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Yen holds gains after Japan, US confirm joint intervention, signal more actionJapan and the United States intervened jointly to support the Japanese yen currency. This rare action aimed to prevent further declines and...
Global Market: Fed pause sparks Treasury twist, rattles bond marketsThe Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates unchanged triggered an unusual steepening of the US Treasury yield curve, with long-t...
US Stock Market: Wall Street braces for jobs data, earnings as markets seek fresh directionInvestors await crucial July employment data and corporate earnings reports this week. Markets are navigating geopolitical tensions and int...
RBI MPC begins today as policymakers weigh inflation, crude risksThe Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee begins its meeting this week. Market participants widely expect the benchmark repo ra...
Two Fed dissenters say higher interest rates needed to combat inflationTwo Federal Reserve officials dissented, favoring an immediate interest rate hike this week. Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack stated in...
India bonds log first monthly loss in four as surging oil, Treasury yields stingIn July, Indian government bonds faced their first monthly loss after a four-month streak of gains. The surge in oil prices and rising U.S....
Global Market: Nikkei ends sharply higher as global AI momentum boosts marketsJapan’s Nikkei index surged 4% to 64,362.02 on Friday, boosted by global AI optimism following strong Microsoft earnings. Advantest jumped ...
Global Market: BOJ keeps rates unchanged, signals readiness for further hikes as yen remains under pressureThe Bank of Japan maintained its key interest rate at 1% on Friday. This decision followed government intervention to support the weakening...
US Stock Market: JP Morgan brings forward Fed rate hike call to December after July policy meetingJ.P. Morgan has brought forward its forecast for the next US Federal Reserve rate hike to December 2026 after the Fed held interest rates s...
US Stock Market: Trump backs Warsh as Fed’s hawkish tilt raises rate hike oddsPresident Trump supports Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh despite policy disagreements. Warsh maintains a cautious stance on monetary easi...
US Stock Market: Warsh faces early Fed dissent as three policymakers push for rate hikeNew Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh faces significant early policy disagreements. Three members opposed the central bank's decision to ke...
US Fed chair Kevin Warsh says this after holding rates steadyFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh stressed commitment to the 2% inflation target. He clarified there is no implicit inflation target abo...
Rupee firms, volatility expectations tick up heading into Fed decisionOn Wednesday, the Indian rupee hit a three-week peak as local stocks surged, with traders adjusting their positions ahead of the Federal Re...
Euro zone bond rally ends as oil surge, Fed decision weigh on investorsEuropean bond markets have largely tracked developments in the Gulf conflict since hostilities began in late February, with movements in en...
Global Market | AI boom could complicate central banks’ inflation assessment, monetary policy decisions: BISArtificial intelligence complicates economic assessments for central banks globally. The technology simultaneously boosts demand and expand...
Barclays sees RBI holding rates in Aug policy as FCNR(B) inflows ease rupee concernsIn the forthcoming monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of India is likely to maintain the current interest rates. The recent surge in...
Global Market: Singapore Central Bank surprises markets with policy tightening amid inflation risksSingapore's central bank unexpectedly tightened monetary policy on Monday. Persistent inflation risks from elevated energy costs prompted t...