Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Monetary Policy

What To Watch For In Microsoft Stock As Fed's Monetary Policy Spooks Investors

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) spiked up about 1% higher on Thursday morning after a bearish day on Wednesday saw the tech giant slide almost 5%. Stocks in the broader technology sector have been hammered over recent weeks, leading the S&P 500 down over 15% since March 29.

Benzinga

FTSE 100 slide as recession fears weigh on markets – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as European stocks drop after Wall Street’s worst day since 2020

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Why we don’t have to balance the books

In today’s newsletter: As inflation hits a 40-year high of 9%, Archie Bland explores the causes of the crisis, and the potential solutions left out of the debate

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

RBI opted for off-cycle rate hike to avoid tougher action in June: Shaktikanta Das

MUMBAI: Waiting for the scheduled monetary policy meet in June would have meant losing time and opting for a stronger action, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das told members of the MPC before they unanimously decided to go for an off-cycle hike in interest rate on May 4.

The Times of India

The repo rate in India

How does the repo rate work? How does it affect the country’s inflation and what are the factors that influence its efficacy?

The Hindu

Explained: Why inflation in India will take time to moderate even after rate hikes

NEW DELHI: At a time when major economies are bracing up with measures to control soaring prices of essential commodities, a report by State Bank of India (SBI) economists cautioned that India's inflation internals are much different than those of advanced economies like the US.

The Times of India

Warning over 'apocalyptic' food prices and 'income shock' from energy costs

The Governor of the Bank of England said he felt 'helpless'

Wales Online

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Bank of England chief warns over ‘apocalyptic’ food price rises

Governor Andrew Bailey said he felt helpless as he defended the Bank’s monetary policy despite soaring inflation.

The Independent UK

Buy These 3 Battered Stocks Before They Rebound

Worries over the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary policy tightening have driven an intense sell-off in the stock market of late. As a result, many quality stocks have fallen into oversold territory. Given this backdrop, we think it could be wise to scoop up the beaten-down stocks of fundamentally sound companies…

StockNews.com

Did the RBI wait too long to raise interest rates?

It could have started highlighting inflationary worry points in February

The Hindu

2 Cannabis Stocks to Avoid After Stifel Cuts Their Price Targets

Surging inflation and the Fed’s hawkish monetary policy stance could keep the stock market under pressure in the near term. Amid the uncertainties surrounding the economy and the stock market, Stifel analysts are maintaining a negative outlook on the cannabis industry and have cut their price targets for the stocks…

StockNews.com

Swati Dhingra to join Bank of England’s monetary policy committee

LSE academic and prominent Brexit critic is first Asian woman to be appointed to role, replacing Michael Saunders

The Guardian - UK

Dallas Fed appoints first female president to succeed Rob Kaplan

Federal Reserve Bank of New York executive Lorie Logan will become the 13th president of the Dallas Fed and its first female chief following a seven-month search.

Tribune News Service

Markets turmoil and interest rate rises: the economic challenges facing Australia after the election

Soaring energy costs, stagflation fears and calls for higher wages are just some of the bumps in the road awaiting a new or returned government

The Guardian - AU

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

StockNews.com

Are Medical Device Stocks Good Investments During a Recession?

The stock market has witnessed a massive sell-off lately on concerns over the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hikes to fight the decade-high inflation. Many analysts expect the economy to slip into recession due to the Fed’s monetary policy tightening. Since the medical device industry is known to be one of…

The Hindu

Control inflation by acting on liquidity

Inflation in India cannot be described just as ‘cost-push’; an abundance of liquidity has been an important factor

StockNews.com

2 High-Quality Software Stocks That Look Cheap

Concerns over the Fed's aggressive monetary policy stance and the consequences of the Ukraine-Russia war have driven a massive tech sell-off lately. However, since the robust demand for software solutions with continuing digitization is expected to drive the industry’s growth, we think high-quality software stocks Progress Software (PRGS) and Amdocs…

StockNews.com

Should You Invest in the Tobacco Industry?

Despite many perceiving the tobacco industry as detrimental to society, most tobacco companies are investor favorites due to their extraordinary returns. Apart from their market-beating returns, these stocks are well known for their high dividend yields. Given an inelastic demand for products and high dividend payouts, this defensive industry looks…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

StockNews.com

5 Stocks to Avoid on a Slowdown in E-Commerce Sales

Amid vexing inflation and hawkish federal monetary policy stance, the e-commerce sector suffered a significant earnings decline in its latest quarter. Given the bearish market sentiment, we think it could be wise to now avoid overvalued e-commerce stocks Etsy (ETSY), eBay (EBAY), Shopify (SHOP), Amazon.com (AMZN), and Wayfair (W). Read…

Benzinga

Why Did The Nasdaq Index Fall 5% On Thursday?

The Nasdaq Composite Index, the benchmark for technology stocks in the US, fell to its lowest level since November 2020 on Thursday, May 5, which can be attributed to a number of factors, including lacklustre earnings from e-commerce firms like eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) and macro-economic factors like the Federal R

StockNews.com

5 Tech Stocks That Actually Saw Gains Last Week

The Fed’s monetary policy tightening and deepening supply chain disruptions weighed heavily on the market sentiment and caused a massive sell-off in the tech industry over the past few weeks. Although many big tech stocks plummeted, high-quality tech stocks Microchip Technology (MCHP), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), International Business Machines (IBM), Broadcom…

StockNews.com

Advanced Micro Devices vs. United Microelectronics: Which Chip Stock is a Better Buy?

Although the technology sector’s sell-off on concerns over the Fed’s monetary policy tightening has seen semiconductor chip stocks plunge in price lately, growing demand for advanced microchips and increasing corporate and government investments to ramp up production and ease the chip shortage should help these stocks rebound quickly. Therefore, we…

StockNews.com

3 ETFs to Buy if You Think We're Nowhere Near a Bottom

The stock market has been under pressure of late for various macroeconomic and geopolitical reasons. Investors are primarily worried now that the Fed’s aggressive monetary policy tightening to tame surging inflation could tip the economy into recession. We think investors who believe the market has still to hit bottom even…

StockNews.com

Snatch Up These 5 Oversold Tech Stocks Before They Rebound

Worries over the Fed’s monetary policy tightening, and intensifying supply chain disruptions, have caused a broad-based sell-off in the stock market of late. Since technology has been one of the worst-hit sectors, many quality tech stocks have entered oversold territory. So, given the industry’s solid growth prospects, we think it…

Caixin Global

Wang Tao: How Far Will China's Yuan Depreciate

The yuan could weaken further against the U.S. dollar in the coming months, ending the year at 6.9

1 … 35 36 37 38

People

Dipanjan BanchurSince

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.