29 Apr 2015
US Stocks hold lower after Fed statement
FXStreet (Mumbai) - The major equity indices in the US trade moderately lower after the Fed blamed the weather for the slowdown in the first quarter and remained optimistic regarding growth and job gains.
At the time of writing the Down Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) traded 0.115 lower at 18089.50, while the S&P 500 traded 0.13% lower at 2112. The NASDAQ 100 cooled 0.19% 4506.46 levels. The markets were holding lower ahead of the FOMC statement, which was widely expected to tilt slightly on a dovish side.
However, the Fed statement termed recent slowdown in the growth and inflation as transitory and continues to expect moderate growth, job gains, and rise in inflation towards 2% goal in the medium term.
Treasury yields also stayed largely unchanged in the positive territory after the Fed statement, which did not offer a clear signal on the timing of any interest-rate increase. Meanwhile, the USD index pared losses.
At the time of writing the Down Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) traded 0.115 lower at 18089.50, while the S&P 500 traded 0.13% lower at 2112. The NASDAQ 100 cooled 0.19% 4506.46 levels. The markets were holding lower ahead of the FOMC statement, which was widely expected to tilt slightly on a dovish side.
However, the Fed statement termed recent slowdown in the growth and inflation as transitory and continues to expect moderate growth, job gains, and rise in inflation towards 2% goal in the medium term.
Treasury yields also stayed largely unchanged in the positive territory after the Fed statement, which did not offer a clear signal on the timing of any interest-rate increase. Meanwhile, the USD index pared losses.