He said the pace of future rate hikes will depend on whether and how quickly inflation starts to decline, something the Fed will assess on a meeting by meeting basis.
Its decision-making will be based on the incoming data and the evolving outlook for the economy, Powell said in prepared testimony to the Senate Banking Committee
Risk of a global shock will increase with higher rates
Enthusiasm that had given Wall Street its best day in a month on Tuesday was suddenly gone as Europe suffered a 1.5% morning drop and Brent crude prices plunged 4%.
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Says hike is in line with market scenario; rates are still very competitive and demand for home loans is to likely to sustain
Direct impact of rising interest rates might already be discounted by the markets, but secondary impact is not yet fully priced in, says Varun Lohchab, head of institutional research, HDFC Securities
World stocks are down 5.7% for the week so far, on course for the steepest weekly percentage drop in more than two years
Growth stocks decline, banks also down; S&P 500 down 22.9% year-to-date
In five trading days, the Sensex has dived 3,824.49 points, or 6.91%
Spot gold fell 0.3% to $1,827.60 per ounce by 0546 GMT. U.S. gold futures rose 0.6% to $1,830.60.
The value of the global crypto market has tumbled 70% to under $900 billion from a peak of $2.97 trillion in November, CoinMarketCap data shows
The euro jumped almost 0.75% to $1.0487 pushing the dollar index off a 20-year high in the process.
Spot gold fell 0.4% to $1,811.80 per ounce by 12:33 p.m. EDT (1633 GMT), while U.S. gold futures slipped 1% to $1,813.40.
Delhi's single-day Covid-19 infections breached the one thousand mark on Tuesday, with a positivity rate of 6.50 per cent and two fatalities, according to data shared by the health department here.
Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,823.49 per ounce by 0932 GMT, after falling to its lowest since May 19 at $1,810.90 earlier in the session.
Brent crude rose 68 cents to $122.69 a barrel at 12:13 p.m. EDT (1613 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 61 cents to $121.28 a barrel.
Core CPI also moderated in May to 6.09 per cent compared to 6.97 per cent in April, as per the SBI's research report 'Ecowrap'.
Brent crude was down $1.86, or 1.5%, to $120.15 at 0907 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was down $2.15, or 1.8%, at $118.52.
The banks have a balm for their pain. Probably, shifting to floating rate deposits can work as an anaesthetic gel for some of the customers