Federal Reserve
Trump Demands 1% Rates After Fed Delivers First Hike in 3 Years
President Donald Trump renewed his demand for sharply lower interest rates on Wednesday, calling for U.S. borrowing costs to fall to 1% or...
Fed Raises Rates to 3.75%-4% as Inflation Stays Above Target
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, September 16, bringing the federal funds target range...
Gold and Silver Fall as Oil Surges, Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise
Gold and silver prices fell Thursday as rising oil prices and growing expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike weighed on precious...
Gold Price Slides Further as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise
Gold prices extended their decline Monday after suffering their sharpest one-day drop in more than 11 weeks on Friday, as investors reacted to...
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Warns Inflation Remains Too High
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh warned Friday that inflation remains too elevated in his first speech at the central bank’s annual symposium in...
Gold Hits Three-Month High as Dollar Weakens
Gold and silver prices surged Friday as precious metals rebounded from a largely subdued summer, with gold reaching its highest level in about...
Gold Slips Below $4,000 as Precious Metals Extend Weekly Losses
Gold and silver prices dropped sharply on Wednesday, reaching their lowest levels in seven months as investors reacted to a stronger U.S. dollar...
Dollar Surges to Multi-Decade High as Markets Doubt Fed Rate Cuts for 2025
The U.S. dollar reached towering heights on Monday, driving its peers to multi-year lows after a robust U.S. jobs report prompted investors to...
Hedge Funds Ramp Up Bearish Positions as Strong Jobs Data Rattles U.S. Markets
In a significant shift in market sentiment, global hedge funds substantially increased their bearish positions on U.S. equities in the week leading up...
Rupee Plunges to Historic Low Beyond 86 per Dollar as Strong US Jobs Data Dampens Rate Cut Hopes
The Indian rupee breached the psychologically crucial level of 86 against the US dollar for the first time on Monday, January 13, 2025,...
