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FTSE 100 rises to new record high as market improves and recession fears calm

The FTSE 100 pushed to fresh record highs on Wednesday amid improving economic sentiment. The index of top UK firms lifted by around 0.9% to 7,934.3 points in morning trading, surpassing the previous peak of 7,906.58 it set last Friday. It lost some ...

08 Feb 2023 at 17:24

World

US Senate confirms Powell for second term as Fed fights inflation

The US Senate has confirmed Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, giving bipartisan backing to Mr Powell’s high-stakes efforts to curb the highest inflation in four decades. The 80-19 vote reflected broad support in ...

12 May 2022 at 20:55

World

Federal Reserve chairman: Elevated inflation likely to delay rate cuts this year

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has cautioned that persistently elevated inflation is likely to delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates. “Recent data have clearly ...

16 Apr 2024 at 21:15

World

Powell says US job market is cooling, a possible signal for interest rate cut

US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has reinforced a message that the Fed is paying growing attention to a slowing job market and not only to taming inflation, a shift that signals it is likely to begin cutting interest rates soon. “We’re ...

10 Jul 2024 at 17:33

World

US Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate by half-point

The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers....

18 Sept 2024 at 19:14

World

Fed chair Powell says US economy is in ‘solid shape’ with more rate cuts coming

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has signalled that more interest rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size and speed would depend on the evolution of the economy. Wall Street investors and economists are weighing whether the Fed ...

30 Sept 2024 at 19:08

World

Federal Reserve ‘on track to cut rates despite signs of persistent inflation’

Federal Reserve officials will likely reduce their benchmark interest rate later this year, chair Jerome Powell said, despite recent reports showing that the US economy is still strong and inflation picked up in January and February. “The ...

03 Apr 2024 at 18:22

World

US Federal Reserve could keep lifting rates sharply ‘for some time’, says Powell

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has delivered a stark message, saying the Fed is likely to impose more large interest rate hikes in coming months and is resolutely focused on taming the highest inflation in four decades. Mr Powell ...

26 Aug 2022 at 17:33

World

Trump says Federal Reserve chair Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’

President Donald Trump has condemned Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, reiterating his frustration that the Fed has not aggressively cut interest rates and saying the central bank leader’s “termination cannot come fast enough”. Mr ...

17 Apr 2025 at 13:23

World

US Federal Reserve attacks inflation with largest rate hike since 1994

The Federal Reserve has intensified its drive to tame high inflation by raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point — its largest hike in nearly three decades. The move the Fed announced after its latest policy ...

15 Jun 2022 at 21:07

World

Global shares decline as tensions simmer in the Middle East

Global shares retreated on Thursday as worries persisted about conflict in the Middle East. On the seventh day of a conflict that began with a surprise wave of Israeli airstrikes targeting military sites, senior officers and ...

19 Jun 2025 at 13:02

City

FTSE up as pound hits near four-year high

Miners and defence stocks helped support the FTSE 100 on Thursday, shaking off a stronger pound, which serves as a headwind for the international earner-heavy index. The pound spiked to its best level against the dollar ...

26 Jun 2025 at 17:23

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