Stocks and peso retreat on US Fed interest hike
Stocks fell Monday after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and Chairman Jerome Powell suggested they would go higher ...
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Steep Fed rate hike seen as certainty after ugly inflation data
The Federal Reserve is poised to unleash another massive interest rate increase this week after the latest data showed a ...
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Market bombshell
The US Federal Reserve Board dropped a bombshell last week when its boss warned of further interest hikes in the ...
Read moreIt will take ‘a few years’ to get inflation back to 2%, says Fed
WASHINGTON, United States—The Federal Reserve is committed to bringing soaring US inflation back down to two percent, but that will ...
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Market likely to consolidate this week; profit taking seen
Share prices are expected to return to consolidation mode this week with a downward bias following the hawkish statement of ...
Read moreTaming inflation will inflict ‘pain’ on Americans — Fed’s Powell
WASHINGTON, United States—Taming US inflation will inflict “pain” on American families and businesses, but failure to wrestle prices down from ...
Read moreStocks extend rally; all eyes on Powell’s speech
Share prices rose Friday along with the rest of Asia after a Wall Street rally ahead of a speech by ...
Read moreFederal Reserve set to hammer home inflation message
Washington, United States—With US inflation at a 40-year high, economists say there is no doubt about the Federal Reserve’s policy ...
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Peso nears 55 to a dollar amid hawkish Fed signals
The peso on Friday hit another 16-year low and nearly broke the 55-per-dollar barrier on hawkish signals from the US ...
Read moreAsian markets climb as calm returns after sharp sell-off
Equities rose Tuesday in Asia as some stability returned to markets after last week's upheaval, but analysts warned of further ...
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