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With bond-buying 'taper' on track, Fed turns wary eye to inflation

Investors in recent weeks increased bets that inflation will force the US central bank to increase interest rates sooner rather than later

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

How 'substantial' was progress for the US Federal Reserve?

A range of metrics - unemployment rate for Blacks, the labor force participation rate for women, the share of population overall that is working - remain significantly worse than before the pandemic

Dollar hovers near peak as investors await for Fed to taper stimulus

The dollar index traded unchanged on the day at 94.11, close to its 2021 peak of 94.563 hit last month

Markets Today: Will US Fed announce a tapering despite weak GDP numbers?

Will Fed chair Jerome Powell pull start reducing monetary supply even though GDP numbers for the September quarter were weak and inflation remains sticky?

TMS, Ep 34: Implication of net-zero goal, Prakash Mallya Q&A, and Fed taper

What will be the economic impact of India's emission-reduction commitments at COP26? What role will Intel play in India's 5G and EV goals? Will the US Fed announce a taper today? All answers here

Wall Street mints record highs, helped by strong earnings; Fed up next

Pfizer rises after Covid-19 vaccine sales outlook tops estimates

Goldman Sachs brings forward US rate hike projection by a year

In the wake of Friday's inflation data, fed fund futures fully priced in a quarter-point tightening by July 2022 and another rate increase by December

Rupee to see volatility, but no huge slide if Fed tapers in Nov: Experts

Unlike 2013, this time the taper has been communicated well in advance and RBI is ready for any challenge due to huge build-up of forex reserves and a comfortable current account position

Gold demand in India back to pre-Covid levels in September quarter: WGC

Typically, July - September is a seasonally weak period for gold demand due to monsoons and inauspicious periods like Pitru-Paksha when buyers usually prefer to postpone gold purchases

The revenge of supply

One underlying problem today is the intersection of labour shortages and Americans who are not even looking for jobs

Time for Fed to taper bond purchases but not to raise rates: Powell

The Fed has signaled it will likely begin next month to taper its $120 bn in monthly purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities

Wall Street banks set to profit again when Fed withdraws pandemic stimulus

The Fed has been buying up government-backed bonds since March 2020, adding $4 trillion to its balance sheet, as part of an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Risks on the rise for global stock markets, warns Chris Wood

A major rise in oil price will have the 'potential to aggravate inflation scare dramatically,' he says.

Fed lays out plan to reduce bond purchases, flags inflation worries

Policymakers discuss plan for 'gradual' cut in bond-buying

Dollar hits one-year high as US yields rise, inflation data on tap

Yields on the US two-year Treasury note jumped to their highest level in more than 18 months

Federal Reserve policymakers hone in on November taper timeline

Earlier on Tuesday, Atlanta Fed President Rafael Bostic said last month's jobs report displayed sufficient progress and endorsed a November start

Reform-oriented governance reason for market outperformance: Mukul Kochhar

In an interview, Kochhar says monetary policy normalisation is a definite risk but India is better placed, thanks to its strong macros

US President Joe Biden says he has 'confidence' in Jerome Powell

"Well, thus far yes, but I'm just catching up to some of these assertions," Biden said on a visit to Michigan when asked by a reporter about confidence in the Fed's integrity and in Powell

Dollar at strongest levels of 2021 as traders brace for Fed taper

The euro fell to $1.1657, its lowest since November 2020