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US Fed could be in 'difficult' spot with higher prices, slower hiring

The prospect of high inflation stemming from widespread tariffs along with weaker hiring could put the Federal Reserve in a difficult spot, Fed policymakers said in minutes from last month's meeting. The minutes, released Wednesday, said that the Fed could keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged if inflation remained stubbornly elevated. And they said it could cut its rate if growth slowed and unemployment rose. The minutes were for the Fed's March 18-19 meeting. But if both happened at the same time, the Fed may face difficult tradeoffs, some of the 19 officials on the central bank's interest-rate setting committee said. Rising unemployment can often lead to a recession, when the Fed would normally slash its key rate to support more borrowing and spending and stimulate the economy. Yet Fed officials would likely be reluctant to cut if inflation rose, because it usually seeks to cool higher prices by keeping its key rate unchanged or even raising it if necessary. The minutes ..

Fed's Musalem sees growth slipping below trend, higher inflation risk

Higher prices from tariffs could lead to a one-time price shock that the Fed could largely look through in setting policy, though Musalem said he regarded that approach as risky

Risk of a waterfall decline in the US stock market is rising: Chris Wood

Tariff hikes are plain news as the historic precedent of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 highlights. This is an impoverishment day, not a liberation day, Wood said in his weekly note GREED & fear.

Private sector forecasters see greater recession risk: Fed's Jerome Powell

Powell further said that he is not going to leave the chairmanship of the central bank before his term comes to an end. "I fully intend to serve all of my term," he said

Gems & jewellery exporters jittery over steep hike in US reciprocal tariff

Exports will be badly hit in the next couple of months until the cost impact is analysed by US consumers and Indian exporters, said industry players

Tariffs raise recession risks in US, put Fed in tight spot: VK Vijayakumar

Trump Tariff News: The short-term impact on the market will be negative. The probability of US recession by end 2025 has increased

Safe-haven gold hits record high as Trump announces sweeping tariffs

All eyes are on the US non-farm payrolls report, due Friday, for further clues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path

Goldman raises odds of US recession to 35%, predicts 3 interest rate cuts

The brokerage also lowered the world's largest economy's GDP growth forecast for 2025 to 1.5 per cent from 2.0 per cent and projected three interest rate cuts

Best of BS Opinion: Uncertainty rules in a world in flux

Thanks to President Donald Trump, not just the world but even the US Fed remains in a state of suspense over how his tariff-threats will pan out in the real world

The US Federal Reserve is driving blind as policy uncertainty dominates

On tariffs, prognosticators are struggling to understand the logic and legal basis behind Trump's so-called "reciprocal tariff" plan set for April 2

US Federal Reserve rate cut hopes lift markets for fourth consecutive day

Benchmark indices up over 5% from recent lows but still trade 12% below record highs logged six months ago

Fed confirms rate cuts, X sues Centre, Indian origin scholar to be deported, & more

The US Federal Reserve kept benchmark interest rates steady but signalled potential cuts later this year amid concerns over tariffs and a slowing economy.

US Fed keeps interest rates unchanged: Impact on Indian markets

In a widely expected move, the US Federal Reserve has decided to keep its interest rate target range unchanged at 4.25 to 4.5%.

Trump asks Fed to cut rates as officials weigh economic impact of tariffs

Fed's Powell downplayed simmering concerns about a slowdown but acknowledged tariff uncertainty was a factor and already contributing to goods inflation

Stock Market Today: GIFT Nifty up after Fed holds rate; China LPR, BoE eyed

Stock Market Today, March 20: Gains in the domestic stock markets would be on the back of a rally in Wall Street stocks, where the Dow Jones climbed 0.92 per cent, the S&P 500 jumped 1.08 per cent

US Fed holds interest rates steady amid projected growth slowdown

Taking stock of the Trump administration's rollout of tariffs, Fed officials actually marked up their outlook for inflation this year

Federal Reserve could cut interest rates this year, but for 'bad' reasons

Even as the economy undergoes what may be wrenching changes, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to signal it could cut its key interest rate twice this year - the same forecast it issued in December. Yet the reasons for those cuts may change dramatically, depending on how the economy fares. What were once seen as good news rate reductions in response to a steady decline in inflation back to the Fed's target of 2%, now could become bad news cuts that would be implemented to offset an economy struggling in the wake of widespread tariffs, rapid cuts in government spending, and a spike in economic uncertainty. At the end of last year, the Fed reduced its key interest rate three times to about 4.3% from 5.3%. The Fed had rapidly raised its rate to combat inflation, and as price growth headed lower, that allowed the central bank to reverse some of those rate hikes. In September, inflation dropped to a 3 1/2 year low of 2.4%. Yet inflation then marched higher for four straight .

Market Today, March 19: BoJ, Fed decision; Nifty breakout; FII buying, IPOs

Stock Market Today, Wednesday, March 19: The US Fed will announce its policy decision tonight amid concerns of inflation ticking higher due to US President Donald Trump's tariffs, if imposed.

Donald Trump names Michelle Bowman as top Federal Reserve bank regulator

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Michelle Bowman to oversee the Federal Reserve's financial regulatory efforts, a move that could lead to looser rules for large banks. Bowman was appointed by Trump in 2018 to serve on the Fed's governing board. She replaces Michael Barr as the Fed's Vice Chair for Supervision, after Barr stepped down last month to avoid a legal fight that could have ensued had Trump carried out his threat to fire him. Barr, however, stayed on the seven-member Fed board, forcing Trump to pick from one of the existing governors. Her nomination was welcomed by banking industry lobbying groups, including the American Bankers Association and the Independent Community Bankers of America. As Vice Chair, Bowman will be the most powerful federal bank regulator, and will coordinate with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on developing bank rules. The position requires Senate confirmation, though analysts expect she

US Fed meeting this week has investors anxiously awaiting Powell's remarks

Even as the Federal Reserve chair has touted US resilience, uneasiness sparked by President Donald Trump's rapidly escalating trade war has sent stocks tumbling over the past month