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Risk-on sentiment grows as Jackson Hole speech nears

Stocks in Asia, Europe and Wall Street futures all made gains, setting them on a recovery course after Chinese regulatory worries triggered a sell-off last week.

Janet Yellen gets a chance to shape US Fed, this time from outside

As Jerome Powell nears the end of his term as Federal Reserve chair, Yellen is getting another chance to shape the future of the central bank.

Fed's James Bullard wants taper to start by Dec, end by March 2022

The Fed has been buying $80 billion of Treasuries and $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities a month to help the economy heal from Covid-19 downturn

Fed says progress made toward conditions for tapering bond buys

Any move to shrink policy support will be based on progress on the Fed's goals for jobs and inflation

Gold prices at 1-month high as dovish Fed stance lifts bullion appeal

Gold prices climbed to a one-month peak on Thursday after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell soothed investor fears by reassuring that he was in no rush to tighten policy, lifting metal's appeal

This particular inflation unique in history: Federal Reserve's Powell

Consumer prices soared in June by the most since 2008

Fed's Powell says he's undecided on central bank digital currency

'I am legitimately undecided on whether the benefits outweigh the costs or vice versa,' Powell said

Seven months and ticking, the case for keeping Powell as Fed chair builds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the U.S. Federal Reserve in the midst of a complicated policy shift, central bank watchers see a renomination of Jerome Powell to a second 4-year term as Fed chief as increasingly likely, a view bolstered by Powell's standing within the Biden administration and a closely divided Senate.

Gold firms as investors seek taper cues from Powell's testimony

Spot gold was up 0.3% at $1,812.80 per ounce, as of 0854 GMT. U.S. gold futures gained 0.2% to $1,814.20.

The limits of central banking 'toolkit'

The change in the Fed's forecast and a possible shift in policy is perhaps a good time to review how central banks - including the RBI - responded to the crisis, and debate future possibilities

Gold ticks up after Jerome Powell pledges not to raise rates quickly

Gold prices gained on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell promised not to raise interest rates too quickly based only on the fear of coming inflation

Fed will not raise rates on inflation fears alone, Jerome Powell says

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed the US central bank's intent to encourage a "broad and inclusive" recovery of the job market, and not to raise interest rates too quickly

Wall Street rises as Fed chief Powell testifies to panel, oil wavers

Wall Street moved past mixed results in early trading to post solid gains by the afternoon, as investors awaited Powell's testimony to a congressional panel

Fed will not raise rates on inflation fears alone, says Jerome Powell

Fed will watch broad set of labor market data, says Powell

Gold edges higher on subdued dollar ahead of Jerome Powell's testimony

Gold inched higher on Tuesday as a halt in the dollar's rally bolstered the appeal of the precious metal ahead of US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony to Congress

US Fed holds rates at zero, projects two hikes by the end of 2023

"Progress on vaccinations has reduced the spread of Covid-19 in the United States," the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement released Wednesday

Jerome Powell waves inflation worries away as Fed holds rates near zero

Powell was dismissive of anecdotes of labor shortages, explaining it mostly as an allocation problem

Federal Reserve signals intent to wield power over short-term rates

Repo and Treasury bill rates have been flirting with zero since the beginning of the year as reserve balances at the central bank swell

Fed's Powell expects inflation to bump up, but not get out of hand

Powell is appearing before the committee along with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as part of Congressional oversight of the government's response to the pandemic

Gold eases as dollar surges on Jerome Powell's reassurance on inflation

Gold prices eased on Wednesday, as the dollar touched a more than two-week high after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reassured Congress that inflation would not spiral out of control