The US markets closed lower on Wednesday, with growing expectations of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The Congressional Budget Office forecasts the US annual budget deficit to reach $486 billion, $18 billion higher than the agency’s shortfall projection in January. CBO adjusted its federal debt estimate for fiscal 2015 due to an anticipated increase in government spending for Medicaid, Medicare and student loan programs. The agency also lowered its 10-year cumulative deficit forecast to $7.2 trillion between 2016 and 2025, a $431 billion decrease from the January forecast. Federal debt would equal 73 percent or 74 percent of the US gross domestic product over the next few years and climb to 77 percent of the country’s GDP by 2025.
Meanwhile, for the first time, every major US-based bank made it through the Federal Reserve’s annual stress tests without receiving a formal objection. The announcement reflects the Fed’s judgment that American banks carry enough cash and have strong enough internal risk management systems to weather a severe economic downturn. The Federal Reserve judged that 28 of 31 financial institutions adequately balanced capital and risk in hypothetical downturn.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 27.55 points or 0.16 percent to 17,635.39, Nasdaq was down by 9.86 points or 0.20 percent to 4,849.94 while, S&P 500 dropped 3.92 points or 0.19 percent to 2,040.24.
The Indian ADRs closed mostly in red on Wednesday; HDFC Bank was down by 0.44%, Tata Motors was down by 0.41% and Wipro was down by 0.07%. On the other hand, Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 0.70% and ICICI Bank was up by 0.24%.
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