US monetary policy
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Jerome Powell’s Views on U.S. Monetary Policy in His Own Words
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell to seize the reins of the central bank when Chair Janet Yellen’s term ends in February 2018,…
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Dollar Rallies, Treasuries Falter on Strong Hiring
EghtesadOnline: The dollar surged by the most in six weeks and Treasuries fell after hiring data from last month came in stronger than forecast, underpinning the case for tighter monetary policy.…
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Most Asian Stocks Rise as Yen's Drop Lifts Topix
EghtesadOnline: Most Asian stocks rose, with a falling yen pushing shares higher in Japan, as investors weighed the impact of the American jobs report and the path for U.S. monetary policy tightening.
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Wall Street stands with two Fed-hike outlook for 2017: Reuters poll
EghtesadOnline: Wall Street's top banks expect just two rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this year and see only modest risk to the U.S. central bank being pressed into a more aggressive pace…
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Dollar pulls away from lows as investors await Yellen speech
EghtesadOnline: The dollar took a breather on Wednesday after falling to a seven-week low against the yen as investors await Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's speech on monetary policy, while…
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Potential Fed Chairs Suggest They Would Pursue Tighter Policy
EghtesadOnline: Potential candidates to head the Federal Reserve in 2018 suggested that monetary policy would be tighter if they were in charge.
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Asian shares, dollar wobble as investors brace for Fed outcome
EghtesadOnline: Asian shares and the dollar were on tenterhooks on Tuesday as investors awaited the looming outcome of the Federal Reserve's rates review, with all eyes on how the Fed steers…
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Dollar wavers near highs as investors await Fed this week
EghtesadOnline: The dollar inched lower on Monday but didn't stray far from recent highs ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that's expected to deliver an interest rate hike as well as clues…