Mumbai: Kotak Mahindra Bank founder Uday Kotak has warned about interest rates staying elevated for a longer period of time due to a higher-than-expected US inflation and firm oil prices. Kotak said US inflation may dent hopes of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and keep interest rates “higher for longer” even in countries … Read more
New York: US stocks fell Wednesday on worries that what seemed like a blip in the battle to bring down inflation is turning into a trend. The S&P 500 was 1.2% lower in a wipeout where nine out of 10 stocks in the index fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 514 points, or … Read more
Gold prices opened on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Monday at Rs 70,999 per 10 grams and hit an intraday low of Rs 70,862. In the international market, prices hovered around $2,339.72 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver opened at Rs 81,093 per kg and hit an intraday low of Rs 80,030 on the MCX. In … Read more
WASHINGTON – Ever since the Federal Reserve signaled last fall that it was likely done raising interest rates, Wall Street traders, economists, car buyers, would-be homeowners – pretty much everyone – began obsessing over a single question: When will the Fed start cutting rates? But now, with the U.S. economy showing surprising vigor, a different … Read more
NEW YORK: U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday after a strong jobs report reinforced the view that the economy remains healthy even as it suggested the Federal Reserve could delay cutting interest rates. All major S&P 500 sectors advanced, with communication services, industrials and technology the top gainers. U.S. Labor Department data showed employers hired … Read more
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
NEW YORK: U.S. stocks fell on Friday, led by technology-related megacaps that have propelled this year’s rally, while investors weighed the interest rate outlook ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting. Traders have reined in bets of a June rate cut by the Fed after this week’s hotter-than-expected inflation data. Shares of Adobe dropped 13.7%, … Read more
U.S. stocks ended with modest losses on Monday, as the focus shifted after last week’s AI-fueled rally to upcoming economic data that could affect the timing of the Federal Reserve’s expected interest rate cut. The release of January’s personal consumption expenditures price index (PCE)- the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge – on Thursday could dampen the … Read more
U.S. stocks ended sharply higher on Friday and the S&P 500 registered an all-time closing high as strong earnings and a blowout January employment report boosted confidence in the economy, even while lowering the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates any time soon. The rally capped a tumultuous week filled with high … Read more
Mumbai: Overseas investors offloaded ₹25,744 crore worth of Indian stocks in January after two straight months of purchases as receding hopes of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve in March led to some risk-off sentiment. Analysts said inflows in February will hinge on the Fed’s commentary on the direction of interest rates … Read more