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US Fed cuts rates, central banks coordinate to cushion coronavirus blow
The Bank of Japan just said it will hold an emergency meeting Monday, instead of the March 18-19 scheduled one
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Market Ahead, March 16: Top factors that could guide markets this week
According to a Business Standard report, the Securities and Exchange Board of India is working on a plan to arrest the deep market sell-off and reduce volatility
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Debt MFs eye big gains from Fed rate cut, see bond yields easing further
Yield on 10-year G-Sec slips to over three-year low of 6.23%
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In an emergency move, US Fed cuts rates by 50 bps to battle Coronavirus
In a statement, the central bank said it was cutting rates by a half percentage point to a target range of 1.00% to 1.25%
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Federal Reserve seen slashing rates amid coronavirus threat, low inflation
Global central bankers, facing an economic threat from the virus, have for the most part taken a wait-and-see approach
Dollar advances on robust US jobs report, backs Fed's no-rate-cut stance
Friday's jobs report provided a respite from all the pessimism on the economy amid poor numbers and persistent uncertainty on US-China trade negotiations
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US Fed cuts key rate by 25 bps, but signals pause in its easing cycle
The Fed said it will 'monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook as it assesses the appropriate path' of its target interest rate
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Fed makes second straight rate cut, splits on further action
Five officials wanted to keep rates unchanged, while five saw a quarter point as appropriate this year and seven wanted a half point
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Donald Trump asks for 'big' rate cut as Fed Reserve faces challenges
The central bank's leadership is under immense political pressure from Trump, who denounces its reluctance to slash rates more aggressively on Twitter almost daily
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To cut or not? Contrary views within US Fed put Jerome Powell in tight spot
President Donald Trump has demanded the Fed cut rates to bolster growth as he piles tariffs on Chinese imports to try to win a better trade deal
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Will 'act as appropriate': US Fed chief gives no hint about interest rates
The chair, under pressure from President Donald Trump to cut rates soon and deeply, listed a series of economic and geopolitical risks that the Fed is monitoring
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
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 rate for the first time in more than a decade: Top highlights
Fed chair Jerome Powell, later in the presser, said that the rate cut has been in the pipeline for a while and doesn't necessarily portend a long cycle of rate cuts
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Four reasons why the US Fed's 25 bps rate cut assumes significance
With the US-China trade standoff still to be resolved and with Brexit also in limbo, a cut in rates should help to assuage sentiment
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Fed chairman Jerome Powell gives EM peers strong reason to cut rates
His signal on Wednesday that the Fed is preparing to lower borrowing costs will allow monetary authorities in developing markets to ease policy without triggering an exodus of capital
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Markets rebound as US Fed signals interest rate cut; Sensex rises 266 pts
This followed comments by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who signalled willingness to lower interest rates
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No surety on status quo, Fed rate hike, cut both on the table: Policymaker
Forecasts released at the end of its two-day policy meeting showed 11 of Fed's 17 policymakers anticipate no rate hike this year, compared with just two who had that forecast in December
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US Federal Reserve sees no 2019 hikes, plans Sept end to asset drawdown
In its statement, the Federal Open Market Committee repeated January language that it will be "patient" amid "global economic and financial developments and muted inflation pressures"
Fed defies Trump, hikes rate for fourth time in 2018: Key takeaways
Defying pressure from the US President Donald Trump to pause rate hikes, the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-point on Wednesday
