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By Craig Torres, Bloomberg |
May 22, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the U.S. economy remains hampered by high unemployment and government spending cuts, and tightening policy too soon would endanger the recovery.
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By Lu Wang and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
May 21, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, erasing earlier losses, after Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the central bank should continue its bond buying to boost growth that is slower than expected.
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By Susanne Walker and Emma Charlton, Bloomberg |
May 21, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields traded at almost the highest level in two months before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke testifies on the economy in Congress tomorrow.
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By Phil Flynn |
May 21, 2013
With gold and silver capitulating and Treasury yield rising, oil will have to balance the bearish implications of the Fed talking about an exit strategy versus the disinflation that is now plaguing Europe.
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By Michelle Jamrisko and Aki Ito, Bloomberg |
May 20, 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said the U.S. economy has improved “quite a lot” as the central bank maintains record stimulus.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
April 29, 2013
Federal Reserve policy makers may shift discussion away from when to reduce monetary stimulus, given data showing the economy is weakening, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Mohamed A. El-Erian.
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By Steve Matthews and Jeff Kearns |
April 25, 2013
Debate among Federal Reserve policy makers is shifting away from the timing of a reduction in bond buying to the need to extend record stimulus as inflation cools and 11.7 million Americans remain jobless.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
April 17, 2013
Global stocks fell amid losses in industrial metals and disappointing earnings from Bank of America Corp. and others. The euro weakened as Germany’s central bank chief Jens Weidmann reportedly said European policy makers may cut rates if needed.
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By Susanne Walker and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg |
April 17, 2013
Treasuries rose, pushing 10-year note yields to almost a four-month low, as a decline in stocks and commodities fueled demand for the safest assets.
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By Simon Kennedy and Steve Matthews |
April 16, 2013
The slump in gold may hand activist central bankers more reasons to pursue continued easy monetary policy.
