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Jerome Powell (File photo) WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday and indicated it will steadily lower borrowing costs for the rest of this year, as policymakers responded to concerns about weakness in the job market in a move that won support from most of President…
Market experts predict continued upward movement, supported by progressive trade negotiations, Fed rate cut effects on global liquidity. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Monday on positive global cues following US Federal Reserve rate cut move. While Nifty50 went above 25,400, BSE Sensex…
India’s fundamental growth story remains strong, but the stock market volatility has been particularly significant this year. (AI image) The US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday. The rate cut was on expected lines, and came amidst rising pressure from US President Donald…
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (File photo) US Fed FOMC Meeting: Led by chairman Jerome Powell, the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a 25 basis points rate cut after the FOMC meeting. “In support of its goals and in light of the shift in the balance of risks, the Committee decided to lower…
Apollo Tyres on Wednesday announced that it will be passing on the benefits of the recent GST rate cut to customers by lowering the tyre prices. Depending on the product, prices will drop by Rs 300 to Rs 2,000.Passenger car tyres will become cheaper by Rs 300 to Rs 1,500, while truck and bus radial…
Canada’s central bank on Wednesday lowered its key lending rate to 2.5%, giving some relief to borrowers as the country’s economy feels the strain of US President Donald Trump’s trade war.The Bank of Canada had kept its rate steady at 2.75% since March, while assessing the impact of Trump’s shifting tariffs on Canadian businesses that…
During the Outreach and Interaction Program on Next Gen GST Reforms, FM Sitharaman highlighted that post-tax reforms. (PTI photo) GST rate cuts impact: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that GST rate cuts announced by the Modi government, effective September 22, will inject Rs 2 lakh crore into the economy.“With this new gen tax…
Gold price prediction: The current week remains most crucial for gold as the US Fed may announce its monetary policy on September 17, midnight. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are expected to react to the US Federal Reserve policy this week. Maneesh Sharma, AVP – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and…
The US Federal Reserve opened a key interest rate meeting on Tuesday, just hours after Donald Trump’s close aide Stephen Miran was sworn in as a governor of the central bank, while another top official, Lisa Cook, is fighting the president’s attempt to oust her.Miran, who has been a senior adviser to Trump, took the…
Gold rate today: Gold futures soared to fresh peaks on Tuesday, with expectations of an imminent US Federal Reserve rate cut and a weaker dollar driving safe-haven buying across global and domestic markets. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), October contracts jumped Rs 384, or 0.34 per cent, to a record Rs 1,10,563 per 10…
