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Dollar falls as investors see Fed minutes as less hawkish than feared

Strategists said the minutes suggested policymakers may not be as hawkish as investors feared.

Wall Street pares losses, gyrates after release of Federal Reserve minutes

Shares of ViacomCBS tumbled 19.1% after the media conglomerate missed quarterly profit expectations

Federal Reserve rate decisions will be made on meeting-by-meeting basis

Investors currently expect the Fed to begin raising rates in March with an initial increase of half a percentage point, and to continue raising rates through the year

US retail sales rebound sharply to increase 3.8% in January: Govt data

December retail sales revised to show steeper decline; core retail sales jump 4.8%

Biden's Federal Reserve nominees in limbo after Republican vote boycott

The development comes as the US central bank is gearing up to raise interest rates to combat the highest inflation in 40 years

How will the Russia-Ukraine crisis, US Fed affect rupee?

Indian rupee rose for the first time in six days, with some de-escalation at Ukrainian border. But India's delayed policy normalisation and inflation may support dollar bulls over the next 3 months

Initiate next generation reforms to improve ease of doing biz: FM asks Sebi

The minister's remarks come against the backdrop of the Federal Reserve deciding to tighten its monetary policy after a long period of easy money regime

Euro extends gains after Russia ends some army drills near Ukraine

Against the greenback, the single currency climbed 0.4% to $1.1346, and within striking distance of Monday's high of $1.1369 as European stock futures rebounded on the news

As Fed hikes rates, will markets rally?

When growth is slowing but the Fed continues to hike interest rates or refuses to cut them, stocks will fall

Now, Goldman expects 7 US Federal Reserve rate hikes in 2022

The bank sees a 25 basis-point hike in each of the remaining meetings this year

Wall Street set for second day of losses; US 10-year yield near 2%

Europe's STOXX 600 was down 0.9%, Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures were down 0.7% and 0.5% respectively

Oil prices rise after International Energy Agency says market tight

Brent crude futures rose 39 cents, or 0.4%, to $91.80 a barrel at 1015 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 45 cents, or 0.5%, to $90.33 a barrel

European stocks open lower after hot US inflation raises rate hike bets

US consumer prices showed the biggest annual increase in 40 years, data released late on Thursday showed

Oil prices slip on hot US inflation concerns, set for weekly fall

The benchmark oil prices are also in line for their first weekly decline after seven consecutive weekly gains

Gold slips as chances of hefty Fed rate hike rise after CPI data

Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,825.29 per ounce by 0141 GMT, while U.S. gold futures dropped 0.7% to $1,824.50.

Dollar swings up, down to flat after US reports hottest inflation in 40 yrs

The consumer price index rose 0.6% from December, the Labor Department said, while in the 12 months through January, CPI jumped 7.5%, the biggest year-on-year gain since February 1982

Dollar posts solid gains after higher-than-expected US CPI data in Jan

CPI rose 0.6% last month from December, the Labor Department said, while in the 12 months through January, the CPI jumped 7.5%, the biggest year-on-year increase since February 1982

Gold prices range-bound as investors brace for US inflation data

A robust inflation reading is expected to burnish gold's appeal as an inflation hedge, but interest rate hikes would raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion

Stock rally loses steam in Asia as US inflation test looms

The performance in Asian stocks was sharply divided between Chinese equities and the rest of the region

Dollar bides time before US CPI; euro stabilizes after ECB pushback

The Australian dollar got a bit of a lift as continued gains in global stocks boosted the mood for risk taking