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Global stock markets can retest June 2022 lows, cautions Chris Wood

Most global markets have staged a smart recovery since their June 2022 lows. The S&P BSE Sensex has outperformed its peers with a rise of around 13 per cent since then

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

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

Global fund managers 'super bearish'; cash allocation at 20-year high: BofA

Global growth expectations, the survey findings suggest, were near all-time lows with a net 72 per cent respondents expecting a weaker economy in 2023

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

Chart check: Global markets crack but Sensex, Nifty may still hit new peaks

The underlying trend for the benchmark indices continues to be bullish given that the Sensex and the Nifty50 indices honor 59,000 and 17,700 levels, respectively

Dollar pushes towards 24-year peak versus yen after US inflation data

The dollar rose as high as 144.965 yen in the Asian session, taking it close to the high of 144.99 hit a week ago, a level not seen since August 1998

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

Gold drops as higher US inflation bolsters dollar with rate hike looming

Spot gold prices dropped more than 1% after higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data, and were trading 1.6% lower at $1,697.30 per ounce by 9:10 a.m. ET (1310 GMT).

Bull run enters 4th day; Sensex up 456 pts, Nifty tops 18,050; metals lead

CLOSING BELL: Top large-cap gainers were Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, Tata Consumer Products, L&T, Britannia, Bajaj Finance, SBI Life, and Tata Motors.

'Scariest economics paper of 2022' forecasts huge lay-offs over next 2 yrs

The 'scariest economics paper of 2022' has warned that a high unemployment rate will be necessary to combat inflation and to bring it down to 2%

Crypto traders in bullish mode despite hawkish Fed comments on inflation

Bitcoin, which accounts for about 40% of the estimated market value of all cryptocurrencies, traded last week within a range of about 5.4%, the narrowest since October 2020

Wall Street falls as job openings data adds to rate hike jitters

Best Buy sales beat estimates as discounts spur demand; Jobs openings in July rises sharply

Bitcoin hovers around $20k as Fed chief's hawkish comments weigh on crypto

The largest token fell as much as 2.3% on Monday to $19,527, the fifth day of declines

Rupee hits new low of 80.14 per $ as Fed's Powell talks tough on inflation

RBI interventions to determine rupee's course amid surging dollar

'Inflation fever' finally breaking but central banks won't stop rate hikes

As economic growth slows, prices for key raw materials - from oil to copper and wheat - have cooled in recent weeks, taking pressure off the cost of manufactured goods and food

Dollar rebounds as Fed Chair Powell commits to fighting inflation

The dollar index gained after Federal Reserve Chair adopted a hawkish tone to battling inflation, but did not settle the debate on how large a rate increase is likely

Rupee rises by 8 paise to 79.84 on weak dollar ahead of Fed chair speech

The rupee appreciated by 8 paise to close at 79.84 against the US dollar on Friday, supported by a weak dollar in the overseas markets and a positive trend in domestic equities. However, higher crude prices in the international markets restricted the rupee's gain, forex dealers said. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 79.87 against the greenback. It witnessed an intra-day high of 79.81 and a low of 79.94 against the American currency during the session. It finally ended at 79.84 against the US dollar, up 8 paise from its previous close of 79.92. "Rupee continued to consolidate in a narrow range ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium. Dollar weakened against its major crosses after the GDP number released from the US came in line with expectation," said Gaurang Somaiya, Forex & Bullion Analyst, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Market participants remained cautious as they waited for a speech by the Federal Reserve chairman. "The Fed Chairman's speech in Jackson