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Television stations broadcast Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US.(Bloomberg)
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US stock market at record high as investors cannot keep calm after Fed rate cut

Sep 20, 2024 07:55 AM IST Wall Street stocks hit record highs as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to support the labor market. Dow…

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Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washingto.(Reuters)
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How US Federal Reserve’s rate cut decision impacts policies around the world

(Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve’s bold start to cutting interest rates and its determination not to fall behind the curve in easing has reshaped the…

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ECB Should Maintain Gradual Approach to Rate Cuts, Lane Says
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ECB Should Maintain Gradual Approach to Rate Cuts, Lane Says

The European Central Bank should stick with its cautious stance on lowering interest rates, Chief Economist Philip Lane said — further strengthening expectations for the…

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PMI: India's factory activity growth hits three-month low of 57.5, PMI shows
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PMI: India’s factory activity growth hits three-month low of 57.5, PMI shows

India’s manufacturing activity growth eased to a three-month low in August as demand softened significantly, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, casting another shadow over…

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Outgoing RBI policymaker contradicts central bank on food risks
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Outgoing RBI policymaker contradicts central bank on food risks

An outgoing member of the Reserve Bank of India’s interest-rate panel said there’s no evidence higher food costs are pushing up prices more broadly in…

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India should retain headline inflation as target, external rate panel members say
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India should retain headline inflation as target, external rate panel members say

Headline inflation impacts Indians directly and should be retained as the target for monetary policy rather than switching to core inflation, external members of the…

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India to name new MPC members soon, dissenters from Shaktikanta Das' rate policy team to leave before crucial meet
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India to name new MPC members soon, dissenters from Shaktikanta Das’ rate policy team to leave before crucial meet

India’s government will appoint new external members to the central bank’s monetary policy committee by October at the latest, people familiar with the matter said,…

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The US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US.(Bloomberg)
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US Federal Reserve policymakers flag rate cuts as job market cools

Two Federal Reserve officials said they believe it’s appropriate for the US central bank to begin lowering interest rates soon, and that the pace of…

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P2P platforms taking on the lender role led RBI to read the riot act

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) tightening of norms for P2P lenders comes after several of them were found to be having hundreds of…

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An electronic ticker displays stock figures in Shanghai, China.(Bloomberg)
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Global stocks set for longest win streak of 2024. Major reasons why

European and US futures rose alongside Asian stocks, following a buoyant session on Wall Street amid bets the Federal Reserve will soon signal it’s ready…

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