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Asian Stocks Rebound From Biggest Decline in Seven Months
March 21st, 2014
Asian stocks rose, with a regional index of shares outside Japan rebounding from the biggest loss yesterday since August. Li & Fung Ltd. surged 18 percent in Hong Kong after the world’s largest supplier of clothes and toys to ...
Asia Stocks Drop on Fed; H-Share Index Near Bear Market
March 20th, 2014
Asian stocks fell, with a gauge of Chinese shares in Hong Kong poised to enter a bear market, after the Federal Reserve signaled it may raise U.S. interest rates from the middle of next year. Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM), ...
FED expects inflation on a 12-month basis to remain somewhat below 2 percent
July 27th, 2017
The Federal Reserve , the central bank of the United States, has issued a FOMC statement. According the FOMC statement: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the labor market has continued to ...
Dollar dips vs yen, kiwi lifted by RBNZ’s rate view
August 23rd, 2016
The dollar dipped against the yen on Tuesday, while the New Zealand dollar rose after the nation’s central bank chief said he did not see the need for a rapid succession of interest rate cuts. The dollar shed 0.1 ...
Fed holds on rates
April 28th, 2016
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that labor market conditions have improved further even as growth in economic activity appears to have slowed. Growth in household spending has moderated, although households’ real income ...
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
March 17th, 2016
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace despite the global economic and financial developments of recent months. Household spending has been increasing at a ...
FED decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1/4 to 1/2 percent
January 28th, 2016
The Federal Reserve on a meeting on January 27 announced that the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1/4 to 1/2 percent and supporting further improvement in labor market conditions and a ...
FED raises interest rates first time since 2006
December 17th, 2015
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months, and the ...
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
October 29th, 2015
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months, and the ...
Federal Reserve leaves key interest rate unchanged
September 18th, 2015
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing moderately, and the housing sector has improved further; however, ...
