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Asian markets mixed in holiday-hit trade

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 12:19 PM

Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade Monday, while the dollar dropped. Read more »

Fed Vice Chair sees high rates 'for some time' to cool prices

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 08:56 AM

US interest rates will need to remain high for some time even as inflation eases, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said, vowing the central bank plans to "stay the course" in fighting price increases. Read more »

US economic activity tepid but prices seen easing: Fed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 08:30 AM

Economic activity in the United States remained lukewarm in recent weeks, said a report published by the Federal Reserve, with expectations of "little growth in the months ahead." Read more »

Stocks rise as US inflation falls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 09:27 AM

Global stocks mostly rose Thursday as investors digested data showing a softening of US consumer inflation, potentially giving the Federal Reserve room to slow its interest rate hikes.- Read more »

Financial tightening yet to 'bite' unemployment: IMF

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 13 09:41 AM

Countries have yet to see the full impact of tightening financial conditions, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday, warning that central banks have some way to go in their inflation battle. Read more »

Asian markets rise again on recovery hope as inflation data looms

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 11:57 AM

Asian equities pushed higher Wednesday as investors were buoyed by China's reopening and optimism that key data due this week will signal a further slowdown in US inflation. Read more »

Fed officials do not expect US interest rate cuts this year

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 08:37 AM

US central bankers do not expect it will be "appropriate" to start cutting interest rates this year with inflation remaining high, according to minutes of the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting. Read more »

Asian markets track Wall St down as recession worries return

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 12:30 PM

Asian markets fell again Friday after forecast-beating US data fuelled expectations that the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates well into next year. Read more »

BSP hikes benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 5.5 pct

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 05:53 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Thursday raised the country's benchmark interest rate by another 50 basis points as it tries to put the brakes on inflation. Read more »

Inflation remains risk in PH, US: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 10:53 AM

The US is 'not out of the woods yet' despite a smaller rate hike by the Federal Reserve, an analyst said. Read more »

US Fed downshifts campaign to tame inflation but still 'some ways to go'

Beiyi Seow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 15 09:28 AM

The Federal Reserve moderated its all-out campaign to cool US inflation Wednesday, lifting the benchmark lending rate by a half percentage point though warning there is still "some ways to go." Read more »

US Fed expected to slow pace of rate hikes as inflation eases

Beiyi Seow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 11:51 AM

US central bankers open the second day of a key policy meeting Wednesday, with mounting anticipation of a smaller hike to its benchmark lending rate as inflation showed signs of easing. Read more »

Asian markets extend US rally ahead of inflation, Fed decision

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 12:05 PM

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, with nervous investors sitting tight ahead of key US inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy decision but fresh pledges by China to open up from zero-COVID offering support. Read more »

Stock markets diverge ahead of US key rate decisions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 08:35 AM

Wall Street stocks surged Monday while European and Asian markets dropped as investors braced for interest rate decisions this week from major central banks, including the Federal Reserve. Read more »

US Fed poised for smaller rate hike with eye on wage growth

Beiyi Seow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 08:42 AM

The US Federal Reserve is poised to slow its interest rate hikes, economists say, as central bankers' most forceful moves in decades to fight inflation ripple through the economy. Read more »

Recession in US 'not inevitable': Yellen

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 08:28 AM

A recession in the US is "not inevitable," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said, adding that she believes the world's biggest economy is on the right track in lowering inflation. Read more »

Dollar falls after Federal Reserve shift in tone, stocks mixed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 08:24 AM

The dollar continued to retreat on Thursday in the US on shifting expectations for US monetary policy, while global stocks finished mixed after digesting data showing record low eurozone unemployment and a moderation in US inflation. Read more »

Asia extends stocks rally as dollar drops on Fed rate optimism

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 01 04:31 PM

Asian stocks extended a global rally Thursday while the dollar sank. Read more »

Asian markets mostly rise after calm night in China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 12:12 PM

Asian equities rose and the dollar weakened Tuesday as China avoided another night of protests after a weekend of unrest across the country. Read more »

PH market ends week on positive note

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 12:35 AM

Cautious trading in Asia after a US Federal Reserve official said more interest rate hikes are coming. Read more »