Fed Rate Hike

Gold surged to a two-week high, and briefly broke through the $2,000 per ounce level on expectations that the Fed has reached the end of its tightening cycle.

Economists expect Fed to defy investors with more interest rate rises

FT-Booth survey finds majority of economists think central bank has more work to do to lower inflation

US stocks rally: Not a new bull market but a ‘late cycle melt-up’, says market-research firm

According to the analysts, this is being run mainly by the ‘Goldilocks’ effect

More rate hikes likely, growth forecast suggests soft-landing: Yardeni Research after Fed meeting

The consultancy pointed to sticky inflation and improved growth expectations

Gold rebounds as US inflation data boosts Fed rate-hike pause bets

The U.S. dollar and Treasury yields fell after the Labor Department reported that the consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4% last month, in line with estimates.

Fed warms up to pause after 25 bps rate hike but why is cheer missing? | Fed hike & market impact

US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by 25 basis points, its 10th increase in the last 14 months. At 5-5.25% interest rates are now at a 16-year high in the US. But the central bank has warmed up to a possible pause in its June policy. Chairman Jerome Powell has ruled out any rate cut for now as he believes that there is a long way to go before inflation comes down. Watch this chat between Nandita Khemka & Santosh Nair on what the Fed’s comments on future rate path means for the markets going forward.

Wall Street steady after Fed's quarter-point rate hike

The S&P 500 was up 0.4% in afternoon trading, a touch higher than it was before the Fed's announcement.

Are we near the Fed rate hike pause level yet?

Fed futures are reflecting an 87 percent probability of a rate hike of 25 bps in May and of a 22 percent rate hike in the June FOMC meet

Oil falls 2% as US dollar strengthens on Fed rate hike expectations

A stronger dollar can hurt global demand for oil by making it more expensive in other countries, and investors were also discouraged by uneven economic data in China, the world's biggest crude importer.

Gold slides below $2,000, market eyes Fed rate hike cues

Spot gold was down 0.6% at $1,990.58 per ounce by 10:30 a.m. EDT (14:30 GMT) after rising as much as 0.6% earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures fell 0.6% to $2,003.

Dollar heads for longest stretch of weekly losses since 2020

The dollar index, which measures the performance of the U.S. currency against six others, slid to a roughly one-year low of 100.78.

Avenue Supermarts looks attractive on dips: Amit Jeswani

Stallion Asset is highly underweight on IT services, overweight on Indian banks, has added two listed fintech companies and is looking to add hospital stocks, says the founder of the portfolio management service company

Devina Mehra of First Global on Fed rate hike, US banking crisis & India strategy | MC Exclusive

Devina Mehra of First Global in conversation with N Mahalakshmi on Fed rate hike, US banking crisis & India strategy.

Commodities Live: Asian currencies rise sharply | Rupee stands firm as DXY falls to 7-Week lows

Asian currencies rise sharply in comparison with DXY. Korean Won up by 2.3% in comparison with USD. US Fed hikes rates by 25bps, indicates less policy tightening ahead. Catch the latest in commodities with Manisha Gupta.

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In a break from historical pattern, EMs less vulnerable to rate-hike-led hard landing: Nomura

The analysts have used data from over 100 policy-tightening cycles starting from 1985

India does not have to raise its policy rates in tandem with US rates: Adrian Mowat

Veteran EM strategist said that Indian will continue to be an attractive investment destination

Fed inclined towards more hikes to curb inflation, minutes show

The minutes also said “almost all” officials agreed it was appropriate to raise interest rates by 25 basis points at the meeting, while “a few” favored or could have supported a bigger 50 basis-point hike.

Fed set to shrink rate hikes again as inflation slows

Policy makers are poised to raise their benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, to a range of 4.5% to 4.75%, dialing back the size of the increase for a second-straight meeting.

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon says Fed's rate hikes might go beyond 5%

The CEO of the biggest US bank made his comments ahead of US inflation data due Thursday and fourth-quarter results from top banks beginning Friday.

Fed raises key rate by half-point and signals more to come

The policymakers forecast that their key short-term rate will reach a range of 5% to 5.25% by the end of 2023.

Key issue as Fed meets this week: When to slow rate hikes?

Fed officials will likely engage in a fraught debate over whether it may soon be time to slow its rate hikes, which are intended to cool the worst inflation in four decades but are also raising the risk of a recession.

Fed seen aggressively hiking to 5%, triggering global recession

The Federal Open Market Committee will raise rates by 75 basis points for a fourth consecutive meeting when policymakers announce their decision at 2 p.m. in Washington on Wednesday

How Front-Loading Rate hikes risks financial instability

A third issue, that of front-loading the increases, is particularly relevant in this rate cycle.