With dollar index peaking, sectors like metals, mining may outperform defensivesDepreciation in the index leads many traders to change their tactical stance from risk-off trades to risk-on trades, or towards more alloca...
08 Feb, 2016, 06.39 AM IST
Gold falls for third day as outlook for higher rates cuts demandHigher borrowing costs curb the appeal of bullion, which does not pay interest or give returns like other assets such as bonds and equities.
29 Sep, 2015, 07.55 PM IST
Fed's lead supervisor of Goldman Sachs Group quits over job advising other financial firmsAuer, Goldman Sachs pointed out, had gleaned insights into operations and risk-management strategies that could be useful to competitors, t...
19 May, 2015, 10.21 AM IST
Federal reserve officials were divided over raising interest rates in JuneThe FOMC dropped a pledge to be "patient" as it considered the first rate rise since 2006, while also reducing forecasts for the path of in...
09 Apr, 2015, 11.01 AM IST
Rate hike talk: For US Federal Reserve officials, it's data over datesThe Federal Open Market Committee is embarking on a critical phase in its 7-year battle with a financial crisis, a recession & a sub par re...
04 Dec, 2014, 12.41 PM IST
US dollar hits five-year highs on positive economic outlook, policy divergenceMore positive news for the US economy was reported on Wednesday as US private employers added 208,000 new jobs, according to the ADP Nation...
04 Dec, 2014, 03.37 AM IST
Market echoes US Federal Reserve’s fears of a repeat of the blunder of 1937That was the year, following a recovery from the Great Depression, that the Fed prematurely tightened monetary policy and was forced to bac...
07 Nov, 2014, 08.46 AM IST
Accommodative stimulus may continue for ‘considerable time’: William C DudleyDudley said he sees a “reasonably favourable” outlook for the US economy, even as elevated joblessness and too-low inflation warrant a high...
10 Mar, 2014, 04.18 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
WTI-Brent discount nears widest level since March“WTI’s weakness represents the fact that the market is comfortable with the demand and supply situation,” an oil trader said.
20 Nov, 2013, 06.56 AM IST
Gold swings on US Federal Reserve stimulus taper uncertaintyGlobal equities held near the highest level since January 2008 and rallied 18% this year on prospects for an economic recovery.
20 Nov, 2013, 06.46 AM IST
Fed policy measures will continue to be ‘very accommodative’: William C Dudley“I expect that labour market conditions will improve only slowly and that inflation will remain muted,” Dudley said on Monday.
26 Mar, 2013, 01.58 AM IST
- US economy brightens as data belie gloomy investors
The combination indicates the world's largest economy has enough staying power to withstand a recession in Europe and a slowdown in China.
09 Jan, 2012, 01.37 AM IST
- US payrolls soar, unemployment rate at 3-year low
Payroll growth in the US beat forecasts in December and unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in almost three years as the economy ...
07 Jan, 2012, 01.23 AM IST
- US Q4 economic growth may be fastest in 6 quarters: Analysts
The US economy may end 2011 growing at its fastest clip in 18 months as analysts increase their forecasts for the fourth quarter.
19 Nov, 2011, 05.12 PM IST
- Fed nears agreement on how to exit stimulus; but timing unclear
Federal Reserve policy makers neared agreement on the sequence of tools they will use to withdraw record monetary stimulus, with little acc...
20 May, 2011, 05.33 AM IST
- US Federal Reserve could keep interest rates low for long
When Bernanke convenes his press conference next week, he may emphasise a point the markets seem to have forgotten: He’s serious about keep...
19 Apr, 2011, 07.36 AM IST