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US dollar strengthens as data supports bigger Fed rate hikes

Weekly initial jobless claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 187,000 last week, the lowest level since September 1969 and below the 212,000 forecast

Gold prices steady as Ukraine concerns offset rate hike bets

Spot gold was last up 0.1% at $1,945.56 per ounce by 1026 GMT. U.S. gold futures rose 0.3% at $1,943.10

Dollar falls as hawkish Fed Reserve delivers without an extra kick

The dollar fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve moved to a hawkish monetary policy but without delivering a tougher surprise that might have added to its weeks-long momentum

Gold prices slip on Russia-Ukraine peace talks, looming Fed rate hike

Spot gold was down 0.4% at $1,909.87 per ounce as of 10:59 ET (1459 GMT), after touching its lowest since March 1 at $1,903.59 earlier in the session

Ukraine war, oil prices may force RBI to re-think rate hike cycle: Analysts

The Budget and RBI's last policy took a conservative estimate of crude prices $75 per barrel. This is likely to be a challenge going forward, economists say

Fed's Jerome Powell vows to stop inflation from becoming 'entrenched'

He said the economy's fast-paced recovery from Covid was giving rise to persistent supply, demand imbalances

Global shares turn positive after US Fed's tapering announcement

MSCI's global gauge of stocks gained 0.10%, and the pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.26% after the Fed's statement

2014 vs 2021: How a US Fed Reserve's taper can move the asset prices

While US monetary policy was far from hawkish in 2014, it stood in contrast to the ultra-dovish trajectories of central banks in Europe, Japan and other countries

Sensex snaps 3-day winning run, slips 17 pts; Realty index sheds 2%, IT 1%

Investors looked to lock in gains after the recent rally but most dips were bought into, which left indices unchanged at close.

Sensex rises 176 pts to end above 56K for first time; BSE Midcap jumps 1%

The broader markets, meanwhile, outperformed, rising for the fourth straight session

Fed says progress made toward conditions for tapering bond buys

Any move to shrink policy support will be based on progress on the Fed's goals for jobs and inflation

Amid US election uncertainty, the Fed is likely to lay low this week

The Federal Reserve is scheduled to release its latest policy statement after two days of debate in which policymakers lacked a critical piece of information: who will run the US for next four years

US Fed revisits Great Recession-era idea of keeping low interest rates

Fed officials anticipate the United States will suffer the worst economic downturn since World War Two, and they have no intent to let up on providing stimulus for the foreseeable future

A quick look at RBI's measures to arrest Covid-19 slowdown

The RBI has reduced the repo rate by 75 basis points (bps) to 4.4 per cent, and the reverse repo rate by 90 bps which now stands at 4 per cent

Fed's failure to fix credit plumbing leaves markets scrambling for dollars

The big disappointment for markets was that the Fed did not offer a repurchase programme for the commercial paper market

US Fed cuts rates, central banks coordinate to cushion coronavirus blow

The Bank of Japan just said it will hold an emergency meeting Monday, instead of the March 18-19 scheduled one

Market Ahead, March 16: Top factors that could guide markets this week

According to a Business Standard report, the Securities and Exchange Board of India is working on a plan to arrest the deep market sell-off and reduce volatility

Debt MFs eye big gains from Fed rate cut, see bond yields easing further

Yield on 10-year G-Sec slips to over three-year low of 6.23%

In an emergency move, US Fed cuts rates by 50 bps to battle Coronavirus

In a statement, the central bank said it was cutting rates by a half percentage point to a target range of 1.00% to 1.25%

Federal Reserve seen slashing rates amid coronavirus threat, low inflation

Global central bankers, facing an economic threat from the virus, have for the most part taken a wait-and-see approach