Fed policymakers acknowledged they were probably at the peak rate and would begin cutting in 2024
In modern medicine, specific diagnosis leads to specific treatment, but mainstream economists hark back to the medieval approach, attributing all diseases to a common cause
'Central banks will occupy an ever-more important position in the economic and security life of nations, if history is any guide'
"This is a massive paradigm shift on Wall Street, with the most aggressive rate-hiking cycle in decades coming to an end," said Adam Sarhan, founder of 50 Park Investments
The price of 22-carat gold fell Rs 100, with the yellow metal selling at Rs 56,650
The price of 22-carat gold declined Rs 1,000, with the yellow metal selling at Rs 57,850
The price of 22-carat gold climbed Rs 200, with the yellow metal selling at Rs 57,700
Powell and Fed Governor Lisa Cook, who earned her bachelor's degree at Spelman College, were scheduled to participate in a roundtable discussion with local entrepreneurs later on Friday
The price of 22-carat gold rose Rs 300, with the yellow metal selling at Rs 56,000
The price of 22-carat gold slid Rs 400, with the yellow metal selling at Rs 55,700
The price of 22-carat gold slid Rs 150, with the yellow metal selling at Rs 56,100
The price of 22-carat gold fell Rs 150, with the yellow metal selling at Rs 56,350
Fed chief says geopolitical tensions are 'highly elevated'
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were largely steady, up just 12 cents to $90.91 a barrel, after also jumping more than a $1 in earlier trading, and after losing 92 cents on Friday
CLOSING BELL ON AUG 28, 2023: Shares of Reliance Industries (down 1.4 per cent) and Jio Financial Services (down 0.97 per cent) ended as the top large-cap laggards amid profit booking
The US central bank, Powell said, is prepared to hike the benchmark rates and keep the borrowing costs high until inflation comes in the target range of 2%
The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond closed at 7.20 per cent on Friday
"It is the Fed's job to bring inflation down to our 2% goal, and we will do so," Powell said in a keynote address to the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Sensex, Nifty down for fifth consecutive week
CLOSING BELL ON AUGUST 25, 2023: The BSE benchmark has shed 2.7 per cent or 1,797 points in the last five straight weeks. HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and ITC were the major laggards on Friday.