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Jerome Powell gambles on inflation easing as Fed waits for more jobs

Powell is doubling down on the US central bank's new policy framework

Fed's Powell and ECB's Lagarde to markets: Hold your rate hike horses

Rate futures and bond markets on both sides of the Atlantic had been repricing for an earlier rate-hike lift-off by the Fed and ECB over the last month

Fed rolls out bond-buying 'taper,' holds to 'transitory' inflation belief

Even in announcing a $15 bn monthly cut to its $120 bn in monthly purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities, the Fed did not signal when it may begin next phase of policy 'normalisation'

Oil falls to near 4-week low after big build in US inventories

Biden blames higher oil and gas prices on OPEC; EIA shows bigger than expected jump in crude inventories

Wall Street edges higher after Fed unveils anticipated bond-buying 'taper'

Fed holds to view high inflation to be transitory; Dow down 0.14%, S&P up 0.15%, Nasdaq up 0.41%

Indices slide for second day ahead of Federal Reserve decision

The Sensex ended 257.14 points or 0.43 per cent lower at 59,771.92

Fed taper, higher interest rates to weigh on market returns in Samvat 2078

Macro headwinds, such as high global crude oil prices, supply-chain disruptions escalating tensions between US and China, are likely to keep global and local markets volatile

Wall Street inches lower as focus shifts to Fed's taper decision

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 114.93 points, or 0.32%, at 35,937.70

With bond-buying 'taper' on track, Fed turns wary eye to inflation

Investors in recent weeks increased bets that inflation will force the US central bank to increase interest rates sooner rather than later

2014 vs 2021: How a US Fed Reserve's taper can move the asset prices

While US monetary policy was far from hawkish in 2014, it stood in contrast to the ultra-dovish trajectories of central banks in Europe, Japan and other countries

How 'substantial' was progress for the US Federal Reserve?

A range of metrics - unemployment rate for Blacks, the labor force participation rate for women, the share of population overall that is working - remain significantly worse than before the pandemic

Dollar hovers near peak as investors await for Fed to taper stimulus

The dollar index traded unchanged on the day at 94.11, close to its 2021 peak of 94.563 hit last month

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?

TMS, Ep 34: Implication of net-zero goal, Prakash Mallya Q&A, and Fed taper

What will be the economic impact of India's emission-reduction commitments at COP26? What role will Intel play in India's 5G and EV goals? Will the US Fed announce a taper today? All answers here

Wall Street mints record highs, helped by strong earnings; Fed up next

Pfizer rises after Covid-19 vaccine sales outlook tops estimates

Goldman Sachs brings forward US rate hike projection by a year

In the wake of Friday's inflation data, fed fund futures fully priced in a quarter-point tightening by July 2022 and another rate increase by December

Rupee to see volatility, but no huge slide if Fed tapers in Nov: Experts

Unlike 2013, this time the taper has been communicated well in advance and RBI is ready for any challenge due to huge build-up of forex reserves and a comfortable current account position

Gold demand in India back to pre-Covid levels in September quarter: WGC

Typically, July - September is a seasonally weak period for gold demand due to monsoons and inauspicious periods like Pitru-Paksha when buyers usually prefer to postpone gold purchases

The revenge of supply

One underlying problem today is the intersection of labour shortages and Americans who are not even looking for jobs

Time for Fed to taper bond purchases but not to raise rates: Powell

The Fed has signaled it will likely begin next month to taper its $120 bn in monthly purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities