Stanley Fischer

India has potential to recharge Asian growth engine: US

India has "enormous potential" to recharge the Asian growth engine as the country remains unintegrated into global production sharing and is relatively at an early stage of its development trajectory, a top US-based economist has said.

Nov 21, 2015, 05:09 AM IST

Fed's Fischer sees inflation rebound, allowing gradual rate hikes

US inflation will likely rebound as pressure from the dollar fades, allowing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates gradually, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said on Saturday in a speech careful not to overreact to a possible Chinese slowdown.

Aug 30, 2015, 09:17 AM IST

The Fed won`t wait for 2% inflation to raise rates: Fischer

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer warned Saturday that the US central bank will not wait for inflation to hit two percent before raising interest rates.

Aug 29, 2015, 22:26 PM IST

Fed says rate hike next month hinges on market volatility

The US Federal Reserve on Friday left the door open to a September interest rate hike even while several central bank officials acknowledged that turmoil in financial markets, if prolonged, could delay monetary policy tightening.

Aug 29, 2015, 03:36 AM IST

Dollar slips vs. euro as Fed officials talk rate hike

The dollar fell against the euro Monday as Federal Reserve officials` comments raised questions about the timing of the central bank`s plan to raise its key interest rate this year.

Aug 11, 2015, 05:23 AM IST

Fed welcomes energy drop, shrugs off disinflation threat

The Federal Reserve is welcoming the sharp drop in global energy prices, with two influential policymakers on Monday cheering the boost it should provide American pocketbooks and shrugging off any pressure on already low inflation.

Dec 02, 2014, 05:16 AM IST