The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher on Wednesday, stretching its winning streak to six straight sessions and closing above 39,000 points for the first time in five weeks, as investors kept betting on supportive U.S. monetary policy. The other Wall Street benchmarks cooled a touch as momentum stalled and U.S. Treasury yields rose on … Read more
The prospect of interest rates remaining elevated as the Federal Reserve battles inflation is further clouding the outlook for shares of smaller U.S. companies, which have lagged broader markets this year. Small cap stocks surged at the end of 2023, as expectations grew that the Fed was done raising interest rates and would soon begin … Read more
Washington: The Federal Reserve signaled fresh concerns about inflation as it reaffirmed it needs more evidence that price gains are cooling before cutting interest rates from a two-decade high. Officials unanimously decided to leave the target range for the benchmark federal funds rate at 5.25% to 5.5% – where it’s been since July – following … Read more
Millions of investors across the globe will have their eyes glued to their screens tonight when the Federal Open Market Committee meeting gets underway. At stake is the answer to the trillion-dollar question of whether the Federal Reserve — in its wisdom —will decide to keep the interest rates higher for longer, or will it, … Read more
The U.S. dollar was a shade softer in early deals on Monday, thinned by a holiday in Japan, though the yen, euro and sterling stayed near the bottom of the ranges hit during Friday’s volatile session. Japan’s yen was at 158.05 per dollar, up nearly 0.2% in quiet trading with Tokyo markets closed for the … Read more
Jerome Powell’s remarks in the coming week will be closely parsed by investors for any clues on just how long the Fed is willing to wait before cutting interest rates. The last time the US central bank chair spoke, he signaled that policymakers were likely to keep borrowing costs high for longer than previously anticipated, … Read more
Federal Reserve officials are about to get further confirmation that inflation progress has stalled, supporting what appears to be a shift in tone to keep interest rates higher for longer than previously anticipated. Policymakers’ preferred inflation gauge – the personal consumption expenditures price index – probably stayed elevated in March, according to data due in … Read more
Gold prices climbed on Thursday as concerns about the Middle East war extending to other regions boosted demand for the safe-haven metal. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was up 0.4% at $2,369.93 per ounce, as of 0107 GMT. U.S. gold futures dipped 0.1% to $2,385.10 per ounce. * Israel will make its own decisions about how … Read more
SINGAPORE – Asian stocks fell and the dollar climbed to more than five-month highs on Tuesday as stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales for March further reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to be in a rush to cut interest rates this year. Rising geopolitical tensions kept risk sentiment in check, lifting prices of gold … Read more
Gold prices hit yet another lifetime high in Friday’s opening trade after softer US PPI inflation data lifted sentiments for bullion on the Street. The new peaks were scaled notwithstanding a firmer dollar index (DXY) which has shot up over 105, gaining over 1% in the last five trading sessions. Gold prices in India took … Read more
