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Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

Fed tapering and emerging markets

The year 2021 will be one of the strongest years for global growth in history

Asian shares rise to 3-month high as US data bolsters reopening hopes

Investors will be watching US jobs data due Friday for clues to the Fed's plans for policy in the coming weeks and months

US economy making welcome progress but still far from goals: Fed's Brainard

Some of the factors fueling current strong growth, including fiscal spending and the rush by households to take advantage of a broader economic reopening, are likely to fade over time, Brainard noted

Glut of dollar drives usage of Fed reverse repo facility to record

Even though the offering rate on the Fed facility is 0 per cent, demand has been increasing as a flood of cash overwhelms U.S. dollar funding markets

Gold returns to where it started 2021 on Fed's dovish commitment

Signs of inflation would "prove to be largely transitory," Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida said in a Yahoo! Finance interview

Gold prices firm near multi-month highs on weaker dollar and yields

Spot gold was up 0.2% to $1,885.47 per ounce by 0724 GMT, after falling as much as 0.5% earlier in the session

Fed balm lifts European shares to record high amid tussle over yuan

Sentiment in Europe was also underpinned by the latest IFO indicator which showed that the upswing for the German economy

Federal Reserve officials signal open to taper talk at 'upcoming meetings'

US Treasuries declined on heavy futures volumes after the minutes were published

Gold slips as US Federal Reserve officials hint at possible 'taper' talks

Fed minutes published on Wednesday showed "a number" of officials thought that if the recovery holds up, it might be appropriate to "begin discussing a plan for adjusting the pace of asset purchases"

Wall Street remains lower after Fed minutes show unmet economic goals

A couple of Fed policymakers raised concerns that inflation will rise to "unwelcome" levels before the case for policy action becomes sufficiently evident.

Dow Jones falls 490 points on inflation jitters ahead of Fed minutes

Crypto-related stocks take a hit as digital coins tumble; US 10-year Treasury yield firms ahead of Fed minutes

Futures fall as technology stocks lag ahead of US Federal Reserve minutes

The yield on 10-year Treasury notes touched a one-week high, driving down shares of Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc by about 1 per cent premarket.

Fed Reserve negotiating with itself on inflation as global economy recovers

Federal Reserve president James Bullard recently said that inflation is likely above 2% over the forecast horizon.

Gold hovers near 4-month high as dollar eases; Fed minutes in focus

Gold prices inched up on Wednesday, hovering near a four-month high on a weaker dollar, while investors awaited minutes from the US Federal Reserve's last policy meeting as inflation worries persist

Global stocks steady, gold at three-month high on inflation concerns

Markets have been skittish in recent weeks as bumper supplies of central bank stimulus and rising prices in the United States and other countries fuel concerns some economies could overheat

Gold rises on hopes of rates staying low, firm treasury yields cap gains

Spot gold was up 0.3 per cent at $1,821.02 per ounce by 07:12 GMT, after falling more than 1 per cent in the previous session

At 4.2% in April, US consumer prices jump most since 2009, beat estimates

The consumer price index increased 0.8 per cent from the prior month, reflecting gains in nearly every major category and a sign burgeoning demand is giving companies latitude to pass on higher costs

Global stocks rally into US jobs report amid surging commodity prices

Global stocks headed for their first weekly gain in three amid a surge in commodity prices, while traders braced for a key US jobs report later on Friday

Jerome Powell waves inflation worries away as Fed holds rates near zero

Powell was dismissive of anecdotes of labor shortages, explaining it mostly as an allocation problem