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Asia stocks surge as cooling inflation raises hopes that Fed will ease up

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped 3.72%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 2.43% and Japan's Nikkei rose 3%

US jobs top forecasts, wages pick up in labor market despite Fed aggression

US employers added more jobs than expected in October while wages rose firmly, underscoring the resilience of the labor market despite the Federal Reserve's aggressive efforts to cool it down.

Gold prices head for weekly loss on hawkish US Fed Reserve's stance

Gold prices were little changed on Friday, but the metal was headed for a second straight weekly drop as a stronger dollar and U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish policy stance clouded outlook

Top headlines: Fed hikes rate by 75 bps, Indian iPhone users to get 5G soon

From Fed rate hikes to deadlock over carrier's revival, here are the top headline for the day

Dollar gains as traders gird for higher US Fed rates, focus on jobs data

The dollar hit a week-high of $0.9810 per euro in early Asia trade and is eying its best week in more than a month

US Fed unleashes another big rate hike but hints at a pullback soon

The Federal Reserve pumped up its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday by three-quarters of a point for a fourth straight time but hinted that it could soon reduce the size of its rate hikes. The Fed's move raised its key short-term rate to a range of 3.75 per cent to 4 per cent, its highest level in 15 years. It was the central bank's sixth rate hike this year a streak that has made mortgages and other consumer and business loans increasingly expensive and heightened the risk of a recession. But in a statement, the Fed suggested that it could soon shift to a more deliberate pace of rate increases. It said that in coming months it would consider the cumulative impact of its large rate hikes on the economy. It noted that its rate hikes take time to fully affect growth and inflation. Those words indicated that the Fed's policymakers may think borrowing costs are getting high enough to possibly slow the economy and reduce inflation. If so, that would suggest that they don't need to ..

Crypto wrap: Markets rally on expectation of softer stance from US Fed

Bitcoin crossed the $ 20,000 mark, and Ethereum was above the $ 1,500 mark for the first time since it concluded "Merge" in September

Rupee, bonds gain on hopes of Federal Reserve slowing rate hikes

At 3:30 pm IST on Thursday, the US dollar index was at 110.09 as against 112.02 at the same time on Tuesday

European stocks up as investors see signs Fed could slow rate rises

The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 47 countries, was up 0.1% on the day and MSCI's main European Index hit a five-week high, up 0.8% on the day

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

Rupee falls 39 paise to fresh lifetime low of 82.69 against US dollar

The rupee fell 39 paise to an all-time low of 82.69 against the US dollar in early trade as elevated crude oil prices and risk-averse sentiment among investors weighed on the local unit

Rupee loses 10% vs USD over a year, FX reserves fall to near 2-yr low

The rupee has depreciated 9.7 per cent against the dollar since September 2021

IT shares extend fall; TCS, Wipro, Infy hit 52-week lows on growth concerns

In the past two weeks, the Nifty IT index has tanked 10 per cent, as against a 5 per cent decline in the Nifty 50.

Have the Indian stock markets rallied too fast, too soon?

Until the S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty50 do not break 57,000 and 17,000 levels, there are higher changes of touching 64,000 and 19,000 levels.

Rupee sheds 0.3% as US dollar soars ahead of Fed's policy statement

Putin's call for partial mobilisation hits risk appetite in currency market

RBI, bond market players discuss liquidity strategy as surplus dwindles

RBI asked for mkt views on BoP, impact of 75-bps rate hike by US Fed

Rupee rises 7 paise to close at 79.74 against dollar ahead of Fed meet

The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled 7 paise higher at 79.74 against the US dollar on Tuesday, snapping its four-session falling streak as investors await the US Fed's policy statement for further cues. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 79.70 against the greenback. It witnessed an intra-day high of 79.58 and a low of 79.77 during the session. It finally ended at 79.74, up 7 paise from its previous close of 79.81. The rupee declined by 64 paise in the past four sessions due to forex outflows and a stronger dollar. The dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.12 per cent to 109.87. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, advanced 0.14 per cent to USD 92.13 per barrel. "Rupee continued to consolidate in a narrow range despite gains in domestic equities. Volatility remained low ahead of the important FOMC policy statement that will be released tomorrow," said Gaurang Somaiya, Forex & .

'Risks to global markets could arise from central bank rate actions'

Market is building an earnings growth of 10-12 per cent for FY23, which seems achievable given the present earnings momentum and economic outlook, says Sanjay Chawla of Baroda BNP Paribas MF.

Deja vu? Key reasons why Jefferies thinks the market rally may not sustain

The information technology sector (IT), Jefferies believes, remains at significant risk of sell-off if the Nifty were to correct

Equities turn unattractive for Credit Suisse; cuts rating to underweight

Markets, Credit Suisse said, had factored in excessive hope and not enough economic realities ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium