Gold is seen range-bound ahead of the US FOMC decision next week

Gold is seen range-bound ahead of the US FOMC decision next week

The metal benefitted from the peak rate narrative being pushed by the markets as inflation readings in the US, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK came in short of forecast, which has given rise to a possibility of key central banks soon hitting a pause button in their rate hike mission aimed at reining in … Read more

How high-interest rate cycles impact the stock markets

How high-interest rate cycles impact the stock markets

The chart depicts the 20-year data of the US 10-year bond yield and the S&P500 index. It describes the relationship between the stock market and interest rates. For a long period, the S&P500, the most diversified index of the United States, had a strong and prolonged bull run, supported by the down cycling interest rate. … Read more

Fed policy preview: What you should know as D-St braces for big rate hike

Fed policy preview: What you should know as D-St braces for big rate hike

New Delhi: The US Federal Reserve is set to kick start its two-day policy review later in the day. Thus, all eyes are on the quantum of the rate hike the US central bank may go with, this time. A 75 basis point rate hike is what the consensus was looking at a few days … Read more