The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, but policymakers indicated they still expect to reduce them by three-quarters of a percentage point by the end of 2024 despite stodgier expected progress towards the U.S. central bank’s 2% inflation target. The Fed‘s new policy statement described inflation as remaining “elevated,” and updated quarterly economic … Read more
Gold prices in the international and domestic markets suffered losses in the first two months of 2024. A strong US dollar, expectations of further delay in US Fed rate cuts, and a rally in global equities affected the sentiment surrounding the metal. The US Dollar has gained almost 3% since the start of January. Firm … Read more
Just a quarter of business economists and analysts expect the United States to fall into recession this year. And any downturn would likely result from an external shock – such as a conflict involving China – rather than from domestic economic factors such as higher interest rates. But respondents to a National Association of Business … Read more
YES Bank shares jumped 32% in the week to witness a breakout with strong volumes, indicating a significant base formation on the technical chart. “The support for the stock is established at Rs 27, and any pullbacks towards this support level present an opportunity to initiate fresh long positions. Sustaining above the support at Rs … Read more
“Three rate cuts were not there on the card three months back, now there are three rate cuts. Yields are softening, so there will still be humbug whether it is March or April,” says Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities.It appears that overnight things have turned amber there in the US, in last sort of trade … Read more
MUMBAI – India’s 10-year government bond yield declined in early trade on Monday, falling below the critical 7.15% mark to a near 4-month low, as prospects of lower inflationary pressures powered bullish bets. The 10-year benchmark bond yield was at 7.1350% as of 10:00 a.m. IST, following its previous close of 7.1791%. The yield eased … Read more
An unprecedented amount of cash flowed into the world’s largest and oldest exchange-traded fund last week, as stocks rallied to near-record highs after the Federal Reserve indicated it could cut interest rates next year. State Street’s $478 billion SPDR S&P 500 ETF (ticker SPY) raked in $20.8 billion on Friday, the biggest inflow since the … Read more
The Federal Reserve’s signal on Wednesday that its interest rate hiking campaign is over triggered a drop in bond yields and a rash of market bets on U.S. rate cuts next year, marking a sharp shift in pricing that is rare outside of financial panics. Economic data on Thursday showing stronger-than-expected retail sales in November … Read more
The week ending December 1 was marked by speeches of two important Federal Reserve officials – Waller, the Federal Reserve Governor and Powell, the Federal Reserve’s Chair. Financial markets construed the much awaited Powell‘s speech Friday as decisively dovish as he did not seem to push hard against the markets’ expectations of hefty rate cuts … Read more
Federal Reserve officials agreed at their last policy meeting they could take a cautious approach to raising U.S. interest rates moving forward, and would only need to move them higher “if” incoming information showed insufficient progress in lowering inflation. “All participants agreed that the (Federal Open Market) Committee was in a position to proceed carefully,” … Read more