Federal Reserve

stocks

Dow sets record close as Fed says rates to stay low

18/09/2014(0)
The Dow jumped to a record close Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that a key short-term interest rate will stay near zero for a “considerable time” after its ... Read More
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As Fed meets, markets fixate on 2 words

16/09/2014(0)
A two-word change in the Federal Reserve’s post-meeting statement on Wednesday could drive speculation that the Fed will raise interest rates sooner in 2015 than investors expect. Some economists ... Read More
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Lawmakers criticize Fed’s crisis lending program

19/08/2014(0)
Federal Reserve was urged to limit its crisis lending programs for big banks from a bipartisan group of lawmakers. During the crisis, the Fed invoked its emergency lending powers ... Read More
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Yellen Says Restraining the Fed’s Oversight Would Be a ‘Grave Mistake’

17/07/2014(0)
The Federal Reserve’s chairwoman, Janet L. Yellen, said on Wednesday that it would be a “grave mistake” for Congress to adopt legislation proposed by House Republicans constraining the Fed’s ... Read More
Asian stocks

Asian Stocks Slip With Won on Portugal as Gold Holds Gain

11/07/2014(0)
Asia’s benchmark stock index headed for its first weekly loss since May 9, the cost of insuring bonds in the region climbed and the yen maintained gains with gold ... Read More
dollars

U.S. Dollar Falls after Lack of Fed Guidance

10/07/2014(0)
The dollar fell the most in more than a week as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting failed to provide additional insight on the pace of interest-rate increases ... Read More
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Fed, Confident in Economy, Details End of Bond-Buying Program

10/07/2014(0)
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it planned to stop adding to its bond holdings in October, in a sign of its confidence that the economy is gaining ... Read More
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Dollar Falls Most in a Week Versus Yen after Fed Rate report

08/07/2014(0)
The dollar fell the most in more than a week against the yen as investors gauge the timing of Federal Reserve interest-rate increases after reports showing a strengthening jobs ... Read More
bonds

Bond Anxiety in $1.6 Trillion Repo Market as Failures Soar

07/07/2014(0)
In the relative calm that is the market for U.S. Treasuries, a sense of unease over a vital cog in the financial system’s plumbing is beginning to rise. The ... Read More
bonds

Pimco runs risks in turning up the ‘vol’

27/06/2014(0)
It was a tantalising introduction. Bill Gross, Pimco’s “Bond King” and founder of the world’s largest fixed income fund, promised to impart the secrets of his extraordinary success to ... Read More
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