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Fed funds futures trade for December rate hike sees record volume

The fed funds futures market allows traders to place wagers on the precise timing of US central bank policy actions, and they did so to an eye-popping degree after this week's meeting

Powell delivers on expected lines; Indian markets to consolidate: Analysts

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%

Shares trade in green as Fed weighs inflation risks, yields steady

Gains on Wall Street lifted global stocks, and the MSCI All Country stock index edged 0.12% higher

US Federal Reserve meeting outcome today: Details and what to expect

Interest rates hikes may pause for the first time in almost 11 months, but uncertainty around the US monetary policy and its potential impact on domestic and global markets still looms

Indian markets can withstand a somewhat expensive multiple: Jonathan Garner

For foreign investors, there is a good opportunity to buy Japan, Korea and Taiwan in the Asian region, he said in this exclusive interview on the sidelines of the Morgan Stanley India Investment Forum

Fed should alter its monetary policy framework: IMF's Gita Gopinath

She said central banks should be more willing to tolerate inflation below target at a time when unemployment is already low

Crypto decouples from global financial markets amid banking sector gloom

The collapse of several banks in the last two weeks has spread fears of contagion in global markets, but crypto markets saw a bull run, with Bitcoin climbing to its nine-month high on Monday

How to approach IT stocks amid tighter monetary policy, recession fears?

According to Jefferies, analysts' consensus revenue growth estimates for CY24 have been lowered for top clients of all IT firms, barring Wipro, with the highest cuts for HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra

Global mkts fully pricing in Fed hike to 5.5%; Indian equities at risk: UBS

India, according to them, is among the more sensitive markets to US rates, and demonstrates the most sensitivity to local rates given higher influence of domestic flows into the market

Oil prices steady after last session's slump as Fed minutes awaited

The Fed raised interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) in December after four consecutive increases of 75 bps each

Asian equities rise, dollar sways as focus firmly on Fed minutes

Asian equities rose on Wednesday, while the dollar was on the back foot after a steep spike overnight, with investors keenly awaiting minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent meeting

Fed lifts rates by half percentage point, sees economy nearing stall speed

Only two of 19 Fed officials saw the benchmark overnight interest rate staying below 5% next year

Sensex gains 145 pts ahead of US Fed outcome; YES Bank slumps 8%, Paytm 2%

CLOSING BELL: The broader markets, on the other hand, outperformed the benchmark indices as the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices advanced 0.59 per cent and 0.68 per cent, respectively

F&O expiry: Sensex ends at record closing peak, up 762pts; Nifty near 18500

CLOSING BELL: A surprise dovish tone by the US Federal Reserve, where it said that the central bank is looking to slow the pace of rate hike, cheered market bulls

US Federal Reserve open to 50-bp hike at December policy meeting

"It is way too early to conclude that inflation is headed sustainably down," Christopher Waller, US Federal Reserve Governor

US Federal Reserve official suggests substantial rate hikes may be needed

The Federal Reserve may have to raise its benchmark interest rate much higher than it has previously projected to get inflation under control, James Bullard, who leads the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, said Thursday. Bullard's comments raised the prospect that the Fed's rate hikes will make borrowing by consumers and businesses even costlier and further heighten the risk of recession. Wall Street traders registered their concern by sending stock market futures further into the red early Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down about 330 points shortly before trading began. Bullard's remarks followed speeches by other Fed officials in recent days that suggested they see only limited progress, at most, in their use of steadily higher rates to fight inflation. The Fed's key short-term interest rate has not yet reached a level that could be justified as sufficiently restrictive, Bullard said. To attain a sufficiently restrictive level, the policy rate will need to be

Best of BS Opinion: Unwelcome reminder, Beyond Bali, and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Handling external shocks

Following the US Fed's monetary policy lead is not in the interest of emerging economies

Fed hikes rate again by 75 basis points, hints at entering end phase

On Wednesday, US Fedral Bank increased repo rate by 75 basis points, taking the key repo rate to 4 per cent

Sensex snaps 4-day winning run, slips 215 pts ahead of US Fed rate decision

Market Wrap: Bharti Airtel, Maruti, HCL Technologies and Hindustan Unilever were the prominent losers, while ITC and Sun Pharma finished with steady gains.