Tag: Fed

Fed lifts rates, sees faster pace of hikes in Trump’s first...

The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday and signalled a faster pace of increases in 2017 as central bankers adapted to the...

Stocks mostly downbeat before Fed update

    World stock markets largely retreated Wednesday, with all eyes on the Federal Reserve as it prepares to offer further clues as to the timing...

FBR extends date for filing of GST and FED returns until...

  The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the date of submission of sales tax and federal excise returns by August 15. A spokesman of...

Cement prices to increase by Rs 35-40/bag after FED rate raised

  Due to the increase in Federal Excise Duty (FED) through the Finance Bill 2016, the cement prices will be increased by Rs 35-40/bag or...

Asian markets slip on Fed stimulus fears

Asian markets saw early losses Thursday following a tumble on Wall Street as traders grow concerned that the US Federal Reserve could bring an...

Dollar holds firm after soaring on Fed minutes

The dollar held firm in Asian trade Thursday after leaping on Federal Reserve minutes which suggested the central bank could exit its ultra-loose monetary...

Asian shares off highs, Fed’s stance underpins markets

Asian shares fell slightly on Thursday after rallies to multi-month highs, and longer for some Southeast Asian markets, while the U.S. Federal Reserve's pledge...

Euro surges to 14-month high, Fed decision awaited

The euro hit its highest level in over a year on Wednesday and shares, oil and metals were also on the rise, as confidence...

Czech Republic beat Serbia to retain Fed Cup title

The Czech Republic secured back-to-back Fed Cup titles with a 3-1 win over Serbia before fervent fans in Prague. A backhand winner from world...

Ivanovic keeps Serbia in hunt for Fed Cup title

Ana Ivanovic beat Petra Kvitova 6-3 7-5 on Sunday to keep alive Serbia’s hopes of winning their debut Fed Cup title. World number eight Kvitova...

Safarova beats Ivanovic in Fed Cup opener

The Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova beat Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-3 in the first Fed Cup final rubber here on Saturday to give the...

Bangladeshi arrested for plot to bomb New York Fed Reserve Building

A Bangladeshi man with alleged links to al-Qaeda was arrested in New York after an FBI undercover operation foiled his plot to detonate a...

Wall Street banks not among Fed borrowers in Q3 2010

The US Federal Reserve on Friday named the banks that borrowed at its discount window during the third quarter of 2010 but the period...

Fed stimulus plan spurs risk rally; dollar slips

Brent crude oil rose to a four-month peak, the S&P 500 neared a five-year high and European shares rose to their highest levels in...

Wall Street ends at multi-year highs on Fed

Shares of Apple Inc (AAPL.O), the largest U.S. company by market value, ended at an all-time peak, and Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), the second biggest,...

US stocks rally after new Fed easing program

As part of its new round of quantitative easing, the Fed said it would buy $40 billion of mortgage debt per month and would...

Asian markets tread water ahead of Fed decision

Asian markets were mixed on Thursday, while the euro edged higher, ahead of the end of a US Federal Reserve meeting that dealers increasingly...