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Fed’s favourite inflation gauge suggests rate cuts later in year

The Federal Reserve is likely to delay cutting interest rates until later this year, as the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge showed prices rose faster last month, said the CEO of a leading

29th February 2024

Markets/World

Investors remain cautious

By Naeem Aslam Investors are taking a cautious approach when it comes to taking risks. This week’s economic data hasn’t been so supportive of their investment thesis, and hence they are

16th February 2024

Markets/World

CPI kills last hope for March Fed rate cut

By Craig Erlam This is not the U.S. inflation report that the Federal Reserve wanted to see and markets responded accordingly late on Tuesday. Inflation in January was hotter than expected across

14th February 2024

Markets/World

Equities fall as Fed pushes back on March cut

By Mark Haefele The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously to keep rates unchanged on Wednesday in a target range of 5.25% to 5.5%. The pause was widely expected and marked

1st February 2024

Markets/World

Investors on edge awaiting Fed news

By Naeem Aslam Investors and traders are very much on the edge as the biggest event of the year will unfold, as the Federal Reserve will announce its monetary policy rate

31st January 2024

Markets/World

Will Fed hint at March cut or leave door slightly ajar?

By Craig Erlam It’s been a relatively slow start to trading on Wednesday which isn’t surprising considering what’s to come later in the day. On another day, earnings from Alphabet and Microsoft

31st January 2024

Markets/World

US inflation opens door to March Fed rate cut

By Craig Erlam Inflation, income and spending data for the US was released on Friday and broadly speaking the numbers were in line with expectations, with one outlier. Spending last month increased

27th January 2024

Markets/World

By Moody’s Analytics Borrowing from the Federal Reserve’s emergency facility put in place after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, the Bank Term Funding Programme, has risen sharply since late November. Just

20th January 2024

Markets/World

Fed minutes show uncertainty over rate cuts

By Craig Erlam Stock markets spent a second day in the red, continuing the softer start to the year as traders were waiting for the minutes from the December FOMC meeting that

4th January 2024

Markets/World

Gold forms a bullish pattern

By Naeem Aslam Gold prices are higher on the first trading of the year as investors continue to remain optimistic on the back of the potential Fed’s monetary policy moves. Gold

2nd January 2024

Markets/World