other part of the Fed's dual mandate - is still plugging along, albeit in a lower gear

Stock Market Highlights, June 11: Sensex, Nifty end flat on late sell-off; RIL, ITC weigh

Stock Market highlights on Tuesday, June 11, 2024: The BSE Sensex ended 33 points lower at 76,457, while the Nifty was up six points at close; Broader indices, however, settled with decent gains.

Rupee, govt bonds to eye US inflation prints, Fed policy for cues

The rupee closed at 83.3725 against the US dollar on Friday, up 0.1 per cent for the week

Fed rate, US inflation, global cues to drive markets this week: Analysts

The US Fed interest rate decision, domestic inflation data and global trends would be key driving factors in dictating movement in the market this week, as the Lok Sabha elections outcome and the RBI policy decision are behind us, analysts said. The past week was a roller-coaster ride for investors as markets swung sharply in both directions before closing with strong gains. In an eventful week, the BSE benchmark jumped 2,732.05 points or 3.69 per cent and the Nifty zoomed 759.45 points or 3.37 per cent. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,720.8 points or 2.29 per cent to hit a new record peak of 76,795.31 in day trade on Friday. The benchmark ended at a record high of 76,693.36, up 1,618.85 points, or 2.16 per cent. "Now the Lok Sabha elections and the RBI policy decision are settled, attention now turns to global factors. Key areas to watch include the US Fed interest rate decision, the rupee's movement against the dollar, crude oil prices and commodity prices. "Additionally, ...

Dollar steady ahead of inflation data, yen weakens, Fed rate cut unlikely

The dollar was also lifted by rising Treasury yields after a lacklustre debt auction for sales

Asia shares rise on Fed cut bets; yen trims gains after strong surge

Trading was thinned in Asia with Japan out for a holiday, though markets in mainland China got off to an upbeat start after returning from an extended break

Affluent Americans driving US economy, likely delaying Fed rate cuts

Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states. She's planning multiple other trips, including to a science fiction convention in Scotland and a Disney cruise soon after that, along with a trip next year to neolithic sites in Great Britain. I really have more money to spend now than when I was working, said Harris, 64, an engineer who worked 29 years for the federal government and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Back then, she and her now-ex-husband were paying for their children's college educations and piling money into savings accounts. Now, she's splurging a bit and, for the first time, is willing to pay for first-class plane tickets. She plans to fly business class to Scotland and has arranged for a higher-level suite on the cruise. I suddenly realised, with my dad getting old and my mom dying, it's like, No, you can't take it with you,' she said. I could become incapacitated t

Will Fed cut rates? What 60,000 headlines say about its next moves

Bloomberg Economics' Fed sentiment index - powered by a natural language processing algorithm based on more than 60,000 Fed headlines - shows that in December, Powell delivered a major pivot.

Government bonds, rupee gain after US Federal Reserve raises hopes

Traders expect the benchmark yield to trade between 7.10-7.25 per cent in the near term, given the positive sentiment