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US Market: Fed rate hike looms as hotter inflation clouds policy outlookThe US Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, taking the benchmark rate to 3.75%-4.00%...
US Market: Brokerages turn hawkish as sticky inflation boosts Fed hike betsMajor brokerages including Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, HSBC and Deutsche Bank expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 basi...
Central banks turn hawkish again as oil shock stokes inflationInterest rate hikes are now a global trend, marking the longest monetary tightening since 2023. The West Asia oil shock has driven headline...
SBI Research, IDFC First expect rate hike in October as crude prices climb: Higher oil prices & inflation raise likelihood of policy tighteningEconomists are gearing up for a potential rate hike from the central bank as soon as October, driven by escalating crude oil prices and ong...
Global Market | ECB may need more rate hikes as Iran war raises inflation risks: KazaksThe European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates further to contain inflation as higher fuel costs linked to the Iran conflict ri...
Global Market: Yen speculators turn net long for first time since FebruarySpeculators turned bullish on the yen for the first time since February as expectations of faster Bank of Japan rate hikes intensified. Fut...
India's wholesale inflation accelerates to 9.92% in August from 9.78% in JulyIndia’s wholesale inflation accelerated to 9.92% in August from 9.78% in July, slightly above the 9.89% expected in a Reuters poll. Consume...
US Market: Goldman Sachs expects Fed to hike rates amid inflation fearsGoldman Sachs now expects the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 basis points in September, reversing its earlier pause forec...
Global Market | ECB may need further rate hikes if energy prices stay high: NagelECB policymaker Joachim Nagel said the central bank may need to raise interest rates further if elevated energy prices persist, potentially...
Global Market: European stocks gain ahead of key US inflation dataEuropean stocks edged higher on Friday but remained headed for their worst weekly performance since April as rising bond yields and inflati...
Global Market: European stocks gain ahead of key US inflation dataEuropean stocks edged higher on Friday, but the STOXX 600 remained on track for its worst weekly performance since April as elevated bond y...
Global Market: Eurozone bonds slide as energy prices stoke inflation fearsEurozone government bonds are facing their sharpest weekly selloff since the Iran war began as surging energy prices fuel inflation concern...
Global Market: Barclays expects ECB to raise rates again in December as inflation risks persistBarclays expects the European Central Bank to raise interest rates by another 25 basis points in December as persistent inflation and highe...
Global Market: European shares edge higher ahead of ECB rate decisionEuropean shares edged higher after their sharpest one-day decline in two months, as investors awaited an expected ECB rate hike and Christi...
Global Market | BOJ may speed up rate hikes amid inflation, weak yen risks: MasuBOJ board member Kazuyuki Masu has signalled that the central bank may need to raise rates quickly if inflation accelerates, strengthening ...
Global Market: Japanese bond yields rise as oil surge, hawkish BOJ remarks lift rate hike betsJapanese government bond yields rose as oil prices climbed amid Middle East tensions, while hawkish comments from a Bank of Japan official ...
Global Market | BOJ Rate Decision: Why a jumbo 50-bps hike looks unlikely in SeptemberThe BOJ is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points in September, though markets are weighing the possibility of a larger hike. Persisten...
Global Market: Yen rally threatens to unravel lucrative carry trade ahead of BOJ rate decisionThe Japanese yen has surged ahead of an expected Bank of Japan rate hike next week, disrupting the long-standing yen carry trade and prompt...
Global Market: Japan GDP revision signals resilience as markets brace for BOJ policy moveapan’s Q2 GDP grew at an annualised 1.4%, beating the initial 1.1% estimate but missing forecasts. The revision reflected a smaller decline...
Global Market: European stocks subdued as oil surge fuels inflation, ECB rate hike betsEuropean shares were subdued on Monday as rising oil prices sparked by US-Iran tensions renewed inflation fears. Investors are closely moni...