Gold and Silver Slide as Fed Rate Hike Bets Build Ahead of US Jobs Report
Gold and silver, assets that investors traditionally buy when the world looks risky, have been sold hard as markets bet the US Federal Reserve will...
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Lagarde to Leave ECB in February as Bank Holds Rates and Keeps December Hike in View
Christine Lagarde will leave the European Central Bank in February, opening a succession battle for one of the world’s most important financial posts at a...
Bank of Japan Holds at 1.25% but Says Inflation Is at Target, Keeping December Hike in Play
The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged on Friday. In the same breath it said that inflation has reached its target, a message that...
Fed Holds Rates but Two Officials Back a Hike, as Warsh Cuts Back Rate-Setting Meetings
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday. A split vote and a change to its meeting calendar showed a central bank still divided...
Fed Set to Hold Rates Today as Traders Price In a December Hike
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, pausing a tightening campaign that began only last month. Investors, meanwhile, are...
Fed Rate-Hike Bets Shift Toward December as Hot Inflation and $110 Oil Squeeze Borrowers
Price pressures in the world’s largest economy are running hotter than policymakers would like, yet the Federal Reserve appears in no rush to act. September...
US Inflation Report Looms as Oil Shock Tests the Fed’s Next Rate Move
The US Labor Department is due to publish its September consumer price index at 8:30 am Eastern on Wednesday, 14 October, and few releases this...