Fed
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Accused Russian agent Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials
EghtesadOnline: Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two…
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Trump Considered Keeping Yellen at Fed, Until Mnuchin Spoke Up
EghtesadOnline: Jerome Powell wasn’t a lock to be President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve.
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Dollar trades sideways as investors await Fed's policy signals
EghtesadOnline: The dollar was on tenterhooks, trading sideways against major rivals on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s meeting at which it was expected to…
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Traders Hold Back Before Fed Decides on Policy
EghtesadOnline: Stocks fluctuated near peaks and the dollar held above its recent lows with a highly anticipated Federal Reserve policy decision pending, and as investors girded for another round…
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Stocks in Asia Mixed Ahead of Fed as Yuan Retreats
EghtesadOnline: Asian investors deferred taking any major positions ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting that’s expected to focus on unwinding stimulus efforts. Stocks in the region…
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Fed's Big Bond Unwind May Clobber U.S. Stocks, Corporate Debt
EghtesadOnline: Stocks and corporate bonds may be the surprise big losers once the Federal Reserve starts reducing its $4.5 trillion balance sheet.
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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…
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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…
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Kashkari Says Fed Concerns Over Inflation Based on ‘Ghost Story’
EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said his colleagues at the U.S. central bank have voted to raise interest rates because they are worried about accelerating…
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The Wait for a U.S. Inflation Pickup Drags On, Clouding the Fed Outlook
EghtesadOnline: It’s becoming an endless wait for U.S. inflation to pick up. And the fifth straight miss on core-price forecasts adds to the burden on Federal Reserve policy makers to explain…
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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…
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Asia Stocks Mixed While Dollar Weakens Before Fed
EghtesadOnline: Asian equities were mixed ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision and as investors sifted through earnings from companies including Alphabet Inc. Oil rose while the…
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Bonds Gain, Stocks Steady as CPI Tests Fed Resolve
EghtesadOnline: Bonds rebounded while U.S. stock futures were steady before U.S. inflation data and bank earnings that will serve as a test for the strength of the economy.
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Dollar Weaker on Trump Jr. Emails; Focus on Yellen
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. dollar weakened against its G-10 peers and stocks in Asia were mixed as attention turned to central bank policy after markets were rattled by reports of Donald Trump…
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Fed's Williams still sees rate hike, asset unwinding this year
EghtesadOnline: A top U.S. central banker on Tuesday said he still expected one more rise in interest rates from the Federal Reserve this year and for it to start unwinding its massive balance…
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Where the Fed Goes From Here
EghtesadOnline: Investors scouring Janet Yellen’s speech last Friday for clues on short-term interest rates came away disappointed. The Fed chair chose to deliver a more important message: The…
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Fed's Powell urges patience on U.S. rates, citing growth risks
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. economy is at increasing risk of becoming trapped in a prolonged phase of slow growth that points to the need for lower interest rates than previously expected, Federal…