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Gold prices hit over two-year low as US Fed rate-hike fears mount

Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,661.97 per ounce, as of 0724 GMT, after hitting its lowest since April 2020 at $1,658.30. Prices were down 3.2% for the week so far. U.S. gold futures fell 0.4% to $1,670.50.

Global stocks, Wall Street futures lower amid inflation pressure

Global stocks and Wall Street futures fell on Friday after higher-than-expected US inflation dashed hopes the Federal Reserve might back off plans for more interest rate hikes. London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong retreated. Oil prices declined. Wall Street's benchmark S and P 500 index lost 1.1 per cent on Thursday, adding to declines after August inflation stayed near a four-decade high despite four interest rate hikes this year to slow the economy. On Thursday, US government data showed unemployment claims last week declined while August consumer sales rose. That gives ammunition to Federal Reserve officials who say the economy can tolerate more rate hikes. Wall Street's decline indicates no sign of relief for risk sentiments while the job market data provided the go-ahead for further tightening in monetary policy, Yeap Jun Rong of IG said in a report. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London lost 0.3 per cent to 7,262.67 and the DAX in Frankfurt she

Three reasons why Sensex has crashed over 1,700 points in last 3 sessions

Analysts say that the domestic market has started showing some indications of fatigue. Globally, the major concern now is that the Fed might oversteer the economy

Dollar stands tall as market focus swings back to US Federal Reserve

The Japanese currency hovered at 143.02 in Asia after jumping on Wednesday when the country's central bank checked on exchange rates with banks - a possible preparation for yen buying

How will Indian markets react if US Fed goes for a 100 bps hike?

Global equities are rattled amid fear of the US Fed raising the interest rate to tame inflation. But domestic equities settled with marginal cuts of 0.4%. What does this say about Sensex and Nifty?

Rupee slides as US CPI data stokes speculation of 100 bps Fed hike

Higher US interest rates typically leads to a stronger dollar and reduces the appeal of emerging market assets for global investors

US inflation sends markets on a wild ride; FPIs pull out Rs 1,400 crore

Sensex swings 1,232 points before settling 224 points lower; FPIs pullout Rs 1,400 cr

Jeff Bezos loses $10 billion overnight; Elon Musk takes a $8-billion hit

The S&P 500 fell 4.4 per cent, the most since June 2020, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 tumbled 5.5 per cent

Wall Street edges higher after rout on rate hike worries; Tesla up 1.5%

Traders price in 37% chance of 100 bps rate hike next week; Starbucks projects strong profit growth over next three years

'Inflation has peaked' narrative premature, impact to stay: Crypto experts

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has fallen nearly 10 per cent since the Fed announcement of the inflation figures and was trading at $20,367.16 on Wednesday

Rupee falls 30 paise against US dollar to 79.44 on hawkish Fed outlook

Rupee had opened at 79.60, but managed to claw back from its fall, helped by Indian shares recouping a large part of their losses

Oil prices tumble 2%, reversing gains after bearish US economic data

U.S. commercial oil stocks were forecast to have risen 800,000 barrels during the same week, analysts forecast in a Reuters poll

US consumer price growth unexpectedly rose in August to 8.3%

So-called core CPI, which strips out the more volatile food and energy components, advanced 0.6% from July and 6.3% from a year ago

Futures tumble as US consumer price growth unexpectedly rises in August

Excluding the volatile food and energy components, core CPI increased to 6.3% from 5.9% in July, putting further pressure on the Fed to continue on its rate-hiking spree

Dwindling foreign exchange reserves spells risk for EM currencies

Thailand saw the biggest drop in reserves as a percentage of the gross domestic product, followed by Malaysia and India, according to data compiled by Bloomberg

RBI's expected soft landing for India means fast, if not fastest, growth

Economists see Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das and his monetary policy panel colleagues to begin dialing down the pace of interest-rate hikes this month

US stocks rise broadly, remain on track to break 3-week losing streak

Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday, keeping the market on track to break a three-week losing streak. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% as of 12:15 pm Eastern and is up 3.3% for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 306 points, or 1%, to 32,078 and the Nasdaq rose 1.7%. Each index is on track for its first weekly gain in four weeks. Technology stocks and retailers had some of the biggest gains. Microsoft rose 1.8% and Amazon rose 1.6%. DocuSign jumped 8% after the electronic signature company reported strong second-quarter sales and raised its subscription forecast. All 11 industry sectors in the benchmark S&P 500 rose, though makers of household goods and utilities, which are typically considered less risky investments, lagged the market. U.S. crude oil prices rose 3.1%. Bond yields were mixed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which influences interest rates on mortgages and other loans, fell to 3.31% from 3.33% late Tuesday. The two-year Treasury yield, ..

Gold hits more than one-week high as dollar slips boosting its demand

Spot gold was up 0.7% at $1,719.89 per ounce by 1230 GMT after rising to its highest since Aug. 30 at $1,729.29 earlier in the session

Rate rise fears prompt third week of global equity funds outflows

Global equity funds remained out of favour in the seven days to Sept 7 as a strong US services industry report fuelled concerns that the Fed would keep hiking interest rates to tame inflation

Dollar stabilises after steep climb, euro up by 0.52% on ECB rate hike

The dollar took a breather from its surging rally on Friday as markets digested yet more hawkish Fed speak, while the euro hung on to parity by an outsized rate hike from the European Central Bank