Fed Tapering Worries

• Gold treads water; taper worries remain

  Prices were supported in thin Asian trading as holdings of SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, rose 5.40 tonnes to 814.12 tonnes on Friday - the first inflow since November 5.

• Wall Street falls as budget deal sets off Fed taper worry

  US stocks slid on Wednesday after legislators in Washington reached a provisional budget deal, which increased investor expectations that the Federal Reserve may wind down its stimulus in the coming months.

• Gold steady after two-day gains, but taper worries linger

  Gold was steady on Tuesday after gaining 1.3 per cent over the past two days, but trading volumes were thin as investors turned their attention to a U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.

• Rupee may weaken to 64/dollar on Fed worries

  Median expectations from 20 strategists in the poll conducted this week were for the rupee to trade at 63 against the dollar at the end of February next year, weaker than its rate on Thursday. It is then seen weakening further to 64.00 rupees per dollar by May and 63.43 rupees by November 2014.

• World stocks rise as worries on Fed taper cool, dollar gains

  The volatility that gripped the market earlier this week eased as investors took the view that a likely tapering of the bond program in early next year does not also mean official interest rates will rise soon afterward.

• Sensex falls as Fed tapering worries resurface

  Indian stock markets fell today in line with other global markets after the US Federal Reserve's October meeting hinted at stimulus tapering.

• Nifty ends near one-month low on U.S. Fed worries

  The BSE Sensex fell 0.85 percent, marking its fifth consecutive day of decline, while the Nifty fell 1 percent on Monday to its lowest close in nearly a month after better-than-expected U.S. jobs data revived concerns the Federal Reserve would start tapering its monetary stimulus as early as next month.

• Asian shares, currencies fall on Fed tapering worries

  MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shed 0.5 per cent, hitting its lowest since October 11 and extending Friday's 1 per cent drop.

• Gold edges lower for sixth session on Fed stimulus worries

  Last month the U.S. central bank said it would stick with its monthly $85 billion bond purchases, citing a drawn-out budget battle in Washington and the need for stronger economic data, leading many to believe its tapering of the programme would not begin until next year.

• Better placed to face Fed taper, current account deficit worries off radar: RBI

  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Wednesday that India is in a better position to face the US Federal Reserve's unwinding of its easy money policy whenever it takes place.

• Fed could taper in October, depending on data: report

  The Fed surprised markets this week when policymakers decided not to taper its $85-billion-per-month bond buying program, citing worries about the health of the world's biggest economy.

• Gold drops 2.6 per cent on Syria plan, Fed taper worries

  Gold prices fell 2.6 per cent on Thursday, set for their biggest one-day drop in more than two months, weighed down by easing of tensions with Syria and worries the US Federal Reserve may unwind its monetary stimulus.

• Wall Street falters in volatile session on Fed worries

  Wall Street fell on Wednesday with the S&P 500 posting its biggest decline in three weeks, after minutes from the latest US Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials were open to tapering large-scale asset purchases as early as at the June meeting.