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Markets near record highs as Fed kicks off two-day policy meeting

Traders around the world are looking for any hints about whether and when the Fed plans to taper its bond-buying programme as the U.S. economy bounces back from the pandemic fallout.

Shares in record-setting spree as US Federal Reserve meeting looms

The two-day Fed meeting starts on Tuesday, with a final statement published after the meeting closes on Wednesday.

Gold prices edge higher on dollar retreat; focus on US Fed meeting

US gold futures gained 0.2% to $1,869.

What investors are watching from the Fed: taper talk and inflation

The Fed is keen to minimize the possibility of a market disruption when it begins to reduce its $120 billion per month government bond

Dollar hovers near one-month high with market frozen before Fed test

The U.S. currency has been buoyed as traders closed short positions before the Fed's two-day policy-setting confab, which kicks off on Tuesday

Gold prices drop 1% on dollar strength as US Fed meeting looms

Spot gold was down 0.9% at $1,860.44 per ounce, as of 0654 GMT

Gold prices at 1-1/2-week low on dollar strength as Fed meeting looms

Spot gold was down 0.6% at $1,864.58 per ounce, as of 0311 GMT, its lowest since June 4

World stocks near record high as investors await dovish Fed Reserve act

Japan's Nikkei rose 0.35% while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.1%

Oil holds near multi-year highs amid demand recovery ahead of Fed meeting

Oil prices held near multi-year highs on Monday, underpinned by an improved outlook for demand as increased Covid-19 vaccinations help lift travel curbs

Dollar little changed as traders seek direction from Fed Reserve meeting

The yen was at 109.715, after weakening to 109.840 on Friday for the first time since June 4

1947, 1970s, 2008: Inflation experts look back into history for lessons

Central bankers know how to raise benchmark interest rates, but they have less experience in calibrating the exit from quantitative easing.

Inflation fails to shake US mkts out of torpor, with Fed in driver's seat

Fed officials have repeatedly tamped down fears of inflation running persistently higher than its 2% target

Best of BS Opinion: Course correction on vaccine, climate of treason & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

Fed tapering and emerging markets

The year 2021 will be one of the strongest years for global growth in history

Asian shares rise to 3-month high as US data bolsters reopening hopes

Investors will be watching US jobs data due Friday for clues to the Fed's plans for policy in the coming weeks and months

US economy making welcome progress but still far from goals: Fed's Brainard

Some of the factors fueling current strong growth, including fiscal spending and the rush by households to take advantage of a broader economic reopening, are likely to fade over time, Brainard noted

Glut of dollar drives usage of Fed reverse repo facility to record

Even though the offering rate on the Fed facility is 0 per cent, demand has been increasing as a flood of cash overwhelms U.S. dollar funding markets

Gold returns to where it started 2021 on Fed's dovish commitment

Signs of inflation would "prove to be largely transitory," Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida said in a Yahoo! Finance interview

Gold prices firm near multi-month highs on weaker dollar and yields

Spot gold was up 0.2% to $1,885.47 per ounce by 0724 GMT, after falling as much as 0.5% earlier in the session

Fed balm lifts European shares to record high amid tussle over yuan

Sentiment in Europe was also underpinned by the latest IFO indicator which showed that the upswing for the German economy