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Stock markets in Asia have tumbled to their lowest in nearly 15 months after America’s central bank chief confirmed widely expected plans to tackle higher inflation with an increase in interest rates this year, beginning in March.With…

The Fed could supersize a rate increase to half a percentage point if inflation remains stubbornly high, a leading US central bank official said.Raphael Bostic, president of the Fed’s Atlanta branch, stuck to his call for three…

On Friday, the yield on the two-year Treasury note jumped to 3.06 percent, up about a quarter of a point, while the yield on 10-year notes rose to 3.16 percent, up about a tenth of a point.Ultimately for investors, the concern is how…

Canary LLC CEO Dan Eberhart discusses why oil is heading for its biggest yearly gain since 2009.  Oil appears to be on a steady climb and the fundamentals make sense.  U.S. crude briefly touched the $80-per-barrel level Thursday,…

LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher on Wednesday as global markets await the latest monetary policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve.The U.K.'s FTSE index is seen opening 15 points higher at 7,204, Germany's DAX up…

Futures tied to Wall Street’s major indexes rose slightly in extended trading Wednesday after a turbulent earlier session that saw stocks reverse gains into the close after the Federal Reserve signaled interest rate hikes could come as…

Dow Jones futures traded quietly lower Wednesday morning ahead of the highly-anticipated release of the minutes from last month's Fed meeting. X Tesla (TSLA) traded down around 1% early Wednesday. Elsewhere, Dow Jones tech…

The Federal Reserve is pivoting hard from a patient approach to pulling back support for the U.S. economy. Fed officials on Wednesday charted a much faster return from the unprecedented stimulus they deployed at the onset of the…

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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addressing a news conference last night Photograph: US…