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Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in his usual post-Fed meeting press conference on Wednesday, said there is a risk high inflation will be prolonged, even though it’s not our base case. Additional Remarks:“We have to be able to address all plausible outcomes.”“We need to be in a position to address the …

Traders and market participants await the US Fed to adopt firm plans to raise interest rates and taper its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, which have swollen its balance sheet to about $9 trillion.The Fed’s two-day meeting ends Wednesday. Analysts’ views of the meeting are mixed, with …

The pandemic will continue to stoke uncertainty and inflation in its third year, undermining the global recovery from the coronavirus and pushing total economic losses toward $14 trillion. That’s according to the International Monetary Fund, which on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast for 2022 by half a percentage point …

According to the latest US Conference Board survey, headline Consumer Confidence fell to 113.8 in January from 115.2 (revised lower from 115.8) in December, less than the expected decline to 111.8. The drop slight drop reflects the impact of the rapid spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in the US …

China, the world’s second largest economy, should review its zero-tolerance approach to the pandemic or risk damaging the global recovery, according to the head of International Monetary Fund.Kristalina Georgieva said Beijing should reassess the use of lockdowns to limit the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant since it became …

US stocks rallied, although indexes gave up gains unevenly ahead of the close, while government bond yields ticked lower, sending the American dollar in a selling spiral, exacerbated by the breakout of technical levels.The EUR/USD pair trades at its highest in two months at around 1.1450, while GBP/USD jumped to …

Japan’s worsening coronavirus conditions push policymakers towards harsh activity controls. The Asian major reported the highest daily COVID-19 cases in four months on Wednesday which in turn hints at the return of the second-higher coronavirus alert level in Tokyo.The nationwide tally stood at 13,244, with Tokyo accounting for 2,198 of …

The US Federal Reserve will use all the available and necessary tools to support the American economy and to help the labour market to grow stronger.Fed is determined to prevent higher inflation from becoming entrenched according to the prepared remarks from Jerome Powell confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. …

The markets are awaiting the testimony of US Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, today, but it is not only Jerome Powell who will be speaking today but also several US Fed officials, first and foremost Raphael Bostic. Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic told Reuters on Tuesday that March would …

Federal Reserve Jerome Powell will appear before the Senate for his official reappointment hearing on Tuesday. In prepared remarks he will state that the “economy is expanding at its fastest pace in many years, labor market is strong”. On Monday, Powell’s prepared remarks for reappointment confirmation hearing were released. Powell …