The Reserve Bank of India's decision to leave interest rates unchanged for now will also impact sentiment
Gold and silver rise sharply on safe-haven appeal in a global economy prone to more downside risk
Chris Conkey, chief investment officer of Manulife Investment Management, in conversation with Jash Kriplani shares his outlook on India, emerging markets and how India can benefit from trade war
In a career that spanned more than half a century, Volcker became a one-man economic cleanup crew
The minutes also showed that policymakers further discussed the possibility of setting up a standing repo facility in the wake of recent ructions in short-term money markets
The Fed cut interest rates last month for the third time this year to shield the economy from uncertainty over trade and weaker global growth
The Fed's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee lowered the policy interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 1.75 to 2.0 per cent
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
Yields on two-year US Treasuries previously jumped to 1.87% from 1.76%
For now, policymakers see little risk of leaving interest rates alone while they take time to assess rising risks, including a global slowdown, according to the Fed's minutes from their Jan 29-30 meet
Powell's Fed hiked rates four times last year and projections from its Dec. 19 meeting show officials expect two more hikes in 2019
According to news reports, Trump is angry about the interest rate hike ordered by the Fed last week and had been considering whether to fire Powell
Investors hunker down, U.S. capital flows back home and there's a surge in global demand for safety and liquidity
The reality is, both parties need to preserve the investing public's trust in the Fed to underwrite their political goals
The Fed outlook is pressuring Asian currencies across the board, but not all countries need to tweak their policy
The Fed sees the US economy growing at a faster-than-expected 3.1% this year
Policymakers also projected a slightly faster pace of rate increases in the coming months, with two additional hikes expected by the end of this year
Most analysts expect the US central bank to hike rates at least twice this year - in June and in September.
Projects three more increases in 2019 and signals confidence in strengthening economy
Fed policymakers highlighted that unemployment was still hovering near its recent low