Page 12 - Jerome Powell

2% inflation far: Jerome Powell signals two straight interest rates hikes

Lagarde also talks tough, says not seeing enough sign of drop in inflation

Interest rate hikes will come at a 'careful pace' from here: Fed's Powell

Powell did not specify his own view on when and how high rates should move. Most policymakers see at least two more quarter-point rate increases by the end of this year

Bitcoin breaches $30k-mark fuelled by Powell's comments, spot ETF filings

US Fed chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said they see 'payment stablecoins as a form of money'

Rupee bounces back on strong FPI inflows, settles at 82.04 against dollar

India's GDP growth rose sharply to 6.1 per cent in January-March from 4.5 per cent in October-December

Dollar firm ahead of Powell testimony, sterling falls after inflation data

The dollar rose 0.5% against the Japanese yen to 142.15 per dollar after Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank would maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy

Unlikely that the RBI will precede the US Fed in pivoting to a rate cut

RBI Guv Das needs to keep financing conditions easier to aid growth, while also maintaining adequate rate differential to attract foreign portfolio flows

As Fed Reserve signals rate pause, Powell will have to placate hawks

Policymakers are expected to leave rates in a range of 5% to 5.25% at their June 13-14 meeting, allowing them to take stock of the outlook following recent strains in the banking sector

Powell signals a rate pause in June, says Fed can afford to watch data

Officials raised rates by a quarter percentage point earlier this month to a target range of 5 to 5.25 per cent and signaled they could pause. They next meet June 13-14

How US banks, Fed are prepping for default and the chaos which might follow

A severe and prolonged global economic recession would be all but guaranteed, and the reputation of the US and the dollar as beacons of stability and safety would be further tarnished

Powell faces lowest public confidence for Fed chairman on record: Gallup

A Gallup poll released Tuesday shows 36% of US adults say they have a "great deal" or a "fair amount" of confidence that Federal Reserve chairman would do or recommend the right thing for the economy

Credit crunch, El Nino & DC deadlock to challenge Powell's recession bet

In Powell's view, the gravity-defying strength of American labor markets is smoothing the way for a soft landing, even after five percentage points of interest-rate hikes in little over a year

Powell's playbook

Fed is striving to maintain a fine balance

Will review supervision of Silicon Valley Bank after collapse: US Fed

The Federal Reserve will review its supervision of Silicon Valley Bank after it collapsed in the second-largest US bank failure on record, the Fed announced Monday. Michael Barr, the Fed's vice chair for supervision, will lead the effort, the Fed said in a brief statement. Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would conduct a thorough, transparent, and swift review. In a statement, Barr said: We need to have humility, and conduct a careful and thorough review of how we supervised and regulated this firm, and what we should learn from this experience. Depositors withdrew savings and investors broadly sold off bank shares Monday as the federal government raced to reassure Americans that the banking system was secure after two bank failures fed fears that more financial institutions could fall. President Joe Biden insisted that the system was safe after the second- and third-largest bank failures in the nation's history happened in the span of 48 hours. In response to the crisis,

SVB crisis: Depositors to get access to 'all of their money' from today

SVB crisis: To allay the fears, a joint statement was issued by the Joe Biden administration stating that resolution will 'fully protect all depositors' and 'no losses will be borne by the taxpayer'

Dollar holds near three-month highs on rates outlook by Jerome Powell

The yuan weakened after the government reported unexpectedly low inflation

US economy started strong in 2023 on firm consumer spending: Fed Beige Book

"Amid heightened uncertainty, contacts did not expect economic conditions to improve much in the months ahead," the report said

Rupee slides as Federal Reserve's Powell hints at higher US terminal rates

In a bid to bring down high inflation, the Fed has, since March 2022, hiked interest rates by 450 basis points

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushes dollar to three-month high

The rising greenback broke above its 200-day moving average against the yen for the first time this year in Asia trade, hitting its highest since mid-December at 137.49 yen

Powell sees higher peak for rates, says Fed prepared to speed up if needed

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday cautioned that interest rates are likely to head higher than central bank policymakers had expected

Rupee gives up firm gains as yuan takes a beating, banks purchase dollars

Traders cautious before Fed Chair Powell's speech, market holiday