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Low rates may stoke speculation: Fed
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 days ago
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Federal Reserve policy makers said for the first time that their decision to cut interest rates to zero may be fuelling undue financial-market speculation even as they called the dollar’s decline “orderly”. The Federal Open Market Committee said its policy...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Richmond Fed, Federal Open Market Committee, Washington, Central banks, United States dollar, Business Finance, Inflation, Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve System, Monetary policy, Interest rate
NZ dollar holds above 72 US cts after Fed outlook
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility NZ dollar holds above 72 US cts as Fed outlook improves, Wall St pares losses Nov. 25 (BusinessWire) – The New Zealand dollar held above 72 U.S. cents as a slightly more upbeat Federal Reserve outlook helped pare losses on Wall Street. Fed policymakers...
Tags: Federal Reserve, U.S, Federal Open Market Committee, New York City, United States dollar, Business Finance, Federal Reserve System
Aware of policy risks, Fed sees firmer U.S. growth
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Federal Reserve officials are increasingly confident the U.S. economic recovery will be durable, but do not see employment or inflation picking up soon, minutes from their November meeting showed. Senior Fed officials, meeting on November 3-4, also expressed...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Fed Minutes, economic recovery, U.S, financial market, Washington, Business Finance, Federal Reserve System, Monetary policy, Inflation, Inflation targeting, Criticism of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Interest rate, Financial crisis of 2007￢ﾀﾓ2009, Finance, Banking, Labor, Market, Federal Open Market Committee
Entering holidays, consumer confidence still in doldrums
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Heading into the crucial holiday shopping season, the U.S. economy is growing modestly, with consumers too wary about unemployment and their finances to invigorate the recovery. That's the picture that emerged Tuesday from reports on the economy and the...
Tags: U.S. Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bank, US Federal Reserve, Federal Open Market Committee, joblessness rate, growing modestly, crucial holidays, GMC, unemployment rate, Washington, Business Finance, Unemployment, Macroeconomics, Labor, Recessions, Monetary policy, Inflation, Economy of the United States, Criticism of the Federal Reserve, Labor economics, Late 2000s recession in Europe, Business cycle, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve, Central banks, Structured finance, Great Depression, Economic disasters, General Motors, Stagflation
Bonds ease ahead of auction
New York City :: NY :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Treasury debt prices eased Monday with investors setting up for another huge dose of supply this week and as higher stocks around the globe sapped the safe-haven appeal of government debt. Stocks were boosted in part by a weaker dollar and suggestions...
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Congress Wants Tighter Oversight of Fed
New York City :: NY :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility The Federal Reserve's strategy to fend off a barrage of attacks from Congress, largely centered on low-key diplomacy by Chairman Ben Bernanke, isn't succeeding. Many Democrats and Republicans praise Mr. Bernanke for candor and accessibility. But some...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Mr. Bernanke, Senate Banking Committee, chairman ben, New York City, Federal Reserve System, Economic history of the United States, Subprime mortgage crisis, Bernanke Doctrine, A Monetary History of the United States, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Monetary policy, Business Finance, Group of Thirty, Alan Greenspan, Timothy Geithner, Central bank, Macroeconomics, American International Group, Christopher Dodd, Politics, Banking, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, Federal Open Market Committee
Petsmart 3Q profit rises 6 percent on higher sales
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility Petsmart Inc. said Wednesday its profit rose 6 percent in the third quarter as consumers continued to spend money on their pets even amid high unemployment and economic uncertainty...The pet supplies seller, based in Phoenix, earned $38.1 million, or...
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Fed Preparing Unorthodox Exit Strategy
Hong Kong :: China | 10 days ago
Credibility Federal Reserve may take an unorthodox approach to raising interest rates by paying interest on bank reserves rather than relying on traditional open market remedies, as it exits from its long-term fiscal stimulus programs, Reuters reported today (Tuesday).
Tags: Janet Yellen, monetary policy, Fed, China, Hong Kong, Interest rate, Federal funds rate, Central bank, Inflation, Federal Reserve System, Open market operations, Business Finance, Alan Greenspan, Financial crisis, Financial crises, Macroeconomics, Federal Open Market Committee, Systemic risk, Yellen
Curbs on Regional Fed Chiefs Advance
Fall River :: MA :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility The House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday approved an amendment that the committee's chairman said would curtail the powers of Federal Reserve regional bank presidents. On a unanimous vote, the committee approved an amendment introduced by Rep....
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Fed's Evans: Policy to remain accommodative into 2010 (Reuters)
Paris :: France | 14 days ago
Credibility Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said on Friday that U.S. monetary policy was likely to remain accommodative well into next year, but that the tools for shifting gear were being explored. With inflation "underrunning" and the economy underperforming,...
Tags: U.S. Federal Reserve, Chicago Federal Reserve, Charles Evans, federal reserves, France, Paris, Inflation, Recessions, Federal Reserve System, Federal funds rate, Federal Open Market Committee, Macroeconomics, Monetary policy, Federal Reserve, Business Finance
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