Janet Yellen

Janet Yellen

Fed’s Dislike of Negative Interest Rates Points to Limits of Stimulus Measures

29/08/2016(0)
Federal Reserve officials are content to watch others’ experience of negative rates from a distance Federal Reserve officials are turning a cold shoulder to a controversial idea being tried ... Read More
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Most Asia stocks slide on Fed officials’ rate comments, dollar firms

29/08/2016(0)
Most Asian share markets tumbled on Monday while the U.S. dollar added to gains made after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated a U.S. interest rate increase remains on ... Read More
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Dollar Drops as Traders Seek Clarity From Yellen Amid Rhetoric

26/08/2016(0)
Yellen is likely to point toward December action, Westpac says Any adjustment for ‘near-term hike’ to support dollar: BNP A gauge of the dollar declined for a second day, ... Read More
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Emerging-Market Assets Rally on Yield Hunt Before Yellen Speech

25/08/2016(1)
‘The market is back to the search for yield,’ CBA’s Ji says Emerging-market currency volatility touches eight-week high Emerging-market currencies and stocks rose as investors sought out higher-yielding assets ... Read More
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Fed expected to hold rates steady as Brexit vote clouds outlook

15/06/2016(0)
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and signal if it still plans to raise rates twice in 2016 amid concerns about a U.S. ... Read More
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Dollar wallows near four-week lows as Yellen sounds cautious note

07/06/2016(0)
The dollar edged up but still wallowed close to four-week lows against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s remarks failed to toss a ... Read More
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Asian shares rise, dollar nurses losses after jobs shock

06/06/2016(0)
Asian shares rose on Monday and the dollar dragged itself off its lowest levels in nearly a month after U.S. nonfarm payrolls showed the slowest job growth in more ... Read More
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Fed likely to avoid rate hike before Britain votes on leaving EU

03/06/2016(0)
The U.S. Federal Reserve may be forced to delay a rate hike at its June meeting because of mounting concern over the economic fallout from Britain’s vote on whether ... Read More
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Oil prices dip on strong dollar, rising Canadian output

30/05/2016(0)
Oil prices dipped on Monday as a strong dollar weighed on markets and Canadian oil sands production was expected to increase this week. Crude markets, however, did receive some ... Read More
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Asia markets mixed; Nikkei up 0.4%, Kospi down 0.5%

31/03/2016(0)
Asia markets traded mixed on Thursday, with some markets partially retracing their advances following Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s cautious stance on the path of tightening earlier this week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 wavered ... Read More
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