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Cohn Solidifies Lead in Race to Replace Yellen, Economists Say

EghtesadOnline: White House economic adviser Gary Cohn is emerging as the clear front-runner for the nomination to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, according to a National Association for Business Economics survey.
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Publish Date: 21/August/2017 | 06:07

Cohn Solidifies Lead in Race to Replace Yellen, Economists Say

EghtesadOnline: White House economic adviser Gary Cohn is emerging as the clear front-runner for the nomination to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, according to a National Association for Business Economics survey.
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Publish Date: 21/August/2017 | 06:07

Stability concerns focus at Fed ahead of Yellen speech

EghtesadOnline: The stock market's steady rise, still low long-term bond yields and a sagging dollar are girding the Fed's intent to raise interest rates again this year despite concerns about weak inflation, according to comments this week from Fed officials and analysts anticipating remarks next week by Chair Janet Yellen.
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Publish Date: 19/August/2017 | 08:39

Stability concerns focus at Fed ahead of Yellen speech

EghtesadOnline: The stock market's steady rise, still low long-term bond yields and a sagging dollar are girding the Fed's intent to raise interest rates again this year despite concerns about weak inflation, according to comments this week from Fed officials and analysts anticipating remarks next week by Chair Janet Yellen.
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Publish Date: 19/August/2017 | 08:39

Inflation Data Weakens the Fed's Case for Another Hike

EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve plans for gradual interest-rate increases hinge on inflation rising to its 2 percent target, but it’s not showing up and they don’t know why. That’s undermining Chair Janet Yellen’s case for further policy tightening.
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Publish Date: 15/July/2017 | 04:35

Trump seen replacing Yellen at Fed with NEC's Cohn: Politico

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump is increasingly unlikely to nominate Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen next year for a second term, and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn is the leading candidate to succeed her, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing four people close to the process.
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Publish Date: 12/July/2017 | 05:06

Yellen says Fed to give banks more details on stress tests

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve will give banks more details on how it conducts annual stress tests, including the qualitative part of the tests, when it publishes the results later this month, Chair Janet Yellen said Friday in a letter to Congress.
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Publish Date: 18/June/2017 | 06:29

Fed expected to raise rates as U.S. economy flexes muscle

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for the second time in three months on Wednesday, encouraged by strong monthly job gains and confidence that inflation is finally rising to its target.
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Publish Date: 15/March/2017 | 06:05

Dollar retreats after bullish week

EghtesadOnline: The dollar stalled after two days of strong gains on Friday, with nerves around a speech by Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen due later in the day adding to factors that have held back a broader rally this year.
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Publish Date: 04/March/2017 | 05:24

Wall Street steady after Yellen signals rate hike this month

EghtesadOnline: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed out their sixth straight week of gains with a flat session after Janet Yellen signaled the Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates this month if employment and other economic data hold up.
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Publish Date: 04/March/2017 | 05:19

Yellen Hints at More Aggressive Rate Path Upon Locking in March

EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen left little doubt on Friday that the central bank will raise interest rates this month. More importantly, she dropped hints that it might end up having to increase them this year more than planned.
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Publish Date: 04/March/2017 | 05:00

Asia Stocks Drop, Yen Steady Before Trump Speech

EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks fell while the yen and gold were steady after three days of gains as investors grew cautious before speeches this week from Donald Trump and Janet Yellen.
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Publish Date: 27/February/2017 | 05:55

Fed on course to raise interest rates at an upcoming meeting: Yellen

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve will likely need to raise interest rates at an upcoming meeting, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday, although she flagged considerable uncertainty over economic policy under the Trump administration.
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Publish Date: 15/February/2017 | 05:24

Asia Extends Global Gain as Yellen Buoys Stocks

EghtesadOnline: Banks led broad gains in global stocks after Janet Yellen said the Federal Reserve doesn’t need to wait for the Trump’s administration’s plans on fiscal stimulus to hike rates. The dollar held gains and bonds dropped.
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Publish Date: 15/February/2017 | 05:01

Jobs Report Justifies Yellen's Patience on Rate Hike Timing

EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen doesn’t need to commit. The moment Federal Reserve officials published their projections in December for three rate hikes in 2017, Wall Street’s betting on when those would occur ratcheted higher. January’s U.S. employment report gives the chair plenty of room to defer while policy makers wait for evidence of how new measures from the Trump administration are affecting the economy. That’s the message she’ll probably convey during congressional testimony on Feb. 14-15.
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Publish Date: 04/February/2017 | 04:44

Dollar pulls away from lows as investors await Yellen speech

EghtesadOnline: The dollar took a breather on Wednesday after falling to a seven-week low against the yen as investors await Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's speech on monetary policy, while sterling gave back some of the previous session's rally.
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Publish Date: 18/January/2017 | 05:21

Global stocks, dollar rise after Yellen remarks; yen, Treasuries pare gains

EghtesadOnline: Global stock markets added to gains on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sounded an optimistic tone about the U.S. labor market, weighing on safe-haven assets like the Japanese yen and U.S. Treasuries that had risen after the shooting death of Russia's ambassador to Turkey.
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Publish Date: 19/December/2016 | 21:57

Yellen Takes Post-Hike Victory Lap With Labor Market Great Again

EghtesadOnline: For Janet Yellen, the labor market is great again. Yellen took a rare victory lap Wednesday, signaling the economy is strong and will improve further, allowing the Federal Reserve to continue to raise rates next year.
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Publish Date: 15/December/2016 | 07:04

Yellen says Fed could raise interest rates 'relatively soon'

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve could raise U.S. interest rates "relatively soon" if economic data keeps pointing to an improving labor market and rising inflation, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday in a clear hint the U.S. central bank could hike next month.
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Publish Date: 17/November/2016 | 15:41