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Markets may bottom out soon, but a sustained recovery is unlikely: Nomura

A sustained recovery in Asian markets, Nomura said, will largely depend on how the Covid situation and the ensuing curbs put in place to combat the pandemic in China plays out going ahead

World shares mixed; British pound falls to all-time low on tax cut concerns

Global shares were mixed Monday while the British pound declined to an all-time low against the US dollar on concerns over planned tax cuts. France's CAC 40 rose 0.2% in early trading to 5,795.88, while Germany's DAX added 0.2% to 12,311.57. Britain's FTSE 100 edged 0.1% higher to 7,025.51. The futures for the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 were 0.1% lower. In Asian trading, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 2.7% to finish at 26,431.55. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 1.6% to 6,469.40. South Korea's Kospi dropped 3.0% to 2,220.94. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gave up 0.4% to 17,855.14, while the Shanghai Composite lost 1.2% to 3,051.23. The British pound's slide against the dollar picked up pace last week after the UK's new government outlined plans to cut taxes and boost spending. The weakening currency piles pressure on the UK's new Conservative government, which has gambled that slashing taxes and increasing borrowing to compensate will spur economic growth. Many economists say .

Gold risks collapse into bear market as Federal Reserve targets inflation

Bullion's extended retreat -- with prices on course for a sixth consecutive monthly drop in September -- has driven prices close to bear-market territory

Strong dollar vs foreign inflows: Rupee in fine balance ahead of Fed meet

Analysts expect rupee to trade in the range of 78-80 per dollar, for now

Wall Street rebounds as yields slip, focus on Fed path; Nasdaq up 1%

Data signaling strength in the US economy has prompted traders to bet on a 75-basis-point interest rate hike by the Fed later this month

Markets are now pricing in 50bps US Fed rate cut in 2023: Chris Wood

The US Fed raised the target range for the federal funds rate by another 75 bps to 2.25-2.50 per cent in its July meeting. The FOMC statement has downgraded its assessment of the economic situation

F&O expiry: Sensex soars 1,041 pts, Nifty tops 16,900; Bajaj twins leap 10%

CLOSING BELL: Tata Steel, Kotak Bank, IndusInd Bank, Nestle, Infosys, Asian Paints, and Tech M were the other outperformers, up between 3 per cent and 4.6 per cent

Gold prices tick up on softer dollar, US Fed policy view in focus

(Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Wednesday, buoyed by a softer U.S. dollar, though prices were range-bound as investors were cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision later in the day.

Inflation risk has peaked in Asia; rate hikes may moderate: Morgan Stanley

Inflation as measured by the CPI index stood at 7.04 in May 2022, higher than the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) comfort zone of 2 - 6 per cent

Recession fears hit global mkts; Sensex drops 1,046 pts, Nifty below 15,400

CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 indices hit fresh 52-week lows as they spiraled 2 per cent down

Sensex ends 152 pts lower ahead of US Fed decision; Nifty dips below 15,700

CLOSING BELL: NTPC, Infosys, HUL, Wipro, and RIL slipped over 1 per cent each

Sensex falls 153pts; Nifty below 15750; Bajaj Auto dips 5%, Adani Ent up 6%

CLOSING BELL: Select IT, metals, and pharma stocks helped the headline indices recover from the day's low

Gold set to snap 5-session winning run by stronger dollar ahead of Fed mins

(Reuters) - Gold prices fell on Wednesday as the dollar firmed in the run-up to minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's May policy meeting, which could provide cues on its policy tightening path.

Quantum, timing of RBI rate hike has surprised the markets: Analysts

In the last policy meeting in April, the monetary policy committee (MPC) of the RBI had shifted its focus to tackle the rising inflation in India after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Fed's Brainard sees rapid balance sheet runoff, rise to neutral

"I think we can all absolutely agree inflation is too high and bringing inflation down is of paramount importance," Federal Reserve Governor said at a conference at the Minneapolis Fed

US Fed policy and market impact

Investors in India are worried about a possible interest rate hike by the US Fed, which is under pressure to cap inflation. Experts believe that a 25 basis point hike is already penciled in.

TMS Ep130: Smartphone production, EPF rate, markets, submarine cable

Will lockdown in China impact India's phone production? What should you do after EPF interest rate cut? How will the market react to US Fed meeting? What are submarine cables? All answers here

Global stock recovery takes a breather ahead of US inflation numbers

European stocks were mostly higher or unchanged on the day, while U.S. futures pointed to small declines at the open on Wall Street

The reason investors are sticking with gold despite easy money ending

Money managers back the asset because they see real yields remaining negative as the US Fed struggles to tighten policy enough to push interest rates above inflation.

US Fed officials nod to March rate hike as inflation drumbeat grows louder

The central bank in December announced plans to buy its last tranche of government securities in February, sooner than it had projected just a month earlier.