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Fed Agrees On Slowing Rate Hikes But Fight Against Inflation Continues

The minutes of the December meeting, which were released on Wednesday, showed that officials remain focused on taming inflation and expressed concern over financial markets perceiving slowdown in rate hikes as weakening in the bank's resolve to fight inflation

Indian Equities End Lower For Second Straight Session; Hawkish Cenbanks Weigh

Arjun Yadav

Companies & Markets

The 30-share Sensex fell 461.22 points or 0.75 per cent to settle at 61,33.81, while its broader peer, the Nifty50, slipped 145.90 points to close at 18,269

Indian Equities Slump As Fed's Hawkish Commentary Spooks Market

Arjun Yadav

Companies & Markets

The 30-share Sensex slumped 878.88 points or 1.40 per cent to close at 61,799.03 while its broader peer, the Nifty50, declined 245.40 or 1.32 per cent to settle at 18,414.90

Fed Raises Interest Rates By Half Percentage Point, Sees 5.1% Rate Next Year

BW Online Bureau

Economy

US stocks turned negative following the release of the policy statement. Yields on the 2-year and 10-year notes rose. The dollar edged higher against a basket of currencies

Federal Reserve Hints Smaller Rate Hikes "Soon"

BW Online Bureau

Economy

In the meeting, the minutes released on Wednesday, officials hinted that less severe moves were ahead but also said that they still see few signs of inflation cooling

Indian Benchmark Indices Turn Negative For The Year, Sensex Sheds 1,000 Pts

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets

The NSE Nifty 50 index fell 1.72 per cent at 17,327.35, while the S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1.73 per cent to 58,098.92

Fed’s Interest Rate Decision

Dr. Chandrima Sikdar

Opinion Columns

Based on this current scenario, the Fed is likely to continue with its interest rate hike, though not as aggressively as before

Muted Impact Of Fed's Taper 2 On India Due To Strong External Position: RBI

BW Online Bureau

Banking & Finance

In recent years, SBPs are also becoming increasingly visible in the Indian FX market with trading volumes rising on such platforms, it said

Oil Rises On Saudi Oil Production Expectations

BW Online Bureau

Energy & Infra

The US Federal Resreve's most hawkish policymakers on Thursday said they favoured a rate increase of 75 basis points at its policy meeting this month, not the bigger increase traders had priced in after a report on Wednesday showed inflation was accelerating

Fed Sees More Tightening Of Monetary Policy If Inflation Persists

BW Online Bureau

Economy

Based on data released in the days prior to the session, "participants concurred ... that the near-term inflation outlook had deteriorated since the time of the May meeting," the minutes stated, justifying the 0.75-percentage-point increase and a move to "restrictive" monetary policy

Don't See Any Adverse Impact Of US Fed Reserve Rate Hike: DEA Secy Seth

BW Online Bureau

Economy

Citing upside inflationary pressures, the RBI has raised interest rates by 40 basis points and 50 basis points respectively in May and June to 4.9 per cent