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Why stock prices don't always rise when the US Fed cuts interest rates

Of the many forces shaping stock prices, economic growth, corporate profits, and valuation are paramount. These deserve more attention than interest-rate movements alone

Federal Reserve gets green light on rate cuts as US job growth disappoints

The three-month average monthly payroll rise is now down to 116,000, far less than the 200,000 that analysts say is needed to meet current job-growth needs in a population that has swelled through imm

Gold hits two-week low as traders expect smaller US Federal rate cut

Traders are confident that the US Fed will cut rates this month and are pricing in a 59 per cent chance of a 25-basis-point cut, according to CME FedWatch tool

Rupee at closing low; RBI intervention prevent from touching 84 per dollar

The local currency settled at 83.97 per dollar on Tuesday, almost flat compared to the previous close. The previous record low of 83.97 was hit on August 13 of the current year

Already expensive house prices to get modest boost from rate cuts: Poll

Most central banks were expected to start cutting interest rates sometime this year, or have already done so, with the US Federal Reserve predicted to start at its Sept. 17-18 meeting

Emkay ups Nifty Sept 2025 target to 26,000; 'extended' sideways move likely

Emkay Global has raised the Nifty50 target to 26,000 for September 2025 on the back of rate cuts, revival in rural consumption, and earnings growth

FIIs poured over $1.6 bn into Indian equities within 10 days: NSDL data

Factors contributing to the buying spree among Foreign Institutional Investors include stabilisation of the Indian rupee and positive sentiment regarding India's growth story

US Fed cuts likely to send $1 trn FX avalanche to China: Eurizon SLJ's CEO

The chief executive of Eurizon SLJ Capital said currency is now the biggest risk that's not priced in properly across markets - and the yuan may play an outsized role

Markets rise as Fed chief Jerome Powell's comments fuel global rally

Nifty rises 0.75% to reclaim 25,000

As US rate cuts near, economic 'soft-landing' odds could dictate market

History shows that stocks tend to perform far better when rate cuts come against a background of resilient growth instead of during a sharp economic slowdown

As Fed's focus shift to protecting job market, policy needs to catch up

Powell's signal of coming rate cuts completed a Fed shift that began in January when it acknowledged emerging job market risks

Indian rupee likely to miss Fed pivot-fueled emerging market rally

The move was in line with the rupee's recent underperformance as the currency has failed to gain from the dollar's broad slump

US Federal Reserve preferred price gauge is set to reinforce rate cuts

Economists see the personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy - the Fed's preferred measure of underlying inflation - rising 0.2% in July for a second month

Yen firms after BOJ's Ueda flags readiness to hike; markets await Powell

Bouts of Japanese interventions and the interest rate hike in July tripped up investors who unwound the popular carry trade, in which traders borrowed yen to finance high-yielding assets

Rupee to inch up, traders await cues from Powell on interest rate cuts

The rupee has been a laggard in Asia, not benefitting from the increased confidence of the Fed cutting rates at each of the remaining three meetings this year

What US Fed does today, world central banks need not do tomorrow

The trend of central banks following their American counterpart's lead is not always certain

Market Highlights, Aug 22: Sensex up 148 pts, ends atop 81k; Nifty holds 24,800; banks, FMCG gain

Following the release of the latest US Fed minutes, the Indian markets are likely to be buoyed by indicators of at least one interest rate cut by the Fed before the year ends

Here's why Nuvama thinks Mphasis will benefit most from Fed rate cut

On the bourses, Mphasis has rallied 26.7 per cent in the last three months, driven by expectations of interest rate cuts in the US and early signs of recovery in the US-BFS sector.

Fed chief Powell confronts policy crossroads with all eyes on Jackson Hole

The hotly anticipated speech at the Fed's annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, comes at a high stakes moment for the US central bank and the $27 trillion Treasury market

Gold pares gains after hitting records as focus turns to Jackson Hole

Bullion climbed to as high as $2,531.75 an ounce, taking this year's gain to more than 22 per cent, before giving up some of the advance