Fed set to pause rate hikes, but don’t count out another increasePowell has signaled that Fed leaders would prefer to wait to evaluate the impact of past increases on the economy as they near the end of t...
20 Sep, 2023, 11.54 AM IST
US core inflation picks up, keeping another Fed hike in play this yearThe so-called core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy costs, advanced 0.3% from July, marking the first acceleration sinc...
14 Sep, 2023, 10.23 AM IST
US inflation picks up, but details under the surface are encouragingThe upshot was that inflation continued to show signs of seriously receding after two years of rapid price increases that have bedeviled po...
11 Aug, 2023, 07.22 AM IST
Decision-Day Guide: Fed to hike and hammer home hawkish messageMarkets will home in on policy makers’ projections of monetary tightening in the “dot plot” for year’s end and 2023, reflecting Powell’s st...
22 Sep, 2022, 09.41 AM IST
Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistentPrices are no longer rising because a few categories have skyrocketed in cost. Instead, inflation has now spread more widely through the ec...
14 Sep, 2022, 10.23 AM IST
Fed Chief Powell has chance to reset market expectations at Jackson HolePowell speaks on the economic outlook at 10 a.m. Washington time Friday and is expected to re-state the Fed's resolve to keep raising inter...
22 Aug, 2022, 05.56 AM IST
Decision-Day Guide: Fed to hike and steepen its rate policy pathThe Federal Open Market Committee is all but certain to raise rates by a quarter percentage point at the conclusion of its two-day policy m...
16 Mar, 2022, 08.23 PM IST
Fed to start rate hikes with licence to turn aggressive laterThere’s certainly reason to be worried about inflation as Russia’s invasion compounds the pressures ignited by the pandemic. With a 25 basi...
13 Mar, 2022, 08.40 PM IST
Decision-Day Guide: Fed to signal March interest-rate liftoffThe FOMC will discuss how and when to shrink its balance sheet
26 Jan, 2022, 01.17 PM IST
Fed to stress patience on scaling back as virus threat lurks: Decision-Day GuideThe Federal Open Market Committee is all but certain to hold interest rates near zero at the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting on Wedn...
28 Jul, 2021, 02.58 PM IST
Fed unveils unlimited QE and aid for businesses, statesStocks fell around 1.5% as the stalemate in Congress over a spending bill soured sentiment.
23 Mar, 2020, 08.53 PM IST
Fed rate cut looks more likely: Question is when and by how muchPowell and his colleagues are expected to begin initial discussions on the rate cut decision.
10 Jun, 2019, 12.54 PM IST
Fed watchers say a July rate cut is in play, June not likelyFed watchers said their base case is for the central bank to stand pat.
08 Jun, 2019, 11.14 AM IST
Trump says buy the dip. And why not, at valuations like these?American stocks are also looking less of an outlier versus other advanced markets.
26 Dec, 2018, 06.06 PM IST
Fed debate on risks intensifies around rate hikesWhile the minutes made no mention of political heat, they were full of downside risks stemming from Trump policies
24 Aug, 2018, 11.59 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 inflation data weakens Fed's case for another hikeFOMC's outlook and Yellen's comments reflect forecasters' bedrock understanding of how inflation works.
17 Jul, 2017, 09.25 AM IST