Fed's reverse repo drops to lowest in over 3 yearsThe New York Federal Reserve's overnight reverse repo facility recorded its lowest inflow since May 2021 at $316.246 billion on Monday. Inv...
06 Aug, 2024, 01.28 PM IST
US weekly jobless claims rise more than expectedThe labor market is cooling as higher interest rates curb demand. Job growth slowed in October and the unemployment rate climbed to 3.9%, t...
17 Nov, 2023, 09.21 AM IST
Record US reverse repos highlight problem of investing excess cashThe Fed's reverse repo window attracted a record $2.045 trillion on Monday, as financial institutions continued to flood the facility with ...
25 May, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
With a year to run at Fed, Powell aims to avoid past QE mistakeThen a Fed governor, Powell was among those leading the charge to scale back the central bank’s quantitative-easing programme —a stance tha...
27 Jan, 2021, 07.17 AM IST
Fed going all in to save economy. Here’s what could come nextIn just a week, the Fed has gone through many of its crisis-era moves to fight the virus.
21 Mar, 2020, 12.12 PM IST
Fed policy makers sound open to trimming interest rates againA divided Fed cut interest rates for the second time in two months on Wednesday.
22 Sep, 2019, 10.46 AM IST
Fed’s first-in-a-decade intervention will be repeated WednesdaySurges in the repo rate normally occur only at quarter-end and sometimes month-end.
18 Sep, 2019, 07.44 AM IST
Fed wants to wind down QE, but is it the master of balance sheet fate?FOMC left interest rates unchanged after raising them three times in last three quarters.
27 Jul, 2017, 09.43 AM IST
US jobs report justifies Janet Yellen's patience on rate hike timingUnemployment is low, but policy makers don’t need to rush to raise rates because indicators of economic slack still remain.
05 Feb, 2017, 03.57 PM IST
When US Federal Reserve hikes rate, who wins, who loses, who drawsThe longest drumroll in the 102-year history of the Federal Reserve precedes its next interest rate increase.
18 Jun, 2015, 02.07 AM IST
Janet Yellen watches what she eats would help US Fed track inflationThe next time Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen grabs dinner at her favourite eatery, she might want to take a longer look at the cost of ...
29 Jul, 2014, 01.24 AM IST
- Bernanke seen accepting faster inflation as fed seeks jobs boost
As energy costs eat up more of consumer expenditures, companies have difficulty raising prices on other goods and services.
08 Mar, 2012, 05.27 AM IST
- US Fed will spend $600 bn in latest bid to help economy
The US Federal Reserve will sink $600 bn into govt bonds in hopes that it will drive interest rates even lower and finally create jobs and ...
04 Nov, 2010, 03.59 AM IST
- Fed may hold rates to soak up cash, tackle job losses
To keep interest rates at a record low, Ben S Bernanke may have to show Congress and investors he can be as creative about soaking up cash ...
21 Jul, 2009, 01.36 AM IST
- Dudley to head NY Fed; Geithner joins Treasury
William Dudley, the head of the New York Federal Reserve Bank’s markets group, has been chosen to succeed Timothy Geithner as president of ...
28 Jan, 2009, 03.31 AM IST
- The lipstick as an economic indicator
Lipstick sales are a good indicator of economic depression. They take off as women boost their mood with inexpensive purchases. World's lon...
02 May, 2008, 12.45 PM IST
- US budget deficit may shrink further in ’07
A slowing economy will cut the US tax revenue growth from its surprisingly robust pace of the past year, but the federal budget deficit cou...
17 Oct, 2006, 12.22 AM IST