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Global markets want the US Fed to go fast and furious on rate cuts

TheSpuzz Desk2 months ago07 mins

Source: Live Mint In a bold move, the US Federal Reserve kick-started its monetary policy easing cycle with a 50 basis point (bps) interest rate cut, bringing the Fed funds target range to 4.75-5%. The market was widely anticipating a 25 bps rate cut (one basis point is 0.01%). While delivering this surprise, Fed chair…

Will a surprise uptick in August inflation put RBI rate cut timeline in a limbo?

TheSpuzz Desk2 months ago05 mins

Source: Live Mint In an unfavourable turn of events, inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.7% year-on-year in August, up from 3.6% in July, and surpassing Mint’s consensus estimate of 3.5%. Given the generous rainfall seen in August, expectations were that retail inflation would moderate as vegetable prices ease. The unexpected…

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Global markets want the US Fed to go fast and furious on rate cuts

Will a surprise uptick in August inflation put RBI rate cut timeline in a limbo?