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Fed Has Room for More Rate Increases in 2017, Lockhart Says

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve has room for two more rate increases this year, as the economy seems “reasonably close” to full employment and is likely to gather pace, former Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said.
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Publish Date:27/March/2017 | 24:42

Protectionism worry drags on stocks, dollar hits six-week low

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. dollar slumped to a six-week low on Monday on worries over a dovish Federal Reserve , while U.S. and European stock markets dipped amid concerns about G20 financial leaders' decision to drop a pledge to keep global trade free and open.
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Publish Date:20/March/2017 | 22:59

Fed on track to raise U.S. rates twice more this year: Evans

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve is on track to raise interest rates twice more this year after a policy tightening last week, and it could be more or less aggressive depending on inflation and fiscal policies from the Trump administration, a Fed rate-setter said on Monday.
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Publish Date:20/March/2017 | 22:54

Post-Fed boost for small-cap stocks may be limited

EghtesadOnline: Small-cap stocks benefited from a dovish lining to the U.S. Federal Reserve 's decision to raise interest rates this past week, but strategists warn it will take more to make these pricey stocks outperform their larger brethren in the long haul.
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Publish Date:18/March/2017 | 15:42

Wall Street drifts with eyes on Fed; Intel drops

EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks ended little changed in light volume on Monday, with traders eyeing a Federal Reserve meeting expected to result in an interest rate increase later this week.
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Publish Date:14/March/2017 | 06:29

Fed, in shift, may move to faster pace of rate hikes

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve , which has struggled to stoke inflation since the financial crisis and up until now raised rates less frequently than it and markets expected, may be about to hit the accelerator on rate hikes.
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Publish Date:14/March/2017 | 06:24

Trump economic adviser: Fed doing 'good job,' respects independence

EghtesadOnline: White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said on Sunday that the Federal Reserve "has been doing a good job" and the Trump administration respects its independence, even if the U.S. central bank raises interest rates this week.
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Publish Date:12/March/2017 | 15:20

Fed to make sequential hikes until 'something breaks': Gundlach

EghtesadOnline: Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive officer at DoubleLine Capital, said on Tuesday he expects the Federal Reserve to begin a campaign this month of "old school" sequential interest rate hikes until "something breaks," such as a U.S. recession.
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Publish Date:08/March/2017 | 06:08

Fed's Powell warns of digital currency's risks

EghtesadOnline: A top U.S. Federal Reserve official on Friday raised caution about central banks issuing digital currencies as they are vulnerable to cyber attacks and criminal activities along with privacy issues that still need to be addressed.
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Publish Date:04/March/2017 | 05:34

Dollar rises, underpinned by higher Treasury yields

EghtesadOnline: The dollar gained on Tuesday, taking its cue from higher U.S. Treasury yields as investors awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve 's latest meeting for signals to the pace of interest rate hikes.
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Publish Date:21/February/2017 | 05:36

Scoring the Fed's Decision: Will It Be Wise to Tighten in March?

EghtesadOnline: Now that the outcome of the Federal Reserve ’s next meeting has become far less certain, Bloomberg has provided a rundown of what would have to happen for Janet Yellen and company to raise rates on March 15:
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Publish Date:16/February/2017 | 20:16

Apple, banks push Wall Street to all-time high

EghtesadOnline: Major U.S. stock indexes established record highs on Tuesday, led by bank stocks after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said it would be unwise to wait too long to raise interest rates.
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Publish Date:15/February/2017 | 05:26

Fed has limited view on Trump economic policies as Yellen heads to Congress

EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen goes to Congress on Tuesday for the first time since Republicans took control of the White House and both houses of the legislature with less clarity on the direction of U.S. economic policy than at any time of her three-year tenure.
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Publish Date:14/February/2017 | 08:40