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U.S. inflation, labor market data bolster Fed December rate hike

EghtesadOnline: U.S. consumer prices recorded their biggest increase in six months in October on rising gasoline costs and rents, suggesting a pickup in inflation that potentially clears the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in December.
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Publish Date:17/November/2016 | 15:43

Wall St. opens flat ahead of Yellen's testimony

EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks opened little changed on Thursday, a day after the Dow broke a seven-day rally, as investors await a testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
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Publish Date:17/November/2016 | 15:39

Barclays CEO sees 'political pressure' on Fed following election

EghtesadOnline: The election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president could signal a period of heightened pressure on the Federal Reserve to ease its accommodative stance, Barclays Chief Executive Jes Staley told a banking conference in London on Wednesday.
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Publish Date:16/November/2016 | 10:42

Case 'quite strong' for gradual rate rises, Fed monitoring markets: Fischer

EghtesadOnline: U.S. economic growth prospects appear strong enough for the Federal Reserve to proceed with gradual interest rate rises but the central bank is monitoring an increase in long-term U.S. government borrowing costs, Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said on Friday.
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Publish Date:12/November/2016 | 06:32

Fed is nerdy, geeky, and politically neutral: policymaker

EghtesadOnline: A day after Republican Donald Trump was elected as the next U.S. president, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said that the U.S. central bank is nerdy, geeky, but above all apolitical, and will remain so.
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Publish Date:10/November/2016 | 07:57

Fed’s Lockhart Says Bar High for Not Hiking Rates Next Month

EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart signaled the U.S. central bank was on track to raise interest rates next month, provided nothing intervened to give policy makers “pause.”
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Publish Date:05/November/2016 | 06:38

Fed's Fischer says labor market strong, Fed could overshoot goals

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. labor market is close to full strength and the economy could at some point overshoot the Federal Reserve 's goals for employment and inflation, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said on Friday.
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Publish Date:05/November/2016 | 05:27

U.S. Stocks Fall to July Low as Election Anxiety Rises Amid Fed

EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks fell to the lowest since July, breaking below chart levels that have held for four months, as concern over everything from presidential politics to Federal Reserve rate hikes and coming data on the labor market sent gauges of anxiety surging.
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Publish Date:02/November/2016 | 06:06

Warmup begins for the Great U.S. Rate Hike of 2016

EghtesadOnline: Several of the world's top central banks will meet in the coming week, but only one, the U.S. Federal Reserve , is set to start a final countdown on the second most anticipated event of the year after the Presidential Election.
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Publish Date:29/October/2016 | 05:32

Fed meeting in sight but election looms for stocks

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve meets next week and the U.S. government releases an important report on jobs, but investors could be forgiven for having something else on their minds.
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Publish Date:29/October/2016 | 05:22

Consumers, exports seen buoying U.S. third-quarter GDP growth

EghtesadOnline: U.S. economic growth likely accelerated in the third quarter as consumers maintained a strong pace of spending and exports surged, potentially keeping the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates in December.
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Publish Date:28/October/2016 | 09:14

Fed's Williams wants rate hike this year as wages rise

EghtesadOnline: San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams on Friday redoubled his call for raising rates soon, telling reporters after a speech that "this year would be good" for a rate rise that he had wanted to take effect last month.
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Publish Date:23/October/2016 | 08:50

Rising gasoline, rents push U.S. inflation higher in September

EghtesadOnline: U.S. consumer prices recorded their biggest gain in five months in September as the cost of gasoline and rents surged, pointing to a steady pickup of inflation that could keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates in December.
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Publish Date:19/October/2016 | 07:08

Once jobless and uncounted, eager workers could slow Fed rate hike

EghtesadOnline: The crammed-to-capacity parking lot at a job training center in this St. Louis suburb is exhibit A for why the U.S. Federal Reserve remains at odds over the health of the U.S. labor market and how quickly interest rates should rise.
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Publish Date:18/October/2016 | 05:35

Boston Fed's Rosengren maps case for a dove's rate hike

EghtesadOnline: By the middle of next year, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren says he expects unemployment to fall to 4.7 percent and inflation to beat the Fed's 2 percent target, leaving policymakers at risk of having to squelch the recovery with faster-than-expected rate increases.
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Publish Date:17/October/2016 | 07:38

Persian Gulf Stocks Decline After Fed Rate Bets Sink Emerging Markets

EghtesadOnline: Most Persian Gulf stocks dropped, tracking a retreat in emerging markets on Friday as U.S. jobs data spurred speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year, diminishing the appeal of riskier assets.
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Publish Date:09/October/2016 | 19:57