The peculiar 'no show' from US cash fundsDespite expectations, US cash funds have not shifted into riskier assets as interest rates dropped. Money market funds remain attractive du...
30 Oct, 2024, 04.59 PM IST
FII single-day buying hits 3-year high of Rs 14,000 crore. Is Fed turning foreigners ferocious buyers?According to Friday's provisional data, Friday's FII buying was the highest in three years and the eighth-highest ever recorded. The all-ti...
21 Sep, 2024, 04.49 PM IST
Dollar steadies as traders weigh hotter-than-expected inflationThe U.S. consumer price index (CPI) increased solidly in February, beating forecasts and suggesting some stickiness in inflation.
13 Mar, 2024, 08.10 AM IST
Fed, ECB may slash bank reserves by 90% in new era of high ratesU.S. Treasuries and German government bonds command a premium on the market because of their liquidity and safety, meaning banks have less ...
22 Jun, 2023, 02.49 PM IST
Looming S&P 500 bear case sees 15% drop on Fed balance-sheet unwindThat the Fed remains the single biggest influence on equity markets was display Monday, when fresh hawkish rhetoric from policy makers sent...
29 Nov, 2022, 08.33 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
Bank demand for Treasuries in focus after Fed ends regulatory breakThe Fed said it would launch a review of the capital rule, known as the "supplementary leverage ratio," while letting the exemption given l...
20 Mar, 2021, 01.49 PM IST
Fed to end relaxed capital requirements for large banksThe Fed said it will not extend the relief from what is called the supplementary leverage ratio past March 31.
19 Mar, 2021, 08.02 PM IST
- Modern Monetary Theory’s all the rage, but deficits still matter for Wall Street
The problem is that with the financial system already inundated by over $16 trillion of Treasuries, banks constrained by crisis-era rules h...
09 Oct, 2019, 08.39 AM IST
Kharif rice output may dip by 1.9mn ton; pulses down 70000 tonKharif foodgrain basket comprises rice, pulses and coarse cereals. Harvesting will start from next month.
24 Sep, 2017, 04.30 PM IST
- ET in the classroom: What is Quantitative Easing?
Central banks pump money directly into the economy, a process known as quantitative easing.
06 Jun, 2012, 04.51 PM IST
- ET in the classroom: What is Quantitative Easing?
Quantitative easing helps devalue the currency, encouraging exports further and increasing the level of economic activity.
06 Jun, 2012, 02.13 AM IST
- G20 leaders meet amid strains as US splashes cash
The Group of 20 major rich and developing nations has taken on the role of reforming the world economy in the wake of the 2008 financial cr...
10 Nov, 2010, 01.46 PM IST
- Bernanke may have saved the world
The causes of last year’s financial upheaval remain hotly debated, but many analysts say a swift and massive response by US authorities may...
07 Sep, 2009, 01.14 AM IST
- Fed to scrap stimulus when crisis ends
Federal Reserve's top two officials assured that they will pull back their emergency-credit programmes once the crisis fades, even as they ...
06 Apr, 2009, 12.52 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
- US rate cut adds to India's worries over inflation, surge in foreign money
Policy makers worry that more foreign funds flooding into the country could spur inflation and create asset bubbles. Copycat investingI Day...
01 Nov, 2007, 05.31 PM IST