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Forget ‘Fake News.’ For Markets, It’s Never Been More Real

EghtesadOnline: Buy the news and sell the soft data. That’s the conclusion drawn from a paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, which suggests that financial news holds predictive power when it comes to a slew of economic data.
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Publish Date:13/February/2017 | 05:42

Wall Street stands with two Fed-hike outlook for 2017: Reuters poll

EghtesadOnline: Wall Street's top banks expect just two rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this year and see only modest risk to the U.S. central bank being pressed into a more aggressive pace of monetary policy tightening, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
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Publish Date:04/February/2017 | 13:44

Fed to stop mortgage reinvestments in 2018: Morgan Stanley

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Federal Reserve will stop reinvestments of its mortgage-backed securities holdings in April 2018 in an attempt to shrink its $4.2 trillion balance sheet that had ballooned from bond purchases to combat the last recession, Morgan Stanley analysts said on Friday.
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Publish Date:28/January/2017 | 04:51

New policies coming to America could take weight off Fed: Powell

EghtesadOnline: A push by Washington for more business-friendly regulation and fiscal support for the economy could improve America's mix of policies which in recent years have relied too much on the Federal Reserve , Fed Governor Jerome Powell said.
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Publish Date:08/January/2017 | 04:47

In sign of more hawkish Fed, Evans nods to three rate hikes

EghtesadOnline: Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said on Friday the central bank could raise interest rates three times this year, faster than he had expected just a few months ago and in line with the majority of his colleagues.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 15:21

U.S. job growth slows, but wages rebound strongly

EghtesadOnline: U.S. employment increased less than expected in December but a rebound in wages pointed to sustained labor market momentum that sets up the economy for stronger growth and further interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve this year.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 05:37

Wall Street set to open higher, Fed minutes eyed

EghtesadOnline: Wall Street looked set for a second day of gains on Wednesday as oil prices edged up slightly, and investors awaited the minutes of Federal Reserve 's December meeting in which it raised interest rates.
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Publish Date:04/January/2017 | 14:44

Dollar hits fresh 14-year high, yen slides

EghtesadOnline: The dollar hit a fresh 14-year high on Tuesday, boosted by upbeat comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that kept alive market expectations for swifter U.S. interest rate hikes next year than had been expected.
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Publish Date:20/December/2016 | 16:03

Fed's Yellen trumpets education in changing economy

EghtesadOnline: Changing technologies and globalization have put a premium on completing a college education in order to get and keep higher-paying jobs, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Monday.
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Publish Date:19/December/2016 | 21:59

Fed's Lacker says more than three rate hikes likely needed in 2017

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve will likely need to raise interest rates more than three times next year and faces challenges in gradually cooling off the U.S. economy, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said on Friday.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 08:17

U.S. dollar holds near 14-year highs as rally loses steam

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. dollar edged lower against a basket of major currencies on Friday, but still held near 14-year highs touched after Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting, with profit-taking halting the greenback's rally.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 08:16

U.S. IPOs set to rebound after dismal 2016

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. IPO market is expected to bounce back next year after a forgettable 2016, fueled by a sunnier economic outlook and a bit more certainty following the presidential election - factors that encouraged the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 09:31

Fed's policy stance will cause turbulence, disorder from strong dollar: Xinhua

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Federal Reserve 's decision to raise interest rates will stoke fresh financial turbulence, and global "disorder" is in store as the dollar strengthens from an accelerated pace of rate hikes, China's state news agency Xinhua said in a commentary.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 09:18

Wall Street to Fed: Not so fast; dealers see only two hikes in 2017 - Reuters Poll

EghtesadOnline: Wall Street's top banks were not immediately swayed Wednesday by signals from the Federal Reserve that the pace of interest rate hikes could pick up significantly next year, sticking instead to a view that the U.S. central bank will lift borrowing costs no more than twice in 2017, according to a Reuters poll.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 08:55

Fed set to hike rates, policy outlook now hinges on Trump presidency

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve will conclude its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday afternoon with an interest rate increase all but assured and will issue new forecasts assessing whether the economic outlook has changed since the U.S. election.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 11:05

Stocks look for direction ahead of Fed; oil prices jump

EghtesadOnline: The S&P 500 and the Dow were set to open little changed, while the Nasdaq was on track to open lower on Monday, after the three major indexes registered fresh record highs on Friday.
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Publish Date:12/December/2016 | 14:39

Federal Reserve and Republican critics may compromise on oversight after Trump win

EghtesadOnline: Republican lawmakers and the Federal Reserve may be ready to strike a compromise deal on legislation that would give Congress greater scrutiny over the central bank, now that there is no longer the threat of a presidential veto, but it would likely stop short of dictating rules on setting interest rates.
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Publish Date:12/December/2016 | 14:38