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US recession warning? Part of yield curve inverts for first time in 16 yrs

Shorter maturities have been selling off faster than their longer-dated peers this year as investors ratchet up expectations the Fed will hike rates to combat inflation

US recession warning? Part of yield curve inverts for first time in 16 yrs
Updated On : 28 Mar 2022 | 10:55 PM IST

'If required, Fed will go for more aggressive rate hikes to curb inflation'

The Fed last week raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a range of 0.25% to 0.5% from near zero

'If required, Fed will go for more aggressive rate hikes to curb inflation'
Updated On : 22 Mar 2022 | 10:46 AM IST

Dollar gains ground after Fed chief Powell's comment over monetary policy

The dollar strengthened against a basket of major currencies on Monday, in the wake of comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Dollar gains ground after Fed chief Powell's comment over monetary policy
Updated On : 22 Mar 2022 | 7:11 AM IST

Fed must move 'expeditiously' and, if needed, more aggressively: Powell

Fed policymakers last week raised interest rates for the first time in three years and signaled ongoing rate hikes ahead

Fed must move 'expeditiously' and, if needed, more aggressively: Powell
Updated On : 21 Mar 2022 | 11:02 PM IST

History shows the heat will be on Fed Reserve post interest rise hike

Not all of the Fed's efforts to tighten monetary policy have worked the same way.

History shows the heat will be on Fed Reserve post interest rise hike
Updated On : 17 Mar 2022 | 12:32 PM IST

Fed raises US interest rates by 25 bps in opening bid to curb inflation

The interest rate path shown in new projections by policymakers is tougher than expected, reflecting Fed concern about inflation that has moved faster

Fed raises US interest rates by 25 bps in opening bid to curb inflation
Updated On : 16 Mar 2022 | 11:43 PM IST

Ready for more rate hikes, says US Federal Reserve's Jerome Powell

Russia's attack has whiplashed financial markets and sent energy and commodity prices surging, with West Texas Intermediate crude hovering around $110 a barrel.

Ready for more rate hikes, says US Federal Reserve's Jerome Powell
Updated On : 05 Mar 2022 | 1:24 AM IST

Russia's war on Ukraine will worsen inflation, says Fed's Jerome Powell

Consumer prices are already rising at their fastest pace in four decades, having jumped 7.5 per cent in January compared with 12 months earlier

Russia's war on Ukraine will worsen inflation, says Fed's Jerome Powell
Updated On : 04 Mar 2022 | 1:23 AM IST

Powell backs 25 bps March rate hike, says Fed ready to be more aggressive

Powell called the Russian invasion of Ukraine 'a game changer' that could have unpredictable consequences

Powell backs 25 bps March rate hike, says Fed ready to be more aggressive
Updated On : 03 Mar 2022 | 2:44 AM IST

Wall Street jumps; Fed's Jerome Powell assuages fear of aggressive hike

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 2.13% at 34,004.63 points, while the S&P 500 gained 2.17% to 4,399.6

Wall Street jumps; Fed's Jerome Powell assuages fear of aggressive hike
Updated On : 03 Mar 2022 | 2:11 AM IST

Top Fed officials back March liftoff as consensus takes shape

The remarks on Friday by Governor Lael Brainard and New York Fed President John Williams, as well as Chicago Fed chief Charles Evans, showed officials eager to get tightening under way

Top Fed officials back March liftoff as consensus takes shape
Updated On : 19 Feb 2022 | 4:14 PM IST

Fed chief Powell to give policy update to Congress in early March

Powell will deliver his regular semiannual monetary policy update to the US House Financial Services Committee on March 2 and appear before the Senate Banking Committee on March 3

Fed chief Powell to give policy update to Congress in early March
Updated On : 19 Feb 2022 | 2:04 PM IST

Fed board names Powell as 'chair pro tempore' while awaiting Senate vote

The US Federal Reserve Board has named Jerome Powell as "chair pro tempore", pending his confirmation by the Senate for a second term as Chair of the central bank

Fed board names Powell as 'chair pro tempore' while awaiting Senate vote
Updated On : 05 Feb 2022 | 10:25 AM IST

Fed nominees say inflation is 'grave threat' to US growth, vow to fight

Consumer prices rose 7% last near--more than twice the central bank's 2% goal--cheapening American wages and eating into household budgets.

Fed nominees say inflation is 'grave threat' to US growth, vow to fight
Updated On : 03 Feb 2022 | 7:27 AM IST

Threat of 50 bps rate hike by Fed is new world for 21st century traders

While investors have dealt with a tightening Fed before, it's been a long time since they've had to confront one that's been anything less than transparent in its intentions

Threat of 50 bps rate hike by Fed is new world for 21st century traders
Updated On : 29 Jan 2022 | 8:57 PM IST

US dollar set for biggest weekly rise in seven months on rate bets

The dollar was in the limelight even as broader currency markets quietened somewhat after an eventful week in global markets punctuated by a hawkish Federal Reserve meeting

US dollar set for biggest weekly rise in seven months on rate bets
Updated On : 28 Jan 2022 | 3:11 PM IST

Dollar set for sparkling week as interest rate hike expectations surge

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell unleashed bets on five or more hikes this year after he left the door open to raising rates faster than in previous cycles

Dollar set for sparkling week as interest rate hike expectations surge
Updated On : 28 Jan 2022 | 8:25 AM IST

US yields rise, Asian shares, European futures tumble on inflation warning

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares plunged to their lowest in nearly 15 months, short-term U.S. yields hit 23-month highs and the dollar strengthened on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's chairman signalled plans to steadily tighten policy.

US yields rise, Asian shares, European futures tumble on inflation warning
Updated On : 27 Jan 2022 | 2:28 PM IST

Dollar resurgent as Jerome Powell gives Federal Reserve room to hike

The greenback hit a two-month top of $1.1220 per euro and held gains at 114.62 yen

Dollar resurgent as Jerome Powell gives Federal Reserve room to hike
Updated On : 27 Jan 2022 | 12:28 PM IST

Fed flags rate hike 'soon', plans for significant balance sheet reduction

Central bank signals likely to raise rates in March; stocks slide into negative territory after Powell remarks

Fed flags rate hike 'soon', plans for significant balance sheet reduction
Updated On : 27 Jan 2022 | 3:40 AM IST