Fed interest rates

Dollar’s Decline on Jobs Data Supports Stocks, Emerging Markets

EghtesadOnline: The dollar weakened, pushing stocks and emerging market currencies higher, after jobs data cooled speculation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this month.
2016-09-05 09:45
Slower U.S. payrolls growth dims September Fed rate hike prospects

EghtesadOnline: U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in August after two straight months of robust gains and wages were tepid, which could effectively rule out an interest rate increase…
2016-09-03 07:07
Wall Street still sees Fed on pace for one rate hike, in December: Reuters poll

EghtesadOnline: Wall Street's biggest banks are sticking to bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates once this year, and the increase would most likely occur in December after…
2016-09-03 07:04
Asia shares slip, crude steadies; U.S. jobs in focus

EghtesadOnline; Asian shares dipped on Thursday after lower crude oil prices dented Wall Street and a pair of Chinese manufacturing surveys did little to inspire investors as markets waited to…
2016-09-01 07:07
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…
2016-08-30 10:39
Fed's Yellen sees stronger case for interest rate hike

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve is getting closer to raising interest rates again, the head of the U.S. central bank and other policymakers said on Friday in comments that left the door open…
2016-08-28 07:22
As Fed nears rate hikes, policymakers plan for 'brave new world'

EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve policymakers are signaling they could raise U.S. interest rates soon but they are already weighing new tools they may need to fight the next recession.
2016-08-28 07:15
Jobs data to be a big deal for record-high stocks

EghtesadOnline: Wall Street will fixate on a wave of U.S. economic data next week, crested by payrolls data on Friday that could sway expectations about the timing of future interest rate hikes…
2016-08-28 07:11
Dollar edges up, as investors wait on Fed, Jackson Hole

EghtesadOnline: The dollar edged up on Wednesday, moving off lows touched against the yen overnight, as markets looked to a gathering of global central bankers in Wyoming for clues on whether…
2016-08-24 07:37
Asian shares drop, dollar gains as investors await Fed hike signal

EghtesadOnline: Asian shares slipped on Monday, while the dollar lifted off last week's lows on expectations a signal might emerge from a Federal Reserve gathering this week in Jackson Hole,…
2016-08-22 09:09
Stock rotation to continue as Fed seen open to 2016 hike

EghtesadOnline: The rotation to cyclical sectors of the S&P 500 and away from defensive stocks could continue next week if Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen strikes a tone more welcoming to…
2016-08-20 07:28
Dollar at seven-week low as Fed minutes show little support for rate rise

EghtesadOnline: The dollar fell to a seven-week low against a basket of major currencies on Thursday, after minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting showed a bias among policymakers against…
2016-08-18 13:06
Fed policymakers divided over whether to raise rates soon: minutes

EghtesadOnline: Federal Reserve policymakers agree that more economic data is needed before raising interest rates, although some see a need to tighten policy soon, according to the minutes from…
2016-08-18 12:53