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Cryptos pause after weekend battering, other currencies wait for Fed
Attempts to predict when and how quickly central banks will raise interest rates and conclude stimulus programmes launched when COVID-19 hit are a major factor driving currency markets at present.
 "Cryptos pause after weekend battering, other currencies wait for Fed")
Joe Biden nominates 3 to US Fed board, including first Black woman
Biden will nominate three people for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors.
 "Joe Biden nominates 3 to US Fed board, including first Black woman")
Raskin nomination for Fed regulation chief would put Wall Street on notice
Raskin, a former Fed governor and Treasury official under former President Barack Obama, will replace Randal Quarles who was appointed the Fed's vice chair for supervision by Trump
 "Raskin nomination for Fed regulation chief would put Wall Street on notice")
Stocks steady, bond yields cling to highs ahead of Fed testimony
Equity markets had a bruising start to the year as bets that the Fed could raise interest rates as soon as March spurred investors to pare risky assets
 "Stocks steady, bond yields cling to highs ahead of Fed testimony")
Asian stocks, dollar hunt for direction as investors look to Fed policy
The Fed in December flagged plans to tighten policy faster than expected in response, with a rate hike perhaps as soon as March
 "Asian stocks, dollar hunt for direction as investors look to Fed policy")
Gold hits one-week low as US Fed signals increase in interest rate
Spot gold XAU= fell 0.3% to $1,804.60 an ounce by 1038 GMT, having touched its lowest since Dec. 29 at $1,792.30. U.S. gold futures GCv1 dropped 1.5% to $1,797.70.
 "Gold hits one-week low as US Fed signals increase in interest rate")
Asian stock markets extend rally as upbeat Fed stokes risk appetite
Treasury yields remained elevated, while gold gained along with crude oil
 "Asian stock markets extend rally as upbeat Fed stokes risk appetite")
US Fed signals 3 rate hikes on the cards in 2022 as inflation fight begins
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it would end its pandemic-era bond purchases in March and pave the way for three quarter-percentage-point interest rate hikes by the end of 2022.
 "US Fed signals 3 rate hikes on the cards in 2022 as inflation fight begins")
Why the Federal Reserve feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly
The Fed's key rate, now pinned near zero, influences many consumer and business loans, including mortgages, credit cards and auto loans.
 "Why the Federal Reserve feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly")
Investors batten down for Fed, UK price jump pressures BoE
The MSCI global stock index was flat at 735.13 points, just over 3% below a lifetime high last month
 "Investors batten down for Fed, UK price jump pressures BoE")
Sticky inflation to force US Fed to increase pace of tapering?
US inflation's so persistent that US policymakers do not consider it as 'transitory'. Will the US Fed become the first major global central bank to hasten tapering of its asset purchase programme?
 "Sticky inflation to force US Fed to increase pace of tapering?")
Indian stocks decline to a week low ahead of US Fed policy decision
Higher US rates would impact flows into emerging markets like India
 "Indian stocks decline to a week low ahead of US Fed policy decision")
Dollar near one-week high, hawkish Fed overshadows central bank peers
Data later in day on US factory gate inflation may cement expectations Fed will announce an accelerated tapering of stimulus, allowing it to wrap up bond-buying around March, proceed with rate hikes
 "Dollar near one-week high, hawkish Fed overshadows central bank peers")
Inflation trend, US Fed rate decision to set course for Indian equities
Macro-economic domestic inflation data points coupled with FIIs' flow direction and the rate decision of the US Fed will determine the key equity indices' moves during the upcoming week
 "Inflation trend, US Fed rate decision to set course for Indian equities")
Omicron, US Fed's hawkish tone drags indices down by more than 1%
Experts said the mood turned sombre after first Omicron cases were reported on Thursday from Karnataka
 "Omicron, US Fed's hawkish tone drags indices down by more than 1%")
China's real estate problems could hurt global markets, warns US Fed
The Fed pointed specifically to the crisis at real estate developer Evergrande
 "China's real estate problems could hurt global markets, warns US Fed")
Rupee, bond may stay calm as Fed's $15-bn taper on expected lines
The US Federal Reserve said it would start its tapering later this month
 "Rupee, bond may stay calm as Fed's $15-bn taper on expected lines")
Investors buy post-Fed dollar dip, Bank of England sinks sterling
The Fed announced on Wednesday a $15 billion monthly cut to its $120 billion in monthly purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities
 "Investors buy post-Fed dollar dip, Bank of England sinks sterling")
Gold prices firm after Fed decides to taper without rate hikes
In a widely expected move, the Fed said it would start trimming its monthly asset purchases in November with plans to end them by mid-2022
 "Gold prices firm after Fed decides to taper without rate hikes")
Markets Today: Will US Fed announce a tapering despite weak GDP numbers?
Will Fed chair Jerome Powell pull start reducing monetary supply even though GDP numbers for the September quarter were weak and inflation remains sticky?
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