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Charles Evans says Federal Reserve might have to aim for inflation above 2%

The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and signaled little appetite to adjust them any time soon

US Fed keeps interest rates unchanged: Top highlights from policy review

It held its benchmark rate in a target between 2.25 per cent and 2.5 per cent, thus disappointing President Donald Trump, who earlier this week urged the Fed to cut the rate by 1 percentage point.

Fed losing forecast edge is market game-changer, says Goldman Sachs Group

The Fed's relative predictive advantage versus private economists has declined in recent years as the higher quality and quantity of forecasters makes it harder for anyone, including Fed staff

Bond traders are left to debate Fed pivot as rate-cut bets grow

"It will be interesting to hear the Fedspeak in the next few weeks," said Tannuzzo, deputy global head of fixed income

Fed in the firing line: Why life is getting harder for central banks

Why is the Federal Reserve being accused of fueling financial volatility and risking the country's economic well-being?

Donald Trump again blasts Federal Reserve for 'even considering' rate hike

The central bank is expected to push up interest rates again.

Gold poised to jump as Fed likely to hit pause button on rate hikes in 2019

While bullion was weighed down in the second and third quarters by a stronger dollar and rising borrowing costs, the dynamic may now be shifting as doubts build over the Fed's tightening path in 2019

Goldman, JPMorgan stick with forecasts of 4 Fed interest rate hikes in 2019

Goldman Sachs said markets 'overstated' the shift by Powell in part because the Fed's outlook for growth and preference for gradual rate hikes remains 'essentially intact'

History shows US Fed pause may require more than an SOS from stock market

The lessons of the dot-com crash in 2000 and the global financial crisis in 2008 have exposed the risks of keeping rates too low for too long

US Fed hints at further rate hikes, raises muted concern on global slowdown

US Federal Reserve raised interest rates three times this year and is expected to raise its target again next month, to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%

How high will Fed hike rates before pausing for a breather, ask investors

Meeting minutes set for release at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Washington are unlikely to offer answers, but they may drop a few hints about how officials are thinking

US Fed raises interest rates by 0.25%; top takeaways from the FOMC meet

It was the third rate hike by the US Fed this year and the eighth such move since December 2015.

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Newfound fears of investor panic can be soothed

Here's how Trump's nominee for Fed could turn central banking on its head

Decisions made by Feds crucial as they determine how money is wired around the world

Yellen says move cautiously on rates

US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen (pictured) said it is appropriate for US central bankers to "proceed cautiously" in raising interest rates because the global economy presents heightened risks.The speech to the Economic Club of New York made a strong case for running the economy hot to push away from the zero boundary for the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)'s target rate."I consider it appropriate for the committee to proceed cautiously in adjusting policy," Yellen said in the text of prepared remarks Tuesday. "This caution is especially warranted because, with the federal funds rate so low, the FOMC's ability to use conventional monetary policy to respond to economic disturbances is asymmetric."US Treasuries extended gains following her remarks, while the dollar weakened and US stocks erased earlier losses. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 0.2 per cent to 2,041.03 at 12:22 pm in New York, after falling as much as 0.4 per cent."Yellen has doubled down on the dovishn

With US interest rates heading upwards, how will India fare?

The committee now projects the federal funds rate at 0.9 per cent by the end of 2016, perking up to 1.6 per cent by 2017

Asian currencies rise on Fed minutes; yuan shoots to 2-month high

The dollar went on the back foot as a result, while US Treasury yields fell

Fed policymakers hint tensions on inflation, divided over debt holdings

Some wanted to reduce large portfolio of mortgage-backed securities by August, others want it later

Full coverage: Fed to unwind bloated balance sheet, signals Dec rate hike

The interest rate outlook for next year remained largely unchanged, with three hikes envisioned

US Fed's Vice Chair Stanley Fischer announces resignation

Veteran central banker to leave by mid-October