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    Stock markets cheer dovish US Fed as bond rumblings return

    18 Mar 2021

    World share markets edged higher on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve promised to keep its support in place, though another rise in global bond yields and the dollar showed not everyone was convinced.

    US Federal Reserve to end relaxed capital requirements for large banks

    19 Mar 2021

    The Federal Reserve says it will restore capital requirements for large banks that were relaxed as part of the Fed’s efforts to shore up the financial system during the early days of the pandemic.

    Recovery bets uplift stocks as US Federal Reserve comes into focus

    15 Mar 2021

    World shares inched higher while US bond yields held near a 13-month peak on Monday on bets that economic growth would accelerate, even though investors became wary of the Federal Reserve and other key central bank meetings in the days ahead.

    Fed stimulus news, virus concerns darken mood of global investors

    20 Nov 2020

    World stocks edged higher on Friday, but gains were capped by dwindling stimulus in the United States and concerns about the damage to the global economy from further COVID-19 infections. Hopes of a stimulus-led recovery receded after US Treasury Secretary

    Fed officials worry about lasting economic scars from virus crisis

    02 May 2020

    After rolling out trillions of dollars in support for the US economy during the coronavirus pandemic, Federal Reserve officials have begun warning of potentially lasting scars to the workforce.

    Federal Reserve warns of a possible sustained recession from pandemic

    13 May 2020

    Powell warns of the threat of a prolonged recession resulting from the viral outbreak and urged Congress and the White House to act further to prevent long-lasting economic damage.

    Federal Reserve to convene as virus puts US recovery on edge

    26 Jul 2020

    The Federal Reserve meets this week amid mixed signals on the health of the US economy, with some major sectors bouncing back from the coronavirus-caused downturn and others struggling.

    US household wealth falls by a record $6.1 trillion in 2nd quarter

    10 Sep 2022

    US household wealth fell by a record $6.1 trillion in the second quarter to its lowest in a year as a bear market in stocks far outweighed further gains in real estate values,

    America’s unending economic blues

    17 Jun 2022

    The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates on Wednesday by 75 basis points, taking the interest rate to between 1.5 and 1.75 per cent, which is still quite low. But it is expected that interest rates could be as high as 3.4 per cent by the end of 2022 even as inflation is expected to hover round 5.2 in the year.

    US dollar gains as investors brace for higher rates

    29 Aug 2022

    The US dollar extended its rally on Monday, hitting a five-week high on the yen after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signalled interest rates would be kept higher for longer to bring down soaring inflation.

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