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Asia Extends Global Equity Rally as Yen Slides

EghtesadOnline: Rumors about the demise of reflation trades look to have been at least a little exaggerated. Asian stocks extended a global rally as investors looked ahead to data that will provide detail on the strength of U.S. consumer prices and speeches from a range of Federal Reserve officials. The yen weakened Monday after the S&P 500 Index climbed to a record high on Friday. Iron ore surged and copper climbed, buoying commodity producers across Asia.
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Publish Date:13/February/2017 | 05:34

'Significant uncertainty' about fiscal policy under Trump: Fed's Fischer

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said there was significant uncertainty about U.S. fiscal policy under the Trump administration, but the Fed would be strict in meeting targets of creating full employment and getting inflation to 2 percent.
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Publish Date:12/February/2017 | 05:14

Dollar subdued after U.S. wage growth disappoints

EghtesadOnline: The dollar started the week on the back foot on Monday, after U.S. data showed a smaller-than-expected rise in wages in January that reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve will refrain from raising interest rates next month.
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Publish Date:06/February/2017 | 06:27

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

ECB to hold steady, Trump takes office

EghtesadOnline: European Central Bank officials are unlikely to make any change in policy on Thursday, while data from the United States will help the Federal Reserve decide whether to immediately follow December's rate increase with another.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 05:42

European shares dip, sterling falls on Brexit comments

EghtesadOnline: The dollar edged higher on Monday, boosted by robust U.S. wage growth data strengthening the case for more Federal Reserve interest rate increases, while Britain's pound fell on Prime Minister Theresa May's hint at no membership of the EU's single market.
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Publish Date:09/January/2017 | 24:53

Fed policymakers agree Trump fiscal boost poses inflation risk

EghtesadOnline: Almost all Federal Reserve policymakers thought the economy could grow more quickly because of fiscal stimulus under the Trump administration and many were eyeing faster interest rate increases, minutes from the central bank's December meeting showed.
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Publish Date:05/January/2017 | 04:59

Euro soars, dollar slips in holiday-thinned trade

EghtesadOnline: The euro jumped to its highest in three weeks in thin Asian trade on Friday, but was on track for a losing year on expectations that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's policies will boost inflation and prompt the U.S. Federal Reserve to hike interest rates more frequently.
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Publish Date:30/December/2016 | 06:42

Dollar edges higher against yen on strong U.S. indicators

EghtesadOnline: The dollar inched up against the yen on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. economic data reinforced expectations for economic growth under Donald Trump's Administration and more rate hikes by U.S. Federal Reserve next year.
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Publish Date:28/December/2016 | 05:13

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

Dollar's post-Fed rally pauses, U.S. stocks end lower

EghtesadOnline: The dollar and U.S. stocks dipped on Friday, taking a breather following this week's big moves after the Federal Reserve signaled a faster pace of U.S. interest rate increases next year.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 08:14

Battered euro and yen recover after dollar surge

EghtesadOnline: The euro, yen and pound all recovered some ground against the dollar on Friday after slides of up to 3 percent in reaction to the Federal Reserve outlook for U.S. interest rates next year.
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Publish Date:16/December/2016 | 09:55

Dollar Halts Fed-Driven Rally as Asian Stocks Rise With Gold

EghtesadOnline: The dollar halted its weekly climb as investors weighed whether the currency’s surge amid the fallout from Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting had gone too far. Asian stocks advanced with gold.
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Publish Date:16/December/2016 | 09:38

Oil prices stabilize after Fed hike as tighter market looms

EghtesadOnline: Oil prices stabilized on Thursday as a tighter market looms in 2017 due to planned output cuts led by OPEC and Russia, after sharp declines earlier following Wednesday's U.S. interest rate increase that drove investors out of commodities.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 08:57

Asia stocks, currencies wobble as Fed flags more hikes

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares and currencies softened on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised rates for the first time in a year and hinted at the risk of a faster pace of tightening than investors were positioned for.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 08:47

Fed Raises Rates, Boosts Outlook for Borrowing Costs in 2017

EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for the first time this year and forecast a steeper path for borrowing costs in 2017, saying inflation expectations have increased “considerably” and suggesting the labor market is tightening.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 07:35

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

Asia resigned to Fed hike, uptight on rate outlook

EghtesadOnline: Asia shares crept cautiously higher on Wednesday while a hush settled on the U.S. dollar as investors felt certain the Federal Reserve would raise rates for the first time in a year, but were less sure what it might herald for 2017.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 24:02