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Mint Quick Edit | The US Fed is caught in a cleft
Quell inflation or spur economic growth? For now, the US Federal Reserve had held its policy rate steady, but with America staring at tariff-led stagflation, cuts may lie ahead. Does the yield curve of Treasury bonds offer clues?
1 min read21 Mar 2025Wall Street Today: US stocks recoup early losses after US Fed’s dovish outlook, Dow up 40,000 points; Meta gains 4%
Wall Street Today: Dow Jones Industrial Average last rose 179.29 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 42,142.92, the S&P 500 gained 19.70 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 5,694.99.
3 min read20 Mar 2025Bling battle: Yes, US luxury brands can take on European labels
Coach and Ralph Lauren have shown they have what it takes. Their pricey European rivals seem to have priced themselves out of key consumer segments in the US.
4 min read20 Mar 2025Dani Rodrik: Will America Inc and US academia protest Trump policies?
Today’s clear and present dangers to US advancement and prosperity demand that influential leaders speak up. The rule of law, academic freedom and scientific research are all under threat.
4 min read20 Mar 2025Fed projections show economy radically changed by Trump’s election
Not long ago, Fed officials presumed that 2025 would simply be about getting to the soft landing.
5 min read20 Mar 2025US Fed holds benchmark rate steady at 4.25-4.50%, signals two reductions in 2025: 5 key highlights
US Fed Policy: US Federal Reserve held its key interest rate steady at 4.25-4.50 per cent in its second monetary policy review for 2025 and envisions two policy reductions in 2025.
5 min read20 Mar 2025US Fed Policy: Will Donald Trump’s tariff chaos pinch Jerome Powell? Interest rate to ‘dot plot’—5 indicators to watch
US Fed Policy: This is the second policy verdict by US Fed Chair Jerome Powell-led FOMC for 2025 and holds significance after US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes escalated a potential global trade war
4 min read19 Mar 2025Is privatizing US public services the ulterior motive of Elon Musk’s DOGE?
Turning essential state-run services over to the private sector has begun to look like the agenda of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. But Trump supporters are likely to be the hardest hit by it.
3 min read19 Mar 2025US Fed Meet Highlights: Markets rally after Jerome Powell-led FOMC signals 50 bps rate cut this year
US Fed Meeting Highlights: Jerome Powell-led FOMC unveiled the second monetary policy verdict of 2025 and voted to keep the policy rate steady at 4.25% - 4.50% for the second straight meeting.
38 min read20 Mar 2025US Fed to unveil policy verdict amid ‘stagflation risk’, chief Jerome Powell eyes rate pause: 5 key things to know
US Fed policy: US Fed chair Jerome Powell-led rate setting panel will unveil the US central bank’s second policy decision for 2025 on March 19 amid broad expectations of an interest rate pause over tariff-related economic uncertainty.
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared