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If inflation continues to build, the Fed won’t be able to maintain neutral stance for long
FEDERAL Reserve chairman Jerome Powell pulled off a pretty neat magic trick on Wednesday (May 1) – he somehow caused the interest rate-cut promise he had made at the...
Asia markets mixed after Fed leaves rates unchanged; STI rises 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares finished higher on Thursday (May 2), after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady in its May meeting. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) ticked up...
US Fed ‘less hawkish’ than expected; Singapore banks, net cash companies likely to outperform
GLOBAL financial markets may be heaving a sigh of relief for now as analysts believe that the US Federal Reserve has shown some restraint and appeared to be less...
US Fed ‘less hawkish’ than expected; Singapore banks, net cash companies likely to outperform
GLOBAL financial markets may be heaving a sigh of relief for now as analysts believe that the US Federal Reserve has shown some restraint and appeared to be less...
Gold prices drift higher as Fed stands pat on key interest rate
GOLD prices edged higher on Thursday (May 2) after the US Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate steady, as expected, and indicated that it is still leaning towards...
Europe: UK’s FTSE 100 slips ahead of Fed outcome, energy stocks weigh
BRITAIN’S FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday, led by declines in energy stocks, while investors grew cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision later in the day, hoping for...
US: Wall Street stocks fall as markets weigh strong wage data, Fed meeting
US stocks ended lower on Tuesday (Apr 30) as markets weighed economic data showing rising labor costs and deteriorating consumer confidence on the day of a key Federal Reserve...
Yen falls after suspected intervention on Monday, eyes on Fed
The yen dropped against the dollar on Tuesday (Apr 30), giving up some of its sharp gains the previous day sparked by suspected intervention by Japanese authorities.The currency was...
