US President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook late Monday, in a move viewed as a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over the independent institution. Trump said in a letter posted on his Truth Social platform Monday that he is firing Cook because of allegations that she committed mortgage … Read more
Federal Reserve officials appeared cautious about a September rate cut as investors awaited Chair Jerome Powell’s keynote speech at the annual Jackson Hole symposium. Source link
Joseph Lavorgna, counselor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, believes tariffs are not inflationary and says economists who have been predicting that prices would rise due to President Donald Trump‘s import duties are wrong. Where many such economists saw effects of tariffs in consumer price inflation data last week, Lavorgna was not persuaded. Economists had been … Read more
In this edition of ETMarkets Smart Talk, Puneet Pal, Head of Fixed Income at PGIM India AMC, addresses the recent $2 billion FPI outflows from Indian fixed income markets in June. Despite strong macroeconomic fundamentals and steady returns from Indian bonds over the past two years, foreign investors have begun paring their exposure. Pal believes … Read more
The Federal Reserve will likely keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, despite weeks of harsh criticism and demands from President Donald Trump that the Fed reduce borrowing costs. After causing a sharp drop in financial markets two weeks ago by saying he could fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Trump subsequently backed off … Read more
President Donald Trump may have found a way to force the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates after all.It’s no secret that Trump wants lower rates. He also wants more say in monetary policy, even though he already has the power to name the Fed chair and two vice chairs, subject to Senate confirmation. It … Read more
“PM Modi has spoken about his government’s firm resolve towards the goal of Viksit Bharat 2047. In his latest US visit, he has re-iterated this vision which roughly translates as ‘Make India Great Again’ (MIGA),” says Dr. Poonam Tandon, Chief Investment Officer – IndiaFirst Life InsuranceIn an interview with ETMarkets, Tandon said: “This is in … Read more
Indian equity markets witnessed considerable volatility during the week ending December 13, 2024. The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indices fluctuated throughout the week, with a strong rally on Friday, December 13, driving modest weekly gains. On Friday, the Sensex surged by 843.16 points (1.04%) to close at 82,133.12, while the Nifty 50 advanced … Read more
The US 10-year bond yields could cross 5% once again if the US government’s fiscal deficit widens further, said Sonal Desai, chief investment officer of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income. In an interview with Nishanth Vasudevan, Desai, who oversees $211 billion of assets under management globally, spoke about what’s in store in 2025, US bond yields, … Read more
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday declined to say whether he would remain at the U.S. central bank as a board member after his term as chief expires in May 2026. Powell, asked at an event in Dallas whether he would consider being the first Fed chair in more than seven decades to remain … Read more