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The S&P 500 recently fell back below the 4,200 level, taking its losses to more than 2.5% or 100 points as US equities have largely reversed Wednesday’s post-Fed rally, with big tech names leading the decline as yields surge.Wednesday’s post-Fed soaring was short-lived, with all the three major US equity …

The Bank of England on Thursday raised interest rates by 25 bps to 1.0%. Six of the bank’s nine rate-setters supported the 25 bps hike, though three wanted a larger 50 bps move. The rate hike was in line with expectations, but the vote split was more hawkish than expected, …

The EUR/USD pair has witnessed a juggernaut upside move after the Federal Reserve decided to raise a rate hike by 50 basis points in the New York session. The Euro bulls have established the asset above 1.0600 and are driving it higher towards the next barricade at 1.0650.An interest rate …

The US dollar plunged on the remarks by the US Fed’s monetary policy decision. As expected, the US central bank has hiked rates by 50 bps to a range of 0.75% to 1% while announcing trimming the balance sheet as of June 1. They would start with a $47.5 billion …

Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve System, is delivering his comments on the US monetary policy outlook at a press conference following the FOMC’s decision to hike the policy rate by 50 basis points in FOMC’s May meeting.Key quotes“Disruptions to supply larger, longer-lasting than anticipated.”“Ukraine war likely to restrain …

The Federal Reserve has raised rates by 50 bps as expected and seems open to further hikes. QT program launch and its potential ramp-up make the dollar scarcer. What most market participants see as most important, is the Fed comment on inflation: it is still high, “owing to supply and …

The US Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that the FOMC had agreed to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 0.75% to 1%, in line with expectations. The US Dollar Index turned south with the initial reaction to the Fed’s policy announcements and …

When markets participants feel worried about recession, all US data is suspicious. Hot inflation erodes household income. Producer prices are even higher than retail. In the US, where nearly all goods move by truck, diesel fuel hit an all-time record, ensuring inflation will be higher in April and May than …

The US central bank is to notch up on Wednesday its efforts to withdraw the stimulus it showered on the US economy after the pandemic upended global economies two years ago. Fed officials are expected to raise the benchmark rate by a half percentage point and approve plans to start …

Gold prices fell on Wednesday, with the increase in the yield on US Treasury bonds and an imminent hike in the interest rate, which negatively affected the demand for the precious metal. Spot gold prices fell 0.1% to $865.31 an ounce by 00:40 GMT. US gold futures fell 0.2% to …