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What are the Fed's new hurdles for rate hikes? Only the Fed knowsMost policymakers see inflation only reaching 2% by 2023, with unemployment still above pre-crisis levels.
- Fed's Powell warns of weak recovery without enough government aid
“Too little support would lead to a weak recovery, creating unnecessary hardship for households and businesses,” Powell told a virtual conf...
- Fed's Powell: Incomplete recovery could still slip into "recessionary dynamics"
"The risks of overdoing it seem, for now, to be smaller. Even if policy actions ultimately prove to be greater than needed they will not go...
- Applying Phillips Curve to Fed’s inflation-unemployment equation
The US Fed is faced with high unemployment and low growth, and they feel pushing up the price levels could be an ideal thing to bring growt...
- Fed not planning 'major' changes to Main Street program, Powell says
"If the economy performs worse than we expect, then Main Street will be there to take on a heavier load," Powell said in testimony before t...
- Brave New World: Falling US dollar has a surprising beneficiary
I think capital is flowing to emerging markets and Chinese tech stocks could be the next big beneficiary of lower US dollar.
- Fed begins tussle over practical meaning of new inflation policy
The new policy, laid out in a strategic document last month and incorporated into a policy statement issued on Wednesday, pledges to keep i...
- European stocks skid from 1-month high as Fed underwhelms
The pan-European STOXX 600 dropped 0.9%, on course to break its four-day winning streak.
- Sensex drops 170 points after Fed disappoints Street
Pharma and media stocks saw buying while some financial services and banking names were under pressure.
- Fed signals rates will stay near zero for at least three years
The Federal Open Market Committee “expects to maintain an accommodative stance of monetary policy” until it achieves inflation averaging 2%...
- Stocks don’t have to be cheap to attract buying when rates drop: Howard Marks
In his latest memo ‘Coming into focus’, the Oaktree Capital founder said fear of missing out (FOMO) on low rates is giving people a reason ...
- Fed to weigh near zero rates through 2023: Decision day guide
Officials are expected to project rates staying near zero though 2023, reinforcing the message delivered by Powell in late August that they...
- Japan shares end higher as investors eye Fed policy stance
The Nikkei 225 Index finished trade up 0.09% at 23,475.53, with the telecommunications and healthcare sectors leading gains. The broader To...
- Australia shares track U.S. peers higher; Fed in focus
Australia's tech stocks climbed 2.4%, with buy-now-pay-later firms bouncing. Bellwether Afterpay hit a near two-week high and closed 4% hig...
- Gold rate flat ahead of US Fed policy meet outcome
Globally, gold prices eased, retreating from a near two-week high hit in the previous session, as the dollar gained ahead of a U.S. Federal...
- Asian stocks cheer upbeat data but temper appetite ahead of Fed
"The risk is if we see no new developments since his Jackson Hole shoutout, this could have near-term pressure on yields ticking up, gold a...
- S&P 500 ends higher on growing hopes Fed will stay accommodative
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.27 points, or 0.01%, to 27,995.6, the S&P 500 gained 17.66 points, or 0.52%, to 3,401.2 and the Nas...
- S&P 500 ends higher on growing hopes Fed will stay accommodative
Apple's stock, which was up as much as about 3% early in the session and rose 3% on Monday, often dips after running up prior to that event.
- Australia shares dip as banks drag; eyes on U.S. Fed meeting
The ASX 200 index ended 0.08% lower at 5,894.8, with the "Big Four" banks falling between 1.4% and 1.9%. Heavyweights CSL Ltd and BHP Group...
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