A hot inflation report rattled Wall Street and diminished hopes for the number of rate cuts likely this year, but there are still areas in the market where investors can hide out if price pressures keep reaccelerating. Stocks sold off Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tanking as much as 500 points at one point … Read more
Federal Reserve officials at their March meeting expressed concern that inflation wasn’t moving lower quickly enough, though they still expected to cut interest rates at some point this year. At a meeting in which the Federal Open Market Committee again voted to hold short-term borrowing rates steady, policymakers also showed misgivings that inflation, while easing, … Read more
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a “Fed Listens” event in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2019. Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images A hotter-than-expected consumer price index reading rattled markets Wednesday, but markets are buzzing about an even more specific prices gauge contained within the data — the so-called supercore inflation reading. … Read more
Wall Street’s new biggest bull is growling a bit like a bear. Wells Fargo Securities’ Chris Harvey hiked his S & P 500 year-end price target by about 20% this week. However, he’s less than enthusiastic about the path of higher market prices. “It’s weird. This won’t sound great. But even though we were high … Read more
US Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman attends a “Fed Listens” event at the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, DC, on October 4, 2019. Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Friday that it’s possible interest rates may have to move higher to control inflation, rather than the cuts her … Read more
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 22, 2024. A trio of central bank decisions this week sent a clear message to markets that officials are preparing to loosen monetary policy, reigniting investor appetite for risk. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images … Read more
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said Tuesday she still expects interest rate cuts this year, but ruled out the next policy meeting in May. Mester also indicated that the long-run path is higher than policymakers had previously thought. The central bank official noted progress made on inflation while the economy has continued to grow. … Read more
The Centre has decided not to extend stock limit on wheat after it expires on March 31 while continuing the mandatory weekly stock declaration from April 1, so that it keeps a tab on who is buying how much. However, traders and stockists are apprehensive of re-imposition of stock limit at any time depending on … Read more
A pedestrian in the Lagos Island district of Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday hiked its key interest rate by 200 basis points, as Africa’s largest economy looks to recover from a historic currency crisis and soaring inflation. The CBN announced … Read more
Mustard and gram farmers in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are preferring staggered sales now, which is contrary to popular perception that farmers dump their entire produce upon harvest, according to a study conducted by New Delhi-based Arcus Policy Research and commissioned by futures trading platform NCDEX. The decision on the timing of the sales is … Read more