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Asian Equities Mixed as Harvey's Impact Assessed

EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks fluctuated and U.S. equity futures fell as investors weighed the damage from Tropical Storm Harvey on U.S. oil refining centers. The greenback maintained losses after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen failed to provide clues on monetary-policy tightening.
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Publish Date:28/August/2017 | 04:53

Draghi Says Protectionism Is a Threat to Global Economic Growth

EghtesadOnline: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi defended free trade and post-crisis financial regulation at the U.S. Federal Reserve ’s Jackson Hole symposium, while avoiding any comments on monetary-policy deliberations or the euro exchange rate.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 06:13

Draghi Says Protectionism Is a Threat to Global Economic Growth

EghtesadOnline: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi defended free trade and post-crisis financial regulation at the U.S. Federal Reserve ’s Jackson Hole symposium, while avoiding any comments on monetary-policy deliberations or the euro exchange rate.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 06:13

Gold Is Shaken by a Mysterious 2 Million-Ounce Trade

EghtesadOnline: So much for a quiet Friday in late August. After weeks of relative slumber, gold traders were rudely awoken to a surge in volume and volatility. In a span of one minute, gold futures contracts equaling more than 2 million ounces traded -- about 20 minutes before Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was to address a gathering of policy makers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 05:22

Gold Is Shaken by a Mysterious 2 Million-Ounce Trade

EghtesadOnline: So much for a quiet Friday in late August. After weeks of relative slumber, gold traders were rudely awoken to a surge in volume and volatility. In a span of one minute, gold futures contracts equaling more than 2 million ounces traded -- about 20 minutes before Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was to address a gathering of policy makers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 05:22

Yellen Distances Herself From Trump in Jackson Hole Speech

EghtesadOnline: In the end, it sounded more like a swan song than a job audition. By broadly defending the sweeping financial rules put in place in the past decade, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen distanced herself on Friday from the anti-regulatory rhetoric of the man who will decide whether to replace her, President Donald Trump.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 05:18

Yellen Distances Herself From Trump in Jackson Hole Speech

EghtesadOnline: In the end, it sounded more like a swan song than a job audition. By broadly defending the sweeping financial rules put in place in the past decade, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen distanced herself on Friday from the anti-regulatory rhetoric of the man who will decide whether to replace her, President Donald Trump.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 05:18

Yellen to Trump: don't expect a flip-flop on financial reforms

EghtesadOnline: Janet Yellen delivered a message to President Donald Trump on Friday, making it clear that if he re-nominates her as Federal Reserve chair she will not turn her back on the raft of U.S. financial reforms that Republicans want to roll back.
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Publish Date:26/August/2017 | 13:33

Yellen to Trump: don't expect a flip-flop on financial reforms

EghtesadOnline: Janet Yellen delivered a message to President Donald Trump on Friday, making it clear that if he re-nominates her as Federal Reserve chair she will not turn her back on the raft of U.S. financial reforms that Republicans want to roll back.
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Publish Date:26/August/2017 | 13:33

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

Dollar revived by U.S. data tonic, North Korea respite

EghtesadOnline: The dollar hoarded hefty gains on Wednesday after strong U.S. retail data put a Federal Reserve rate hike back on the agenda, while Asia stocks inched ahead as tensions in the Korean peninsula simmered down a little.
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Publish Date:16/August/2017 | 05:46

Dollar revived by U.S. data tonic, North Korea respite

EghtesadOnline: The dollar hoarded hefty gains on Wednesday after strong U.S. retail data put a Federal Reserve rate hike back on the agenda, while Asia stocks inched ahead as tensions in the Korean peninsula simmered down a little.
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Publish Date:16/August/2017 | 05:46

Modest rise in U.S. consumer prices may delay Fed rate hike

EghtesadOnline: U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in July as higher food costs were partly offset by falling prices for a range of other goods, suggesting benign inflation that could persuade a cautious Federal Reserve to delay raising interest rates until December.
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Publish Date:13/August/2017 | 09:07

Fed expected to leave rates unchanged; balance sheet in focus

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and possibly hint that it will start winding down its massive holdings of bonds as soon as September in what would be a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy.
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Publish Date:26/July/2017 | 05:28

Commodity Rally Boosts Asian Raw-Material Stocks

EghtesadOnline: A broad-based rally in commodities from oil to copper underpinned gains in producers of raw materials in Asia, while bonds fell as the Federal Reserve prepares to conclude its policy meeting.
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Publish Date:26/July/2017 | 05:03