Federal Reserve

WASHINGTON (July 7): Federal Reserve policymakers decided in June that interest rate hikes should stay on hold until they have a handle on the consequences of Britain's vote on EU membership, according to the minutes of the Fed's June policy meeti

SINGAPORE (June 1): BlackRock has downgraded global equities to "neutral". The growing likelihood of an imminent Fed rate increase and more elevated US valuations warrant short-term caution, says the world’s largest money manager.

HONG KONG (May 30): Tokyo stocks led Asia higher Monday, boosted by hopes the government will delay a sales tax hike and by a weaker yen after Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen hinted that a US interest rate increase was looming.

LONDON / HONG KONG (May 23): Government bonds rose and the yen strengthened as investors weighed the timing of the Federal Reserve’s next increase in interest rates and the outlook for inflation. Commodities slid, led by metals, while stocks in Europe d

SINGAPORE (May 19): Minutes of the Federal Reserve’s recent April 26-27 policy meeting may have struck a hawkish chord with the Street, but Bank of Singapore’s chief economist Richard Jerram notes that the Federal reserve’s Chairwoman, Janet Yellen,

TOKYO (May 19): Asian stocks slipped but the dollar was buoyant early on Thursday as markets scrambled to factor in a near-term US interest rate hike foreshadowed in minutes of the Federal Reserve's last monetary meeting.

NEW YORK (May 19): As soon as the Federal Reserve released meeting minutes describing a weaker dollar, the currency surged to a seven-week high.