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WASHINGTON — Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended:

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The rally in equities since the October lows has been hailed by many commentators as the start of a new bull market, but even a 20-plus per cent move can be a normal feature of a protracted bear market. This is nothing we have not seen before, having experienced 20-plus per cent rebounds in the 2000/02 and 2007/09 bear markets. Every bear market in the past, as an aside, had a reflexive rally off the oversold lows that followed the first leg down. So please, let’s not hyperventilate.

NEW DELHI, MUMBAI : Indian benchmark indices saw their steepest single-day drop in two months, declining over 1% on Wednesday, dragged down by selling in HDFC Bank and other index heavyweights. Weakness in global markets, with crude oil prices nearing $100 a barrel, also made investors cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. The Sensex closed 1.2% down at 66,800.84 and the Nifty by a similar margin to 19,901.4.

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US Federal Reserve today announced that it has left its key interest rate unchanged as inflation pressure is easing a bit. The Federal Open Market Committee have though signaled one more rate hike this year. Here is the full text of the policy statement issued by the US Federal Reserve -- Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace.

apparel retailers are expected to register a 7-8 per cent revenue growth this fiscal, buoyed by festival and marriage season demand, and despite inflation impacting discretionary spending in the first quarter, according to a report.

Federal Open Market Committee kept its interest rates steady in a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, a 22-year high, after the end of its two-day meeting. Majority of economists polled by Bloomberg had expected the Federal Reserve to pause its interest-rate hikes, though a recent spike in oil prices has raised concerns another hike may lie ahead. From March 2022 through May 2023 the Fed raised rates at 10 successive meetings — by anywhere from a quarter to three quarters of a point — as it fought the worst rise of inflation since the early 1980s.

RBI) to revise the regulatory framework (March 2022) for it and also caution it against an exclusive focus on business growth (November 2022). What remains in question, though, is whether RBI’s revised regulatory framework addresses the moral charge it seeks to impose on the industry. Thus, it wasn’t surprising for us to see the CEO of Sa-Dhan write an op-ed in April 2023 that spoke of some hurdles faced by microfinance institutions (MFI) in their search for growth.

macroeconomic crises and business cycles. Even zero growth needs basic savings and investment to sustain a constant output. Two questions arise.

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Amit Shah said today that the Women's Reservation Bill is a matter of principle and not a political agenda for his party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. «For some political parties, the women reservation bill could be a political agenda; it could be a tool to win polls, but for our party and PM Modi, it is not politics; for us, reservation for women is a matter of principle,» Shah said while speaking in the Lok Sabha today. During the discussion over the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, Shah said that PM Modi brought forth the vision of women-led development in front of the entire world during the G20 and said that the passage of the bill will mark the start of a new era. He also recalled how Modi implemented a 33% reservation for women in the BJP years ago. «Women's security, respect, and equal participation have been the life force of government since PM Modi took the oath of office,» Amit Shah said. The Home Minister also said the Women's Reservation Bill will put an end to a long fight for the rights of women and initiate women-led development in India. It will ensure the participation of women in decision-making, and policy-making in the country, he added. Taking a dig at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Amit Shah said, «Whoever lives in this country, whose roots are connected to India, cannot make the mistake of considering women as weak.» Kharge created a controversy yesterday after he said that some political parties picked “weak women” as candidates and “won't choose those who're educated and can fight.” “Largely, ladies from backward and scheduled castes are not that literate.

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Nifty on Wednesday ended 232 points lower to form a long bear candle with an upper shadow on the daily chart and indicated the formation of a short-term top reversal pattern in the index at the swing high of 2022 levels. Having moved below the immediate support of the 10-day EMA at 19,940 levels now, the market is expected to slide down to the lower 20-day EMA around 19,780 levels in the coming sessions, according to analysts. “The underlying trend of Nifty is weak and the overall chart pattern signals a formation of short-term top reversal pattern at the recent new highs. The Nifty is expected to test the crucial lower supports of around 19,750-19,600 levels in the near term.

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Nifty settled with losses on Wednesday, September 20, extending the decline into the second consecutive session amid mixed global cues ahead of the US Fed policy outcome. US bond yields surging to 16-year high levels and fears of high crude oil prices fueling commodity inflation also hit the investor sentiment, according to analysts.

Bank of America strategists lifted the S&P 500 year-end price target by 7% to 4600, citing bullish signals from several indicators.

Domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty ended 231.9 points down at 19901.4, while the BSE Sensex closed 796.0 points down at 66800.84. On the other hand, Jindal Photo, HSIL, Blue Star, IFCI and Moksh Ornaments Ltd.

On the BSE, Kuberan Global Edu(down 20.00 per cent), Shiva Granito Export(down 19.92 per cent), Dipna Pharmachem(down 19.60 per cent), Balmer Lawrie(down 12.06 per cent) and Finkurve Fin Svc(down 10.68 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade. In the Nifty pack, 10 stocks closed in the green, while 39 stocks ended in the red. The index closed 231.9 points down at 19901.4. On the BSE, Anuroop Packaging Lt, Bheema Cements Ltd., Svarnim Trade Udyog, A F Enterprises and Toyam Industries hit their fresh 52-week lows, while Pearl Green Clubs, Jindal Photo, HSIL, Blue Star and IFCI touched their fresh 52-week highs in today's trade.