Pimco’s Fels says worst is to come with recession forecastFels joins a number of analysts sounding alarms about the seriousness of the coming downturn.
09 Mar, 2020, 09.48 AM IST
Trump warns of epic stock market crash if he isn't re-electedTrump officially starts his 2020 campaign on Tuesday with a rally in Orlando, Florida.
16 Jun, 2019, 10.18 AM IST
Why the Federal Reserve has an 'epic, historic window' to raise interest ratesNow, the Fed has made pretty clear that it intends to begin raising rates - what it calls 'policy normalisation' - some time this year.
14 Apr, 2015, 10.10 AM IST
US bond mood worst since disastrous 2009With Janet Yellen poised to raise interest rates in 2015 for the first time in almost a decade, prognosticators are convinced Treasury yiel...
30 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Bernanke wields tools to cut unemployment rateCentral bankers linked their interestrate outlook to economic thresholds, saying rates will stay low as long as unemployment remains above ...
14 Dec, 2012, 02.57 AM IST
- Forecasts hint that US may dodge recession
A string of stronger-than-projected statistics has prompted economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to raise their growth forecasts to 2.5% ...
11 Oct, 2011, 10.04 AM IST
ECB pact with fed to lend dollars to euro-area banksThe European Central Bank said it will lend dollars to euro-area banks in a series of three-month loans as the region's debt crisis limits ...
16 Sep, 2011, 05.46 AM IST
- US economic indicators rise for 3rd month
The index of US leading indicators rose in September for the third straight month, signalling the recovery will extend into 2011.
22 Oct, 2010, 06.16 AM IST
- Gold, copper shine this year; oil, gas are a drag
Record gold prices and a jump in copper were wiped out by slumping natural gas and oil prices as slowing growth in the US and China, the bi...
28 Sep, 2010, 12.35 AM IST
- Fed may not tweak policy on assets, low-rate pledge
The Federal Reserve, next week, will likely affirm its pledge to keep interest rates low for an “extended period” and maintain the floor on...
20 Sep, 2010, 01.46 AM IST
- Economic growth likely slowed in second quarter
The already fragile economic recovery may be getting weaker.
30 Jul, 2010, 11.02 AM IST
- Fed may hint at how long rates will stay at lows
Federal Reserve policymakers may signal at their meeting this week how and when the improving economy will lead them to start raising recor...
15 Mar, 2010, 11.01 AM IST
- Realty market climbs to 9-month high
Builders in the US broke ground in August on the most houses in nine months, led by a jump in multi-family dwellings that overshadowed a de...
18 Sep, 2009, 01.08 AM IST
- Bernanke promises more action by central banks to ease the pain
Federal Reserve chairman Ben S Bernanke said central bankers worldwide are prepared to take additional actions as needed to unfreeze credit...
15 Nov, 2008, 01.05 AM IST
- Fed to pay more on banks' reserves
The Federal Reserve will raise the interest rate it pays banks for the excess cash they keep on deposit so it can keep pumping funds into t...
23 Oct, 2008, 01.36 AM IST
- Consumer spending beats forecast in Aug
Consumer spending in the US rose more than forecast in August, suggesting Americans are as yet undeterred by a softening labour market and ...
29 Sep, 2007, 04.11 AM IST
- Fed policy makers signal division on risks, size of rate cut
Federal Reserve governor Frederic Mishkin joined San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen in flagging an increasing threat to consumer spen...
12 Sep, 2007, 03.46 AM IST