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Explained: Why is Wall Street back on a roller coaster ride?

The US Fed has already raised short-term rates four times in 2022, after keeping them pinned at virtually zero for two years because of the pandemic. The fear on Wall Street has been that accelerating inflation would force the Fed to hike rates by market-shaking margins

Asian stocks rise after Fed chair supports smaller rate hike

Share prices have swung widely as investors try to figure out how the Russian attack will affect supplies of oil, wheat and other commodities

Global investors rattled as Evergrande struggles with debt: All you need to know about China's biggest builder’s troubles

Evergrande is the biggest casualty yet from the ruling Communist Party’s effort to rein in surging debt levels Beijing sees as a possible threat to the economy.

Rupee rises nine paise to touch 74.33 against US dollar in early trade

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.10 per cent down at 92.08

Sensex surges over 240 pts in early trade, ICICI Bank top gainer; Nifty tops 15,770

The 30-share BSE index was trading 241.95 points higher at 52,628.14 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 81.65 points to 15,771.45

Sensex reclaims 50,000-benchmark amid hectic buying in IT, auto, FMCG sectors; Nifty ends in green

The top five gainers were Tata Motors, M&M, Wipro, Adani Ports and NTPC, while the top losers were ONGC, HDFC, Dr Reddy’s Labs, Coal India and Power Grid Corp

Sensex jumps over 300 points to breach 50,000-mark for first time; NSE Nifty tops 14,700

Bajaj Finserv was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 4 percent, followed by Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank and Axis Bank

Tokyo stock markets reopen after hardware failure halted trade all day; shares seen rebounding, says expert

Officials said there was no indication of a cyber attack and the problem was traced to a memory breakdown that failed to trigger a switch to a backup system

Markets open weak: Sensex drops over 300 points, Nifty tests 9,400-level in early trade ahead of GDP data; Rupee up

Sensex tumbled over 300 points in early trade on Friday dragged by losses in HDFC Bank, Infosys, TCS and Reliance Industries amid weak cues from global markets.

Despite rally, 2020 to be worst year for several world stock markets in nearly a decade; jobless situation poses high risk: Report

Subodh Kumar, an investment strategist at his own consultancy, notes, as do many, that stock markets are trading mainly on the unprecedented wave of stimulus from central banks and governments.