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According to the minutes of the March FOMC meeting, participants judged that it would be appropriate to move the stance of monetary policy towards a neutral posture expeditiously, reported Reuters. Balance Sheet Reduction“On balance sheet reduction, participants generally agreed monthly caps of about $60B for Treasury securities, $35B for mortgage-backed …

Philadelphia Fed President and FOMC member Patrick Harker said on Wednesday that he does not see high inflation going away any time soon and that high gasoline prices will be here for some time, reported Reuters. Harker said he doesn’t expect food prices to come down any time soon. Harker …

US stock index futures continued to decline for the second day in a row, as US stock indices declined significantly ahead of Wednesday’s trading session, affected by the latest negative escalations in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Where the futures contracts for the Dow Jones decreased to 34,411.00 …

The US dollar is the most prominent winner on Tuesday, firmly up against all of major rival currencies. Diminishing chances of a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and central banks’ aggressiveness were behind the market’s movements during the US trading session.Economic DataUS Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has unfolded …

Investors, traders and market participants are eying minutes of the Federal Reserve’s March meeting to find direction as well as to gauge US central bank policymakers’ appetite for a half percentage point increase in interest rates in May. The stock market remains within a specific range for now, which should …

Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Tuesday, dragged by weakness in tech and other growth stocks, after comments from Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard spooked investors about potential aggressive actions by the central bank to control inflation.The S&P 500 posted 42 new 52-week highs and 6 new lows; the Nasdaq …

Fed Vice Chairwoman Lael Brainard said on Tuesday that the Fed is prepared to take stronger action if the inflation outlook and inflation expectations indicators suggest the need for such action. Brainard expects methodical interest rate increases and rapid reductions to the Fed’s balance sheet to bring U.S. monetary policy …

Dutch central bank head and European Central Bank governing council member Klaas Knot said on Monday that the ECB should act in the face of high inflation and that gradual but timely normalization of policy is needed, reported Reuters. High inflation is not entirely due to the supply shock and …

The US dollar has reclaimed 99.00 on expectation of strong US Services PMI on Tuesday. A preliminary estimate for the US Services PMI is 58 against the prior print of 56.5. Nearly 80% of the US economy revolves around services, which heightens attention around the US ISM services PMI as …

The dollar rose on Friday after a report showed strong US job growth in March. In addition, the unemployment rate fell to a two-year low, and wages rebounded, boosting speculation that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates by 50 points at its meeting. Next. The widely watched US Labor …