Articles about US Federal Reserve
14 May 2020
Why Sitharaman's stimulus package has left stock market unimpressed
Domestic stocks plunged on Thursday as the government's stimulus package to revive the economy left investors unimpressed.
22 Jun 2019
Facebook co-founder bashes company's cryptocurrency plans, calls them 'frightening'
Just a few days back, Facebook announced Libra, a cryptocurrency based on a blockchain-based network called Calibra.
20 Dec 2018
US Federal Reserve raises lending rate; signals slower pace ahead
The US central bank raised the benchmark borrowing rate yesterday, but gave the clearest sign to date that it will go slow on additional increases as it watches the economy.
22 Jun 2018
35 US-banks would survive global economic recession: US Federal Reserve
The US's 35 largest banks are "strongly capitalized" and would survive a severe global economic recession, the Federal Reserve announced.
28 Feb 2018
Rupee weakens yet again; tanks 23 paise against USD
Falling for the third straight session, the rupee weakened by 23 paise to 65.10 against the US dollar to hit its three-month low in opening trade at the forex market today.
06 Feb 2018
Sensex plunges 1270 points, the biggest decline since 2015
The BSE's benchmark Sensex crashed below the 34,000-mark, plunging 1,271 points to 33,482.81 while NSE's Nifty50 sank below the 10,300-mark, slumping 390 points to 10,276.
13 Dec 2017
Gold prices steady after four-month low
After falling continuously since a week, gold prices hit a four-month low yesterday, after a dip of Rs. 180 in the Delhi bullion market.
06 Dec 2017
RBI keeps repo-rate unchanged at 6% for second consecutive time
The RBI's six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6%, second time in a row, in its fifth bi-monthly policy review.
01 Nov 2017
Ex-RBI governor Raghuram Rajan to next head US Federal Reserve?
Former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, makes for an ideal candidate to head the US Federal Reserve, says international financial magazine Barron's.
09 Sep 2017
Gold prices reach 11-month high over North Korea tensions
On Friday, the price of gold rose by Rs. 990 to Rs. 31,350 per 10 grams over global cues, reaching the highest price in 11 months.
08 Jul 2017
US job growth see better than expected growth, wages lag
The US economy added 222,000 jobs in June, according to the US Department of Labor.
15 Jun 2017
US Federal Reserve hikes interest rate, plans balance sheet reduction
The Federal Reserve has hiked its benchmark lending rate by a quarter percentage point to 1.25% from its erstwhile 1%, showing its conviction in the US economy's growth and the job market performance and said that there is a chance of another hike later this year.
16 Mar 2017
US Federal Reserve hikes benchmark interest by 0.25%
The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate for the second time in three months by 0.25% to a range of 0.75-1%.
15 Dec 2016
Sensex down 84 points after Fed rate hike
The Sensex closed 83.77 points down after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates, indicating more hikes in 2017.
14 Dec 2016
Sensex increases amidst signals of a Federal Reserve rate hike
Despite reports signalling an increasing possibility of a US Federal Reserve rate hike this month, India's Sensex managed to close higher on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
04 Oct 2016
RBI cuts repo rate to 6.25%, markets rally
The Reserve Bank of India cut its repo rate by 25 basis points to lower it to 6.25%.
19 Sep 2016
BSE-Twitter tie up to provide investors live stock notifications
Bombay Stock Exchange has tied up with social media platform Twitter to enable its investors to obtain live stock information and updates.
04 Sep 2016
Urjit Patel taking charge as RBI Governor on 6 September
With Raghuram Rajan's tenure as RBI Governor seeing an end after he announced his decision to step down from taking up a second term, Urjit Patel will take over the reins as his successor on Tuesday.
