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US Fed cuts interest rate for the second time in a row: Top 4 highlights

Moderate economic activity, weak business fixed investment and exports, and global uncertainties promoted the Fed to lower the key interest rates, a second since the recession of 2008

Deeply divided Fed policy panel may be reluctant to forecast further cuts

The policy statement and updated quarterly forecasts will be released at 2 pm in Washington and Chairman Jerome Powell will brief the press 30 minutes later

Fed needs further rate cuts to address US funding squeeze: Credit Suisse

Pressure caused by this "supermassive black hole" would seep into the foreign exchange forward, cross-currency basis and Libor-OIS markets, according to the note

Will Fed cut rates further? Suspense looms as investors expect more relief

A big clue could come from Chairman Jerome Powell when he speaks on Friday at the Kansas City Fed's annual policy retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Federal Reserve must cut rates by 100 basis points, says Donald Trump

The Fed cut rates last month for the first time in a decade and signalled it was open to doing more amid slowing global growth

Trump says US economy 'handcuffed' by Fed, wants further rate cut

Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said a strong US dollar was hurting American manufacturers

US Fed rate cut bails out Trump for policies that are slowing the economy

Fed rate cuts in conjunction with additional fiscal stimulus could result in higher inflation - which could spook markets and lead to a nasty unwinding

US Fed cuts interest rate by 25 basis points; first cut since December 2008

Financial markets had widely expected the quarter-percentage-point rate cut, which lowered the US central bank's benchmark overnight lending rate to a target range of 2.00% to 2.25%

Derivatives strategies: Federal Reserve rate cut may lead to a Nifty rally

If the Fed does oblige, there could be a smart rally

Charles Evans says Federal Reserve might have to aim for inflation above 2%

The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and signaled little appetite to adjust them any time soon

US Fed keeps interest rates unchanged: Top highlights from policy review

It held its benchmark rate in a target between 2.25 per cent and 2.5 per cent, thus disappointing President Donald Trump, who earlier this week urged the Fed to cut the rate by 1 percentage point.

Fed losing forecast edge is market game-changer, says Goldman Sachs Group

The Fed's relative predictive advantage versus private economists has declined in recent years as the higher quality and quantity of forecasters makes it harder for anyone, including Fed staff

Bond traders are left to debate Fed pivot as rate-cut bets grow

"It will be interesting to hear the Fedspeak in the next few weeks," said Tannuzzo, deputy global head of fixed income

Fed in the firing line: Why life is getting harder for central banks

Why is the Federal Reserve being accused of fueling financial volatility and risking the country's economic well-being?

Donald Trump again blasts Federal Reserve for 'even considering' rate hike

The central bank is expected to push up interest rates again.

Gold poised to jump as Fed likely to hit pause button on rate hikes in 2019

While bullion was weighed down in the second and third quarters by a stronger dollar and rising borrowing costs, the dynamic may now be shifting as doubts build over the Fed's tightening path in 2019

Goldman, JPMorgan stick with forecasts of 4 Fed interest rate hikes in 2019

Goldman Sachs said markets 'overstated' the shift by Powell in part because the Fed's outlook for growth and preference for gradual rate hikes remains 'essentially intact'

History shows US Fed pause may require more than an SOS from stock market

The lessons of the dot-com crash in 2000 and the global financial crisis in 2008 have exposed the risks of keeping rates too low for too long

US Fed hints at further rate hikes, raises muted concern on global slowdown

US Federal Reserve raised interest rates three times this year and is expected to raise its target again next month, to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%

How high will Fed hike rates before pausing for a breather, ask investors

Meeting minutes set for release at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Washington are unlikely to offer answers, but they may drop a few hints about how officials are thinking