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European shares fall 2% on Fed taper fears; commodities slump hits miners

STOXX 600 falls to two-week low; defensive utilities among smallest decliners

Gold prices fall as US Federal Reserve's taper talks boost US dollar

Spot gold fell 0.5% to $1,779.52 per ounce by 0640 GMT

Janet Yellen gets a chance to shape US Fed, this time from outside

As Jerome Powell nears the end of his term as Federal Reserve chair, Yellen is getting another chance to shape the future of the central bank.

The Fed's state of exception

It appears that the Fed is deviating from monetary-policy rules. But history tells us that it cannot continue indefinitely

Global stocks hit record highs as Federal Reserve's tapering concerns ease

Global shares hit record highs Wednesday after data showed US consumer price increases slowed in July, easing concerns that the Federal Reserve will imminently signal a scaling back of bond purchases

US Treasury yields extend rises on Federal Reserve's taper talk

The dollar also scaled a four-month high versus the euro as investors looked ahead to U.S. inflation numbers on Wednesday

Indian rupee slips to near two-week low on US Fed taper talk

The Indian rupee weakened on Tuesday to its lowest level in almost two weeks, in line with other Asian currencies

Dollar hits 4-month high against euro on Federal Reserve's taper talk

The 10-year Treasury yield rose to as high as 1.336% in London trade, its highest in more than three weeks.

Gold prices slip to over 4-month low on early US Fed tapering fears

Spot gold fell 1.1% to $1,744.25 per ounce by 0616 GMT.

Wall Street muted on jobs growth as inflation, Delta variant fears weigh

A positive jobs report spurred Wall Street to push some stocks and Treasuries higher on Friday, but investor optimism was tempered by looming inflation, declining Federal Reserve stimulus

Wall Street pushes US stocks, oil prices higher on promising data

US stocks and oil prices rebounded as unemployment claims declined and the trade deficit widened, positive economic data in the face of rising Covid-19 cases and signals of declining Fed stimulus

World stocks off record peak, dollar up on hawkish US Fed official

The MSCI world shares index was steady at 729.68, versus a record peak of 731.88 hit in the previous session.

Cash is king for whipsawed emerging-market investors, says HSBC

Developing-nation equities are headed for their worst month since the March 2020 rout

Fed's James Bullard wants taper to start by Dec, end by March 2022

The Fed has been buying $80 billion of Treasuries and $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities a month to help the economy heal from Covid-19 downturn

Gold eyes biggest weekly gain in over 2 months on US Fed signal

Spot gold was steady at $1,827.28 per ounce by 0256 GMT, having hit its highest since July 15 at $1,832.40 on Thursday

Sensex rebounds after 3-day slide; dovish Fed calms world markets

Tata Steel hogged the limelight in the Sensex pack, rallying 6.87%

F&O expiry: Sensex gains 209 pts; Nifty Metal index zooms 5%, PSB index 3%

Tata Steel (up 6.8 per cent), Bajaj twins, SBI, HCL Tech, and Sun Pharma were the top gainers on the Sensex today

Top headlines: Fed on US economy, IAF deploys Rafales to counter China

Business Standard brings to you the top headlines on Thursday

US economic recovery on track despite Covid-19 surge: Federal Reserve

The Fed also said that higher inflation remained the result of "transitory factors," meaning it was not an imminent risk

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