World Bank rejects El Salvador request for help on Bitcoin implementationEarlier on Wednesday, Salvadoran Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya said the Central America country had sought technical assistance from th...
17 Jun, 2021, 08.48 AM IST
Powell stays with message of uncertain path for recoveryPowell offered another restrained assessment of positive economic news.
16 Jun, 2020, 09.22 PM IST
QE or not, world’s most elite bond club is getting its mojo backThat’s because only primary dealers, which have to bid at US debt auctions, get to sell Treasuries directly to the Fed.
29 Oct, 2019, 08.03 AM IST
The US economy isn’t bright enough to offset slowing global growthThe split between the US and elsewhere is evident in financial markets.
08 Oct, 2018, 10.20 AM IST
Fed decision-day guide: One or two more hikes in 2018?Economists surveyed by Bloomberg predict the FOMC will stick with its prediction of three hikes.
13 Jun, 2018, 08.34 PM IST
Decision day guide: Fed has a tricky inflation issue to navigateThe Fed committee is likely to debate how to characterise the US economic expansion.
02 May, 2018, 06.47 PM IST
Bond traders’ worst cocktail of 2017: Long treasuries and dollarEven the biggest bond fund managers can’t seem to agree on a winning bet for 2018.
01 Jan, 2018, 12.24 PM IST
Brexit flips script on bond market as economic signals muddiedConcern ahead of the U.K.’s June 23 vote on whether to remain in the European Union also boosted haven demand. U.S. yields declined even as...
18 Jun, 2016, 03.58 PM IST
US factory output falls more than forecast on auto outputThe 0.4% decrease in output followed a revised 0.2% advance in April, data from the Federal Reserve showed Wednesday. Total industrial prod...
16 Jun, 2016, 05.24 AM IST
Janet Yellen prepares to succeed Ben Bernanke, Feds trim bond buyingFederal Reserve policy makers trimmed bond buying for a second straight meeting, uniting behind a strategy of gradual withdrawal from Berna...
31 Jan, 2014, 04.23 AM IST
US Federal Reserve may taper $85 bn in bond buying 'in coming months'Central bankers elsewhere are, on the other hand under pressure to combat deflationary risks. Europe is faced with a Japan- like deflation ...
22 Nov, 2013, 09.01 AM IST
- Ben Bernanke quells talk of fresh stimulus to ease jobless rate
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S Bernanke said elevated unemployment and subdued inflation mean interest rates are likely to stay low.
02 Mar, 2012, 02.48 AM IST
- Inflation peaking in the US as prices tumble
The S&P's GSCI Index of 24 commodities entered a bear market last month after sliding more than 20% from a two-year high.
26 Oct, 2011, 03.33 AM IST
- August hiring in US may have slowed
"The underlying trend is weakness moving into the second half of the year, where we expect much more of a pullback," said Bricklin Dwyer.
29 Aug, 2011, 03.04 AM IST
- US productivity slows in Q1, labour costs rise on employment boost
A report on Friday is projected to show employers in the world's largest economy hired 185,000 additional workers in April.
06 May, 2011, 06.14 AM IST
- US consumers help boost Q3 growth
US economy grew a modest two percent in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday, a sign the recovery is slowly trundling onw...
30 Oct, 2010, 04.50 AM IST
- Recession concerns ease on strong US jobs data
Companies in the US added more jobs than forecast in August, easing concern the world’s largest economy is sliding back into a recession.
04 Sep, 2010, 12.54 AM IST