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By Lu Wang and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
May 22, 2013
Treasuries tumbled with gold and the dollar rallied, while U.S. equities retreated, as concern grew that the Federal Reserve will scale back its stimulus efforts if the labor market continues to improve.
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By Jeff Kearns and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
May 22, 2013
Many Federal Reserve officials said more progress in the labor market is needed before deciding to slow the pace of asset purchases, according to minutes of their last meeting.
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By John Detrixhe and David Goodman, Bloomberg |
May 22, 2013
The yen fell to the weakest in three years against the euro after Bank of Japan policy makers affirmed a plan to double the monetary base over two years and their statement showed no concern about rising bond yields.
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By Rebecca Christie |
May 21, 2013
Government bonds should be excluded from the European Union’s planned financial-transaction tax, a panel of European debt-management officials said.
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By David Goodman and Candice Zachariahs, Bloomberg |
May 21, 2013
The yen weakened against the dollar, halting its biggest gain in three weeks, after Japan’s Economy Minister Akira Amari backed away from weekend comments that prompted the currency to rally.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
May 15, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, pushing benchmark indexes to fresh records, as data showing weakness in manufacturing fueled bets the Federal Reserve will be in no hurry to scale back stimulus.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
May 13, 2013
Hedge funds increased bets on lower gold prices after investors pulled a record $20.8 billion from bullion funds this year while BlackRock Inc., the world’s biggest money manager, said it’s still bullish.
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By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
May 9, 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser said unemployment will probably fall to 7% at the end of 2013 and he would favor reducing the Fed’s $85 billion monthly pace of bond purchases next month.
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By John L. Caiazzo |
May 5, 2013
Despite slowly improving employment data, the stock market continues to stack gains.
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By Michael P. Regan and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
May 3, 2013
U.S. stocks rallied, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching 15,000 for the first time, and Treasuries slid as faster-than-forecast employment growth bolstered optimism in the world’s largest economy.
