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US Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

October 30, 2025 12:13 am

The US government hasn’t issued unemployment data after August because of the shutdown.

Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, speaks at a press conference at the Federal Reserve, in Washington, July 30, 2025.

ExplainSpeaking: Understanding US Fed’s dual mandate dilemma through 6 quotes from Jerome Powell

September 19, 2025 6:39 pm

Political pressures aside, the US Fed faces a difficult predicament with inflation and unemployment rising at the same time. Put simply, it cannot address one problem without making the other worse.

As Trump's tariff policies play out, the US Fed takes a longer pause

May 09, 2025 7:30 am

Much will now depend on if, how quickly and to what extent trade deals are struck and tariffs are rolled back

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington

US Fed chief Powell greenlights Sept rate cut: 3 takeaways on inflation, jobs and recessionary fears

August 24, 2024 11:15 am

Like other central banks such as the RBI, as the US Fed conducts monetary policy, it influences employment and inflation primarily by using policy tools to control the availability and cost of credit in the economy.

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Express View on US Fed: Holding back

April 11, 2024 11:22 pm

With inflation higher than expected and American economy faring better, US Fed is unlikely to cut rates in a hurry

HDFC Bank fell over 2 per cent for the second session straight after the private lender said its completed merger with HDFC Ltd would affect some key financial ratios.

Sensex slumps 570 pts, Nifty down to 19,742; bank, auto stocks slip

September 21, 2023 3:48 pm

Domestic equities plunged on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve decided to keep the policy rate unchanged but stuck with forecasts for one more rate hike this year.

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What US rate hike pause means for Indian markets

June 16, 2023 9:22 pm

Will the Fed move on interest rates and its hawkish commentary impact interest rates and markets in India?

Customers line up outside of the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, California, U.S. March 13, 2023.

How Silicon Valley Bank’s failure could have spread far and wide

April 18, 2023 7:40 am

New data show the continuing potential for widespread damage to the entire banking system. Federal Reserve staff hinted at the risks of a broader banking-related hit to the U.S. economy in minutes from the Fed’s March meeting, which were released Wednesday.

Goldman Sachs expects three more rate hikes by Fed Reserve in 2023

February 17, 2023 2:48 pm

Goldman Sachs said it now expects the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates three more times this year, by a quarter of a percentage point each.

Fed set to slow pace of rate hikes as inflation Grinch loses steam

December 14, 2022 6:02 pm

Fed officials signaled in recent weeks that they would raise the U.S. central bank's benchmark overnight interest rate by half a percentage point at their two-day meeting this week, scaling back from four straight three-quarters-of-a-percentage-point increases.