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Treasuries Decline With Stocks After Hawkish Williams Remarks

EghtesadOnline: The debate over the path for U.S. interest rates heightened as hawkish comments from another Federal Reserve regional chief sent Treasuries and stocks slumping, while spurring dollar gains.
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Publish Date:22/August/2016 | 06:33

World stocks rise, dollar weakens on divided Fed

EghtesadOnline: World stocks rose and the dollar sank to a seven-week low on Thursday after minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest meeting showed policymakers were divided over whether to raise interest rates soon.
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Publish Date:18/August/2016 | 10:58

Dollar turns defense into attack ahead of Fed minutes

EghtesadOnline: Revived bets on U.S. interest rate rises this year saw the dollar turn defense into attack on Wednesday and halted a red-hot run for oil prices and emerging markets.
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Publish Date:17/August/2016 | 09:49

U.S. inflation tame despite economy gaining momentum

EghtesadOnline: U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in July but a rise in industrial output and home building suggested a pickup in economic activity that could allow the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year.
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Publish Date:17/August/2016 | 09:32

Gaining confidence, Fed officials eye interest rate hike this year

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve is raising expectations for an interest rate rise this year, even as early as next month, after two policymakers on Tuesday said the economic stars now appear to be aligning despite weak U.S. economic growth in the first half of 2016.
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Publish Date:17/August/2016 | 09:22

Dollar drops as Fed rate rise prospects reassessed

EghtesadOnline: The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as investors re-evaluated whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year, which also sent the higher-yielding Australian dollar to a three-month high.
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Publish Date:10/August/2016 | 09:02

Fed's Powell urges patience on U.S. rates, citing growth risks

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. economy is at increasing risk of becoming trapped in a prolonged phase of slow growth that points to the need for lower interest rates than previously expected, Federal Reserve policymaker Jerome Powell was quoted as saying.
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Publish Date:08/August/2016 | 10:39