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Fed meeting grabs spotlight amid volatility comeback

EghtesadOnline: Stock investors next week will focus on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision and whether economic growth trends have given the U.S. central bank reason to raise interest rates off of rock-bottom levels.
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Publish Date:17/September/2016 | 07:55

Emerging Markets Rally as Fed Rate-Hike Bets Pulled; Won Surges

EghtesadOnline: Emerging-market stocks and currencies rallied after a slew of weak U.S. economic data quelled speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this month. European equities held near an eight-month high.
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Publish Date:07/September/2016 | 09:33

Wall St. ends up on views Fed will hold off on rates

EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks rose slightly on Tuesday, nudging the Nasdaq to a record high close, as economic data bolstered views the Federal Reserve may decide against raising interest rates in the near term.
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Publish Date:07/September/2016 | 07:58

Fed's Williams says U.S. economy in good shape, wants rate hike

EghtesadOnline: A top Federal Reserve official on Tuesday repeated his call for gradual interest rate hikes, evidently unfazed by a slowdown in U.S. job gains and sluggishness in the services sector that now has traders betting against any rate hike at all this year.
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Publish Date:07/September/2016 | 07:45

Strong U.S. employment report brightens economic outlook

EghtesadOnline: U.S. employment rose more than expected for the second month in a row in July and wages picked up, bolstering expectations of faster economic growth, and raising the probability of a Federal Reserve interest rate increase this year.
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Publish Date:06/August/2016 | 06:37

Fed seen holding rates steady as inflation watch continues

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged this week, deferring any possible increase until September or December, as policymakers hold out for more evidence of a pickup in inflation.
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Publish Date:26/July/2016 | 10:43