Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with Chinese shares falling, ahead of Fed rate decision

Asian shares are mixed, with Hong Kong and Shanghai declining, ahead of a decision by the Federal Reserve this week on interest rates

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with Chinese shares falling, ahead of Fed rate decision
Business

Fed meeting likely to see start of debate over ending balance sheet contraction

Decision time is close at hand for the Federal Reserve to plan the mechanics of how it ends the winddown of a balance sheet that remains swollen by historic standards.

Fed meeting likely to see start of debate over ending balance sheet contraction
Business

Futures struggle for direction ahead of key jobs data, big tech earnings

Futures on Wall Street's main indexes were muted on Tuesday, as investors braced for a crucial jobs report to gauge the U.S. labor market's strength, and awaited high-profile tech earnings

Futures struggle for direction ahead of key jobs data, big tech earnings
Economy

Citadel's Griffin says cooling inflation could lead to Fed rate cuts this summer

Cooling inflation in the United States gives the Federal Reserve room to potentially start cutting interest rates this summer, Citadel founder and billionaire investor Ken Griffin said on

Citadel's Griffin says cooling inflation could lead to Fed rate cuts this summer
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Stock market today: Asia markets mixed ahead of Fed decision; China economic data disappoint

Asian stocks are mixed as markets await a decision on interest rates by the Federal Reserve

Stock market today: Asia markets mixed ahead of Fed decision; China economic data disappoint
Business

Fed's faith in 'immaculate disinflation' narrative put to the test

The Federal Reserve will conclude a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, with officials parsing evidence of slowing inflation alongside continued labor

Fed's faith in 'immaculate disinflation' narrative put to the test
Business

Fed Chair Powell faces tough communications task on rate cuts ahead

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has a tough task on Wednesday as he wraps up the U.S. central bank's first policy meeting of 2024: signaling an end to interest-rate hikes

Fed Chair Powell faces tough communications task on rate cuts ahead
Business|News

US worker paycheck growth slowed late last year, suggesting cooling in the job market

Pay and benefits for America’s workers slowed last quarter, a trend that could affect the Federal Reserve’s decision about when to begin cutting interest rates

US worker paycheck growth slowed late last year, suggesting cooling in the job market
Business

With the economy looking bright enough, the Federal Reserve seems content to play the waiting game

The central bank is ‘really in risk management mode,‘ its chairman said.

With the economy looking bright enough, the Federal Reserve seems content to play the waiting game
Economy

Dollar hovers near 7-week high as Fed cut bets shift to May

The dollar hovered close to the highest level in seven weeks against the euro on Thursday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back on the idea of a

Dollar hovers near 7-week high as Fed cut bets shift to May
Business

Oil edges up on U.S. Fed rate signals, China property sector support

Global oil prices climbed in early trade on Thursday, supported by signals from the U.S.

Oil edges up on U.S. Fed rate signals, China property sector support
Business

Analysis-Inflation-focused Fed shoots down Wall Street’s hopes of March cut

Investors hoping for imminent rate cuts by the Federal Reserve received a sobering reminder of the U.S. central bank’s focus on fighting inflation,

Analysis-Inflation-focused Fed shoots down Wall Street’s hopes of March cut
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Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street slips to its worst loss in 4 months

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street fell to its worst loss since September as the Federal Reserve indicated cuts to interest rates are not imminent

Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street slips to its worst loss in 4 months
Business

Marketmind: Fed shuffles rate diary, BoE and Apple awaited

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A relaxed Federal Reserve is nudging markets to a May rather than March interest rate cut even as regional bank stocks rumble again -

Marketmind: Fed shuffles rate diary, BoE and Apple awaited
Business

Futures climb following Wall St selloff after Fed holds rates steady

U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, following a Wall Street selloff in the previous session as the Federal Reserve dashed hopes for early interest rate cuts, with the focus moving

Futures climb following Wall St selloff after Fed holds rates steady
Business|News

More Americans apply for unemployment benefits but layoffs still historically low

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose last week to the highest level in 11 weeks, though layoffs remain at historically low levels

More Americans apply for unemployment benefits but layoffs still historically low
Economy

Analysis-Productivity bump another step for Fed toward inflation "confidence"

U.S. worker productivity gains running well above the long-term average may help buttress the Federal Reserve's faith that inflation is contained and further

Analysis-Productivity bump another step for Fed toward inflation "confidence"
Economy

Fed bank lending facility still key liquidity source despite rate change

By Michael S.

Fed bank lending facility still key liquidity source despite rate change
Economy

Dollar poised for weekly decline; US jobs data up next

The dollar fell broadly on Friday in a bout of positive risk sentiment following upbeat big tech earnings on Wall Street, while traders awaited U.S. jobs data due

Dollar poised for weekly decline; US jobs data up next
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US jobs report for January is likely to show that steady hiring growth extended into 2024

The U.S. government is expected to report that employers added a solid 177,000 jobs in January

US jobs report for January is likely to show that steady hiring growth extended into 2024
Economy

Column-Dating first rate cuts a 'red herring' for bonds: Mike Dolan

Everyone's guilty of it - but an obsessive guessing game over precise dates for the first central bank interest rate cuts this year seems increasingly pointless to

Column-Dating first rate cuts a 'red herring' for bonds: Mike Dolan
Business

Explainer-Charting the Fed's economic data flow

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark overnight interest rate steady in the 5.25%-5.50% range at the end of its Jan. 30-31 policy meeting, but said it would consider reducing it once it

Explainer-Charting the Fed's economic data flow
Business

Strong job gains may deal blow to Fed confidence on inflation

Federal Reserve policymakers seeking greater confidence that inflation is on track to their 2% goal were dealt a setback on Friday when new data showed

Strong job gains may deal blow to Fed confidence on inflation
Business

US factory orders rise moderately in December

New orders for U.S.-made goods rose just moderately in December, but a pick up is likely in the months ahead as unfilled orders continued to pile up.

US factory orders rise moderately in December
Economy

Scorching US economy throws off market's Fed cut narrative

Robust U.S. economic data is confronting investors with an unexpected question: whether strong growth can keep driving stocks higher even if the Federal Reserve

Scorching US economy throws off market's Fed cut narrative

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