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FPIs halt selling spree, pour in Rs 2,000 cr in Oct so far

After pulling out hefty funds from the capital market over the past two months, overseas investors have turned net buyers in October so far and pumped in over Rs 2,000 crore, buoyed by RBI's 50-bps rate cut and an expected delay in rate hike by the US Federal Reserve.

Oct 11, 2015, 18:44 PM IST

Sensex rockets 565 points on hopes US Fed will delay rate hike

Tracking firm global cues, the market benchmark Sensex Monday closed at one and a half months high of 26,785.55 with a surge of 564.60 points as inventors sensed diminishing chances of the Fed rate hike in the near future after a weak US jobs report.

Oct 05, 2015, 17:10 PM IST

Emerging markets to see net capital outflow in 27 years

The net capital outflows would continue at a moderate pace of USD 306 billion in 2016, on the expectation of the subdued growth prospects for the emerging market economies, as well as the US Federal Reserve's policy tightening, the report said.

 

Oct 02, 2015, 14:58 PM IST

US Fed chief says rate increase `likely` later this year

US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen said Thursday that she still expects to increase interest rates in 2015 and that concerns about weaker global growth likely will not affect that plan.

Sep 25, 2015, 03:18 AM IST

US Fed likely to hike interest rates in December: Poll

The U.S. Federal Reserve likely will pull the trigger and hike interest rates in December after taking a pass last week, according to economists polled by Reuters who assigned a 60 percent probability of it happening.

Sep 22, 2015, 23:15 PM IST

Asian shares slump on global growth concerns, US selloff

Asian shares and emerging currencies fell on Monday after the US Federal Reserve`s decision to keep interest rates at record lows raised fresh concerns about growth globally, particularly in China.

 

Sep 21, 2015, 13:19 PM IST

Gold price hovers near three-week high as equities slip

Gold held close to its highest level in nearly three weeks on Monday, boosted by safe-haven demand after the Federal Reserve`s move last week to leave US interest rates unchanged weighed on global equities.

 

Sep 21, 2015, 10:19 AM IST

FPIs take out Rs 4,600 cr from capital markets in September

Foreign investors have pulled out over Rs 4,600 crore from the capital markets since the beginning of this month primarily on account of various global and domestic factors.

Sep 20, 2015, 11:27 AM IST

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Sep 18, 2015, 23:15 PM IST

Wall Street falls as Fed highlights weak global economy

Wall Street was lower in afternoon trading on Friday as the Federal Reserve`s decision to keep interest rates near zero fueled concerns about global growth, muddying the outlook for stocks.

Sep 18, 2015, 22:58 PM IST

After two massive falls, forex kitty zooms by $2.36 billion

After two massive successive falls when they cumulatively lost USD 6.322 billion, the foreign exchange reserves rose by a healthy USD 2.359 billion in the week to September 11, according to RBI data.

 

Sep 18, 2015, 22:51 PM IST

RBI may cut rates by 0.5% later this month: Panagariya

Describing the decision of the US Federal Reserve to maintain status quo a 'non-event', NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Friday expressed the hope that RBI will cut interest rate by 0.5 percent in its policy review later in the month.

Sep 18, 2015, 22:43 PM IST

Rupee jumps 79 paise at 65.67 against USD as Fed holds rates

The rupee surged by 79 paise -- its biggest single day gain so far this year -- to settle at one-month high of 65.67 against the US dollar on heavy selling of greenback after worries over US interest rates hike abated.

Sep 18, 2015, 19:00 PM IST

Brokerages clamour for rate cut after Fed status quo

Brokerages are expecting a 25 basis points rate cut by the Reserve Bank next week following US Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates unchanged at near-zero level for the eighth consecutive year.

Sep 18, 2015, 18:54 PM IST

Renewed rate cut hopes cheer markets; Sensex zooms 255 points

The NSE Nifty after breaching the 8,000-mark hit a high of 8,055.00, the highest since August 28, but succumbed to profit-booking and surrendered part of gains to close the session at 7,981.90, up 82.75 points, or 1.05 percent.

Sep 18, 2015, 17:16 PM IST

Rajan still worried on inflation, pins recent fall on low base

As the clamour for a rate cut by RBI grew with the US Fed leaving ultra-low rates intact, Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday kept all guessing about his next monetary policy move saying the 'key task' is to keep inflation low.

 

Sep 18, 2015, 17:00 PM IST

On-hold US Fed paves way for RBI rate cuts: Experts

The US Federal Reserve deciding to keep rates unchanged should provide RBI chief Raghuram Rajan headroom to cut rates by 25 bps later this month, experts say.

Sep 18, 2015, 16:18 PM IST

US Fed rate hike will be gradual: Panagariya

Terming no change in interest rate by the US Federal Reserve as "non-event", NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya today said that whenever the hikes begin, there will be a gradual rise.

Sep 18, 2015, 15:27 PM IST

US Fed holds rates steady in nod to global economic weakness

The U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday in a nod to concerns about a weak world economy, but left open the possibility of a modest policy tightening later this year.

Sep 17, 2015, 23:41 PM IST