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Spot Gold Gains On Weaker Dollar; All Eyes On US Central Bank Policy Meet
Major central banks have rolled out unprecedented stimulus measures and kept interest rates low, driving gold to new highs because of its role as a hedge against inflation and currency debasement.
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India Braces For Shock GDP As PM Modi Scrambles To Spur Economy
Having left much of the stimulus burden to the central bank early this year, PM Modi is now taking bolder steps to reverse the decline. In recent months, the government has slashed corporate taxes, set up a special real-estate fund, merged banks and announced the biggest privatization drive in more than a decade. While authorities are committed to ...
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Easing Of US-China Trade Concerns, Hopes Of Fiscal Stimulus To Drive Markets: Experts
Analysts opined that investors are awaiting a stimulus package and relief for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from the super-rich surcharge which was announced in the Budget in July.
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Auto Industry United In Seeking Reduction Of GST Rate On Vehicles
The automotive industry is currently facing a daunting challenge of a deep slowdown that urgently needs some form of stimulus from the Government to supplement the efforts being made by the industry in reversing the industry fortunes towards positive performance.
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Brain's Reward Response Could Impact Anorexia Nervosa: Everything You Need To Know About Anorexia
As per a new study, the brain's response to taste stimulus can be linked to anxiety and a drive for thinness which could trigger anorexia nervosa. Here's what you need to know about anorexia.
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Japan Economy Shrinks in Q2 in Setback for 'Abenomics'
Japan's economy shrank at an annualised pace of 1.6 per cent in April-June as exports slumped and consumers cut back spending, adding pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to step up his policy drive to lift the economy out of decades of deflation.
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Asian Shares Buoyed by ECB Easing Hopes
Asian shares held firm and the euro stayed under pressure on Wednesday as investors counted on the European Central Bank to unveil a stimulus drive, while the yen was subdued ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy announcement later in the Asian day.
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IMF Says Japan May Need Monetary Easing for 'Extended Period'
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) may need to keep up its stimulus drive for an "extended period", the International Monetary Fund said Friday, as it warned again that Tokyo must follow through on promised economic reforms.
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Better news on the US economy drives stocks higher
The stock market has become more volatile this year as Fed policy makers have started reducing their economic stimulus, and investors have fretted whether the economy is strong enough to maintain its recovery without the central bank's support.
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Dow, S&P 500 end at record highs after Fed trims stimulus
US stocks staged an explosive rally on Wednesday, driving the Dow and the S&P 500 to all-time closing highs after the Federal Reserve announced it would start to unwind its historic stimulus.
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Fed taper concern boosts dollar, weighs on stocks
Stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales data during the previous session, coming after last week's forecast-beating jobs report, have increased speculation the Fed will start winding down its bond purchases soon. That would reduce the stimulus that helped to drive global equities in recent months.
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World stocks depressed, dollar up on Fed taper talk
Stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales data the previous session, coming after last week's forecast-beating jobs report, has increased speculation the Fed will start winding down its bond purchases soon. That would reduce the stimulus that helped to drive global equities in recent months.
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Wall Street slips for third day on Fed uncertainty
Wall Street lost ground for a third consecutive session on Wednesday on growing uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve may start to wind down its stimulus, which has been a driving force behind the rally in equities this year.
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How a U.S. unwind of QE could affect India
Markets have been jittery ever since Fed Reserve chairman told Congress on May 22 that the Fed may cut the pace of bond purchases at the next few meetings. Overnight interest rates in the U.S. have been near zero since December 2008 as the Fed has more than tripled its balance sheet to around $3.3 trillion with its bond buying. The Fed's quantitati...
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S&P 500, Dow end at new record highs
Wall Street jumped to fresh highs on Tuesday as investors picked up large-cap companies' shares on the expectation that central bank stimulus will help drive the rally further.
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Spot Gold Gains On Weaker Dollar; All Eyes On US Central Bank Policy Meet
Major central banks have rolled out unprecedented stimulus measures and kept interest rates low, driving gold to new highs because of its role as a hedge against inflation and currency debasement.
-
India Braces For Shock GDP As PM Modi Scrambles To Spur Economy
Having left much of the stimulus burden to the central bank early this year, PM Modi is now taking bolder steps to reverse the decline. In recent months, the government has slashed corporate taxes, set up a special real-estate fund, merged banks and announced the biggest privatization drive in more than a decade. While authorities are committed to ...
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Easing Of US-China Trade Concerns, Hopes Of Fiscal Stimulus To Drive Markets: Experts
Analysts opined that investors are awaiting a stimulus package and relief for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from the super-rich surcharge which was announced in the Budget in July.
-
Auto Industry United In Seeking Reduction Of GST Rate On Vehicles
The automotive industry is currently facing a daunting challenge of a deep slowdown that urgently needs some form of stimulus from the Government to supplement the efforts being made by the industry in reversing the industry fortunes towards positive performance.
-
Brain's Reward Response Could Impact Anorexia Nervosa: Everything You Need To Know About Anorexia
As per a new study, the brain's response to taste stimulus can be linked to anxiety and a drive for thinness which could trigger anorexia nervosa. Here's what you need to know about anorexia.
-
Japan Economy Shrinks in Q2 in Setback for 'Abenomics'
Japan's economy shrank at an annualised pace of 1.6 per cent in April-June as exports slumped and consumers cut back spending, adding pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to step up his policy drive to lift the economy out of decades of deflation.
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Asian Shares Buoyed by ECB Easing Hopes
Asian shares held firm and the euro stayed under pressure on Wednesday as investors counted on the European Central Bank to unveil a stimulus drive, while the yen was subdued ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy announcement later in the Asian day.
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IMF Says Japan May Need Monetary Easing for 'Extended Period'
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) may need to keep up its stimulus drive for an "extended period", the International Monetary Fund said Friday, as it warned again that Tokyo must follow through on promised economic reforms.
-
Better news on the US economy drives stocks higher
The stock market has become more volatile this year as Fed policy makers have started reducing their economic stimulus, and investors have fretted whether the economy is strong enough to maintain its recovery without the central bank's support.
-
Dow, S&P 500 end at record highs after Fed trims stimulus
US stocks staged an explosive rally on Wednesday, driving the Dow and the S&P 500 to all-time closing highs after the Federal Reserve announced it would start to unwind its historic stimulus.
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Fed taper concern boosts dollar, weighs on stocks
Stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales data during the previous session, coming after last week's forecast-beating jobs report, have increased speculation the Fed will start winding down its bond purchases soon. That would reduce the stimulus that helped to drive global equities in recent months.
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World stocks depressed, dollar up on Fed taper talk
Stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales data the previous session, coming after last week's forecast-beating jobs report, has increased speculation the Fed will start winding down its bond purchases soon. That would reduce the stimulus that helped to drive global equities in recent months.
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Wall Street slips for third day on Fed uncertainty
Wall Street lost ground for a third consecutive session on Wednesday on growing uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve may start to wind down its stimulus, which has been a driving force behind the rally in equities this year.
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How a U.S. unwind of QE could affect India
Markets have been jittery ever since Fed Reserve chairman told Congress on May 22 that the Fed may cut the pace of bond purchases at the next few meetings. Overnight interest rates in the U.S. have been near zero since December 2008 as the Fed has more than tripled its balance sheet to around $3.3 trillion with its bond buying. The Fed's quantitati...
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S&P 500, Dow end at new record highs
Wall Street jumped to fresh highs on Tuesday as investors picked up large-cap companies' shares on the expectation that central bank stimulus will help drive the rally further.
