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
Gold futures have reached a historic high of $3,065.09 per ounce in New York, with 24K gold prices in India rising to Rs 90,450 per 10 grams, and 22K gold climbing to Rs 82,910 per 10 grams. Gold prices continued their upward trend for the third consecutive day, reaching a new record high of Rs 89,796 … Read more
Gold prices in India reached a new all-time high on Wednesday, March 19, crossing Rs 90,000 per 10 grams. This increase is attributed to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, uncertainties in global trade, and anticipation regarding the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision. The geopolitical situation in the Middle East has been a … Read more
Domestic benchmark equity indices fell on Monday, weighed down by losses in heavyweight financials and IT stocks ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision this week. However, as per data available on StockEdge, several largecap stocks from Nifty200 index outperformed the benchmark Nifty50 on a 1-week and 3-month basis as of December 13. … Read more
Mumbai: The sovereign debt market will see foreign flows worth $2-3 billion per month once domestic bonds are included in a JP Morgan index this week, with the pace likely to accelerate once the US starts cutting rates, Standard Chartered Bank‘s India head of financial markets said. “We have a different profile spread across clients. … Read more
Borrowing from a Federal Reserve emergency lending program rose to a fresh record, just before the central bank raised the facility’s interest rate to stop financial institutions from taking advantage and arbitraging on its attractive terms. Demand for the Bank Term Funding Program rose approximately $6.3 billion in the week through Wednesday, Jan. 24 to … Read more
US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday rattled financial markets worldwide by saying that the central bank was not yet confident that interest rates were at a sufficiently restrictive level to bring inflation to its 2% target. The statement, which leaves the door open for more Fed rate hikes, yanked five-year US bond yields … Read more
The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms reached an all-time high of Rs 315 lakh crore on Monday, helped by strong investor sentiments amid encouraging domestic macroeconomic data and a firm trend in global stocks. The BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 240.98 points, or 0.37 per cent, to settle at 65,628.14. During the day, it rallied 296.75 … Read more
The US bond market was hit by a fresh round of selling after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank remains prepared to push interest rates higher if needed to keep reining in inflation.While Treasuries were little changed during Powell’s long-awaited speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, yields pushed up after it concluded as … Read more
The 0.25 per cent hike in interest rates by the US Fed was on expected lines, analysts said on Thursday, expecting its Indian counterpart to take a balanced view in its policy formation going forward. Naveen Kulkarni, chief investment officer of Axis Securities PMS, said the action in the US was on expected lines and … Read more