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Source: Live Mint The Indian market’s response to the US Federal Reserve’s significant rate cut on Wednesday was relatively subdued compared to its global and Asian counterparts. Instead of celebrating the move, Indian investors opted to book profits during Thursday’s trade, resulting in only modest gains for the front-line indices. The trading day started on…
Source: Live Mint Ending the weeks of intense speculation, the US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has taken a decisive step in initiating a new monetary easing cycle, announcing a 50 basis points (bps) cut to the federal funds rate. The move comes after months of market speculation and a 14-month policy pause….
Source: Business Standard Jerome Powell (Photo: Bloomberg) 3 min read Last Updated : Sep 19 2024 | 8:11 AM IST US Fed rate cuts: The US Federal Reserve, on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, announced its decision to cut the interest rate by half a percentage or 50 basis points to fight off a slowdown in…
Source: Live Mint The US Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, marking the first decrease since 2020, as the central bank started to unwind the restrictive policies it had put in place to address inflation. The Federal Reserve’s benchmark policy rate has remained in the 5.25%-5.50% range for 14 months….
Source: Business Standard 4 min read Last Updated : Sep 18 2024 | 2:29 PM IST Shares of information technology (IT) companies slipped up to 6 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Wednesday’s intra-day trade as investors booked profit in the stocks ahead of a crucial Federal Reserve interest-rate decision. …
Source: Live Mint US Fed meeting underway: The much-awaited event is here. After over four years, the US Federal Reserve is expected to start the rate-reduction cycle on Wednesday, September 18, as inflation has eased considerably in the US while the jobs market is showing signs of cooling off. Rate cuts are overall positive for…
Source: Live Mint Stock Market Today: The wait for interest rate cut decision by the US Federal Reserve continues keeping the market participants cautiously optimistic and thereby markets range bound, though with a positive bias. The benchmark Nifty 50 index on Tuesday ended with gains of 0.14% at 25,418.55 up 34.80 points. S&P BSE Sensex…
Source: Live Mint US Fed rate cut: Gold prices are hovering near all-time highs as excitement builds over a possible US Federal Reserve rate cut on Wednesday, September 18. The prospect of a weaker dollar, driven by anticipated rate reductions, has sparked renewed interest in gold, which thrives as a safe-haven asset during times of…
Source: Live Mint Stock Market Today: The benchmark indices Nifty-50 index and the S&P BSE Sensex traded in a narrow range throughout the day on Monday, though with a positive bias as Sensex also scaled all-time highs of 83,184.34 on Monday. The Sensex ended the day at 82,988.78, up 97.84 points or 0.12%. Nifty-50 Index…
Source: Live Mint Oil prices increased by approximately 2% on Monday, driven by ongoing disruptions to U.S. Gulf oil infrastructure, which offset persistent concerns about demand following new data from China. Investors are also anticipating a potential reduction in U.S. interest rates later this week. By 1315 GMT, Brent crude futures for November rose by…
