Indian shares sink as HDFC Bank tumbles; oil spike, hawkish Fed weigh - Reuters

Indian shares sink as HDFC Bank tumbles; oil spike, hawkish Fed weigh  Reuters

US holds interest rates as Iran war triggers oil shock

The US central bank is moving cautiously, despite pressure from the president to cut interest rates.

Indian Stocks Set for Biggest Drop in a Year as Brent Oil Surges - Bloomberg.com

Indian Stocks Set for Biggest Drop in a Year as Brent Oil Surges  Bloomberg.com

What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s March Meeting

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady as officials assess the economic fallout from the war with Iran.

By Colby Smith

Oil Prices Top $110 a Barrel and Fed Keeps Rates Steady | What’s News for March 18 - WSJ

Oil Prices Top $110 a Barrel and Fed Keeps Rates Steady | What’s News for March 18  WSJ

The Fed can only wait and wonder

Plus, the stock market’s wartime reversal

Fed holds interest rates steady as Iran war drives up oil prices and inflation fears

Jerome Powell resists Trump pressure as policymakers weigh energy shock against a weakening US jobs market Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for the second time this year, a widely expected move amid turmoil in the Middle East and rising energy prices. Fed officials faced a confluence of issues to consider in their meeting this week: soaring oil and gas prices, fluctuating inflation that still rema...

By Gaya Gupta

Fed votes to hold rates steady, notes 'uncertain' impacts from Iran war

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released its decision in interest rates.

Stock market crash: Sensex plunges over 1,600 points as US Fed keeps rates unchanged

Stock market crash today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex crashed in opening trade on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve kept policy rates unchanged. While Nifty50 went below 23,300, BSE Sensex was down over 1,600 points.

By TOI BUSINESS DESK

Stock market crashes over 2% on HDFC Bank fall, fuel surge, US Fed hawkish outlook

By Akash Mandal

Wall Street ends sharply lower after Fed keeps rates unchanged - The Straits Times

Wall Street ends sharply lower after Fed keeps rates unchanged  The Straits Times

'Too soon' to know scope, duration of Middle East effects on inflation, Powell says in press conference

Wall Street Reacts To "Neutral" Fed Hold

Wall Street Reacts To "Neutral" Fed Hold The digital ink on  the Fed statement is still wet and the kneejerk reactions are already flying. Here is a small sample of the more notable ones, with opinions ranging from this was a dovish, neutral and hawkish statement. So right in the middle, perhaps as Powell intended: George Goncalves, MUFG: "this is a “neutral” statement from the FOMC.The statement tweaks are an attempt at trying to avoid sending any signals while conveying they a...

By Tyler Durden

Fed Holds Rates Steady, Still Projects One Rate Cut in 2026

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and continued to expect one rate cut this year as they acknowledged increased uncertainty due to war in the Middle East.

By Maria Eloisa Capurro

Fed Holds Rates, now with Only 1 Dissenter, Sees Accelerating Inflation & GDP Growth

Dot Plot projections still point at 1 rate cut in 2026.

By Wolf Richter