The Federal Reserve’s move to slash interest rates reverberated across the 2024 presidential race as Democrat Kamala Harris hailed the move as a boon for middle class families while Republican Donald Trump suggested the cut may have been politically motivated. The heated rhetoric over the Fed’s decision to lower its benchmark interest rate by a…
READ MOREThe world economy’s tectonic plates will shift this week when a US easing cycle begins, just as officials from Europe to Asia set policy against a backdrop of brittle markets. A 36-hour monetary rollercoaster will start with the Federal Reserve’s probable decision to cut interest rates on Wednesday, and finish on Friday with the outcome…
READ MOREForeign investors infused nearly ₹11,000 crore in domestic equities in the first week of the month owing to resilience of the Indian market and expectations of rate cut in the US. Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have been consistently buying equities since June. Before that, they had pulled out funds to the tune of ₹34,252 crore…
READ MOREStock markets jumped on Friday after US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell made clear that the central bank was ready to cut interest rates as inflation is cooling. The Dow was up 476 points or 1.17 percent following the speech while the broad-based S&P 500 gained more than one percent and the Nasdaq bounced by…
READ MORESouth Korean shares fell on Monday, ahead of a series of monetary policy events this week, with chipmakers dragging the benchmark index lower. ** The benchmark KOSPI index was down 11.91 points, or 0.44%, at 2,685.32, as of 0137 GMT, on track to snap a five-session rally. ** The U.S. Federal Reserve will release the…
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