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Gold price climbs Rs 10 to Rs 65,570, silver rises Rs 100 to Rs 75,100

The price of ten grams of 24-carat gold in Mumbai is in line with prices in Kolkata and Hyderabad, at Rs 65,570

Federal Reserve in no rush to cut interest rates, says Jerome Powell

In prepared testimony to a House panel Wednesday, the Fed chief said it will likely be appropriate to begin lower borrowing costs "at some point this year," but made clear they're not ready yet

US Fed's Jerome Powell to double down on 'no rush to cut' message

They're expected to press the Fed chief on why officials are keeping borrowing costs so high, risking damage to the economy, when they've made so much progress on inflation

Crude oil falls 1% as Fed caution, stocks build offset Opec+ expectations

Brent crude futures fell 90 cents, or 1.08%, to $82.75 a barrel by 0902 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures (WTI) were down 92 cents, or 1.17%, at $77.95

Sensex gyrates 1,175 pts intraday, ends 535 pts higher; Nifty tops 22,200

Stock market highlights on Thursday, February 22, 2024: The Nifty50 index hit a record high of 22,252.5 in late deals

More time needed to weigh prospect of rate cut: Fed's Raphael Bostic

My expectation is that the rate of inflation will continue to decline, but more slowly than the pace implied by where the markets signal monetary policy should be, he said

US Federal Reserve releases scenarios for 2024 bank "stress tests"

Fed's annual 'stress tests' dictate how much capital banks need to be healthy and how much they can return to shareholders via share buybacks and dividends

Falling US Fed rate cut bets keep gold below $2,000 level, palladium up 7%

Spot gold was down 0.2% to $1,988.08 per ounce as of 9:53 a.m. EST (1453 GMT) - its lowest price since Dec. 13. Bullion fell about 1.4% on Tuesday

The next few months are likely to see increased volatility: Shiv Sehgal

Valuations of midcaps and smallcaps have reached very high levels, and hence to that extent leave little margin of safety, Sehgal said

Slower US inflation set to fuel Fed Reserve's interest-rate cut optimism

The overall CPI probably rose less than 3 per cent for the first time in nearly two years, economists forecast Tuesday's report to show

Rupee depriciates 5 paise to 83.01 against US dollar in early trade

The rupee depreciated 5 paise to 83.01 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, tracking a strong American currency and elevated crude oil prices in the international market. Forex traders said a negative trend in domestic equities and foreign fund inflows weighed on investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 82.96 against the dollar and touched an early low of 83.01 and a high of 82.95 in initial trade. On Thursday, the rupee settled on a flat note at 82.96 against the US dollar, after the Reserve Bank decided to keep the key policy rate unchanged for the sixth time in a row to maintain a tight vigil on inflation. "The RBI kept rates on hold in its MPC meeting held on Thursday and also did not give any indication of when it will be able to cut rates prompting a fall in equity markets. It said that it cannot give any forward guidance leaving everyone guessing on the timing of the rate cycle," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executiv

Sensex drops 354 pts in fag-end, Nifty below 21,800; RIL, Airtel weigh

Stock market highlights on February 5: Among sectors, the Nifty Pharma, and Auto indices rallied over 1 per cent each

No change in rate; will the stance change?

Both the US Fed and Bank of England have taken the tightening bias off the table. Will the RBI follow the same path?

Sensex ends Interim Budget session 107 pts down; PSBs shine, Paytm dips 20%

The Nifty ended below 21,700, down 28 points. Maruti, Power Grid, Axis Bank and SBI were the top Sensex 30 gainers, while L&T shed 2 per cent on Thursday. Rail stocks slipped on profit-taking.

Dollar hovers near seven-week high as Fed cut expectations shift to May

The dollar has been buoyed by U.S. economic data suggesting the Fed can wait longer before cutting interest rates

US Fed keeps key rates unchanged at 5.25%-5.5% for 4th straight meeting

FOMC said it is unlikely to start cutting rates without 'greater confidence' that inflation is moving 'sustainably' towards its long-term 2% target

Mastercard profit beats Wall Street estimates on healthy spending trends

The report capped a robust year for the company as hopes of a "soft landing" for the economy and bets of interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve encouraged big-ticket purchases and more travel

US job openings unexpectedly rise by 101,000 to 9.026 million in December

Data for November was revised higher to show 8.925 million unfilled positions instead of the previously reported 8.79 million. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 8.75 mn job openings in Nov

Steady benchmark bond yields eye Budget, US Fed cues for direction

India's benchmark 10-year yield ended at 7.1735%, on Monday, following its previous close at 7.1760%

Rupee ends little changed as focus turns to Budget, US Fed decision

The rupee closed at 83.1325 against the U.S. dollar, barely changed from its close at 83.1150 in the previous session