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Kohn: Fed to raise rates before spending overheats

Source: Reuters

Washington : DC : USA | 2 months ago

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Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said on Wednesday policymakers would raise benchmark interest rates well before consumer spending and business investment overheats, adding that obstacles to borrowing are likely to subdue the economic recovery. "We must begin to withdraw...

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U.S. Sept. ISM Factory Index 52.6% Vs 52.9% Aug

News Source: Fox News | 2 months ago

Conditions for the nation's manufacturers in September cooled off just a bit, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday. The ISM index inched lower to 52.6% in September from 52.9% in August...The consensus forecast of estimates collected...
Treasurys Hold Onto Gains After ISM, Home Sales

News Source: Fox News | 2 months ago

Treasurys held onto gains after the Institute for Supply Management said mid-morning Thursday that conditions for the nation's manufacturers in September cooled off just a bit. Its ISM manufacturing index inched lower to 52.6% in September from 52.9%...
Treasury Yields Stay Lower After Data

News Source: Fox News | 2 months ago

Treasury yields continued to trade slightly lower Thursday after data showed U.S. consumer spending increased in August, while first-time claims for state unemployment benefits rose for the first time in four weeks. Ten-year note yields fell 3 basis...
Fed may boost rates while economy still weak: Kohn

News Source: International Business Times | 2 months ago

The Federal Reserve may need to begin to pull back its extensive support for the weak U.S. economy before it has healed enough to substantially lower the jobless rate and get factories working again, Fed Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said on Wednesday. "...
Treasurys Pressured By Comments From Fed's Kohn

News Source: Fox News | 2 months ago

Short-term Treasury prices pared gains and longer-dated debt turned lower on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said the central bank will judge when to tighten monetary policy based on its forecast of likely developments and...
U.S. Stocks Rise As Fed's Kohn Reassures

News Source: Fox News | 2 months ago

U.S. stocks turned higher on Wednesday after Federaal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn offered reassurances that the central bank would tighten monetary policy without sparking unstable conditions. Trading in a roughly 170-point range, the bulk of...