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Jerome Powell has repeatedly said the looming election plays no role in policy decisions, but some Fed watchers worry that rate cuts this year could be perceived as the Fed giving a boost to Democrats. PHOTO: BLOOMBERGJerome Powell JEROME Powell faces heightened pressure this week from Democrats who want interest-rate …

Gold price trades near a two-month high as Fed rate-cut bets for June deepen. Weak US Manufacturing PMI data weighs heavily on the US Dollar. Fed Powell may provide fresh insights on the timing for rate cuts this week.Earlier on the day, gold price was hovering near a two-month high …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is set to give the Senate banking committee its biannual monetary policy update on March 7. The House Financial Services Committee is expected to host Powell at a hearing at least a day earlier, based on past practice. Investors will be keenly interested in Powell’s congressional …

The USD/JPY pair is slightly down close to week’s high, following Powell’s hawkish comments.Powell’s caution on early rate cuts contrasts with strong US job growth in January.Rising US Treasury yields and solid ISM PMIs highlight a robust US economic outlook, supporting the Dollar.Despite BoJ’s negative rate policy hints, Japan’s data …

US stocks fell on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tempered expectations for an early interest rate cut, raising the stakes for a busy week of corporate reports to keep the recent surge going.The S&P 500 fell 0.1%, indicating a minor reversal from the benchmark’s record-breaking surge. The Dow …

Fed’s Neel Kashkari has stated that US interest rates at their highest levels in about 23 years are not hurting the economy and could buy policymakers more time before deciding whether to cut.Economic developments show that Fed policy is not as restrictive on growth as it appears on the surface, …

The US Dollar Index retreated, putting the 103.00 support to the test, dropping back below the important 200-day SMA. On Friday, all eyes will be on January’s nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate, factory orders, and the final print of Michigan Consumer Sentiment.Renewed selling pressure in the dollar, combined with more …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Thursday following a dismal day for the major averages after the Federal Reserve held steady on rates but signaled that a March cut is unlikely.The 30-stock Dow added market index climbed 211 points, or 0.5%, while S&P 500 added 0.7%. The Nasdaq Composite gained …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell explains the decision to leave the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5.25-5.5% and responds to questions in the post-meeting press conference. Investors, meanwhile have found clues that monetary policy tightening is over. On the daily chart, after FOMC decision, the US …

Expectations have been published as projected by analysts and researchers of ten big banks ahead of the US central bank’s interest rate decision announcement on Wednesday, January 31 at 19:00 GMT. Since the Fed is projected to maintain interest rates in the range of 5.25%–5.50% for the fourth consecutive meeting, …