Page 18 - Federal Reserve

Fed officials at last meeting saw few signs that inflation was easing

Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting saw very few signs that inflation pressures were abating before raising their benchmark interest rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a fourth straight time. Rising wages, the result of a strong job market, combined with weak productivity growth, were inconsistent" with the Fed's ability to meet its 2% target for annual inflation, the policymakers concluded, according to the minutes of their Nov. 1-2 meeting released Wednesday. At that meeting, the Fed officials also expressed uncertainty about how long it might take for their rate hikes to slow the economy enough to tame inflation. Still, some of the policymakers expressed hope that falling commodity prices and the unsnarling of supply chain bottlenecks should contribute to lower inflation in the medium term.'' There were widespread expectations that ongoing rate increases would be essential'' to keep Americans from expecting inflation to continue indefinitely, the ...

Rupee sheds 0.2% to dollar as Covid worries trigger slump in yuan

Talk of persistent rate hikes by US Fed officials also drags rupee lower

Global stocks slip, dollar steady as US retail sales tip Fed outlook

Global stocks slid from two-month highs and the safe-haven dollar steadied after stronger-than-expected US retail sales clouded the inflation outlook and hopes that the Federal Reserve

Worst of rupee volatility seen over as Fed view softens: BS poll

Rupee likely at 81.68 by December-end, largely stable at 81.75 by March-end

Dollar set for biggest two-day fall since 2009 as rate outlook shifts

The dollar staged its biggest drop since late 2015 on Thursday as Treasury yields plunged, while other currencies - the yen and the pound in particular - jumped

Global stocks rise after lower US inflation eases interest rate hike fears

Global stock markets rose on Friday after US inflation eased more than had been expected, spurring hopes the Federal Reserve might scale down plans for more interest rate hikes. Hong Kong's benchmark surged 7.7 per cent while Tokyo and Shanghai also gained. London and Frankfurt rose in early trading. Wall Street futures were higher. Oil prices rose more than USD 2 per barrel. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index rose by its biggest one-day margin in 2 1/2 years on Thursday after the government reported consumer prices rose 7.7 per cent over a year ago in October. That was lower than the 8 per cent expected by economists and the fourth month of decline. The announcement drove a more 'dovish' calibration of interest rate expectations, Yeap Jun Rong of IG said in a report. The Fed and central banks in Europe and Asia are raising rates to cool inflation that is at multi-decade highs. Investors worry that might tip the global economy into recession. They hope lower inflation might ...

US inflation eases to 7.7% in Oct, gives Fed room to slow rate-hike

The consumer price index was up 7.7% from a year earlier, the smallest annual advance since the start of the year and down from 8.2% in September

US jobs top forecasts, wages pick up in labor market despite Fed aggression

US employers added more jobs than expected in October while wages rose firmly, underscoring the resilience of the labor market despite the Federal Reserve's aggressive efforts to cool it down.

Bond yields track US peers on Federal Reserve interest rate hike

Total trade volumes in the regular secondary bond market were at Rs 21,150 crore on Thursday

Oil prices rise before expected Fed rate hike as US crude stocks drop

Oil prices rose on Wednesday before an expected rate hike by the Federal Reserve, supported by another decline in US oil inventories as refineries picked up activity ahead of the winter heating seas

Fintechs shadow banks of current time, are fragile: Douglas W Diamond

Professor at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, Diamond received the prize along with Philip Dybvig and former Fed chair Ben Bernanke

Asian shares waver, dollar dips ahead of Federal Reserve's policy decision

Markets widely expect the Fed to raise its benchmark overnight interest rate by 75 basis points (bps) to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%, the fourth such increase in a row

FPIs regain risk appetite, pump in nearly Rs 8,430 crore in October

US and European markets gained in October after a sharp sell-off in September

Rupee marks biggest monthly losing streak since 1985, braces for Fed move

Oil importers' dollar purchases, breach of technical levels drag rupee lower

India's forex reserves touch $524.5 bn, lowest level since July 2020

The primary reason for the decline is foreign currency assets, which recorded a dip of $3.5 billion to $465 billion

Too early to write off 'king' dollar's dominance, says Wall Street

It's too soon to write off the dollar's dominance as the US rate-hike cycle may not be near its peak

Gold prices jump more than 1% as US dollar, yields pull back

Gold prices on Monday rose more than 1% after declines in the previous two sessions, as the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields faltered

Fed officials commit to restrictive rates but calibration needed: Minutes

The minutes of the Sept. 20-21 meeting showed many Fed officials 'emphasized the cost of taking too little action to bring down inflation likely outweighed the cost of taking too much action'

Federal Reserve officials won't relent on path to 4.5% and may move higher

On course for 75-bp increase next month; rate headed to 4.5-4.75% by next yr

Cathie Wood scoops up Tesla as stock tumbles on deliveries miss in Q3

Funds backed by Wood's Ark Investment Management LLC bought 132,213 shares in Elon Musk's company on Monday, marking the firm's first purchase of Tesla since mid-June