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Fed's Bullard Sticks With Single Interest Rate Hike View
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Tuesday stuck with his view that only a single interest rate increase will be needed for the foreseeable future, despite the strong rebound in U.S. job growth in June.
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Janet Yellen Makes 'Uncertainty' New Mantra As Market Doubts Fed View
The U.S. Federal Reserve's dwindling confidence in its own outlook and resulting confusion among investors are creating a policy problem that may require chief Janet Yellen to lay out her own views more forcefully.
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Gold Gains Ground But Still Set For Biggest Decline In Six Months
Gold edged up on Tuesday after falling to a three-and-a-half month low in the prior session but the yellow metal remained on track for its biggest monthly decline since November on the back of broad strength in the dollar.
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Fed's Bullard Says Global Markets Seem Well-Prepared For Summer Rate Hike
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Monday global markets appear to be "well-prepared" for a summer interest rate hike from the Fed, although he did not specify a date for the policy move.
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Yen Shored Up By Risk Aversion, Commodity Currencies Sag On Declining Oil
Hawkish comments from Fed officials overnight like St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and San Francisco Fed President John Williams have done little to support the dollar against its Japanese counterpart.
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A Divided Fed Pits World's Woes Against Domestic Growth
Federal Reserve policymakers appeared deeply divided on Saturday over how seriously problems in the world economy will affect the US, a fracture that may be difficult for Fed Chair Janet Yellen to mend as she guides the US central bank's debate over whether to hike interest rates.
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Rate Hike Plan Intact Despite Weak US Data: Fed Officials
The Federal Reserve should remain on track to raise interest rates later this year despite the US economy's weak start to the year and a stock market sell-off this week, two Fed officials said on Thursday.
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Gold Set for Fifth Day of Gains on US Rate Speculation
The dollar - which had fallen initially - was up 0.2 per cent against a basket of currencies, after US data showed an uptick in underlying inflation pressures and gains in home prices.
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Fed Likely to End Bond Buying, May Signal Caution on Rate Hikes
James Bullard, who heads the St. Louis Fed, suggested on Thursday that sticking with bond purchases for a few more months would give policymakers the time needed to assess a recent deterioration in the inflation outlook.
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Wall Street Ends Lower After Federal Reserve's Bullard Talks About Rates
US stocks ended slightly lower on Thursday after the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said interest-rate increases should come sooner rather than later.
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Asia Shares Shaky, Global Bond Yields Down
Asian shares got off to a tentative start on Friday after a weak performance on Wall Street, and global bond yields dropped on creeping doubts on the strength of the US economic recovery.
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Weak jobs growth unlikely to derail QE cuts: Fed officials
In what amounted to the beginning of the end of the largest monetary policy experiment ever, the Fed last month decided to cut its bond-buying by $10 billion to $75 billion each month, citing progress in the labor market.
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Policy centrist says ready to taper Fed bond buys
The remarks from St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard voicing support for a "small taper" were unexpected. He joined a chorus of more-hawkish officials, including two on Monday, who also want to begin trimming the central bank's $85 billion per month asset-purchase pace.
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US Fed taper 'definitely on the table' for December says official: report
"It is definitely on the table, but it is going to depend on the data," St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard told a news channel. "A strong jobs report, I think, would increase the probability some for a December taper."
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No hurry to taper because of low inflation: Fed official
The US Federal Reserve should not rush a decision to scale back its asset purchase program because of low inflation, a senior US central banker said on Monday.
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Fed's Bullard Sticks With Single Interest Rate Hike View
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Tuesday stuck with his view that only a single interest rate increase will be needed for the foreseeable future, despite the strong rebound in U.S. job growth in June.
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Janet Yellen Makes 'Uncertainty' New Mantra As Market Doubts Fed View
The U.S. Federal Reserve's dwindling confidence in its own outlook and resulting confusion among investors are creating a policy problem that may require chief Janet Yellen to lay out her own views more forcefully.
-
Gold Gains Ground But Still Set For Biggest Decline In Six Months
Gold edged up on Tuesday after falling to a three-and-a-half month low in the prior session but the yellow metal remained on track for its biggest monthly decline since November on the back of broad strength in the dollar.
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Fed's Bullard Says Global Markets Seem Well-Prepared For Summer Rate Hike
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Monday global markets appear to be "well-prepared" for a summer interest rate hike from the Fed, although he did not specify a date for the policy move.
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Yen Shored Up By Risk Aversion, Commodity Currencies Sag On Declining Oil
Hawkish comments from Fed officials overnight like St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and San Francisco Fed President John Williams have done little to support the dollar against its Japanese counterpart.
-
A Divided Fed Pits World's Woes Against Domestic Growth
Federal Reserve policymakers appeared deeply divided on Saturday over how seriously problems in the world economy will affect the US, a fracture that may be difficult for Fed Chair Janet Yellen to mend as she guides the US central bank's debate over whether to hike interest rates.
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Rate Hike Plan Intact Despite Weak US Data: Fed Officials
The Federal Reserve should remain on track to raise interest rates later this year despite the US economy's weak start to the year and a stock market sell-off this week, two Fed officials said on Thursday.
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Gold Set for Fifth Day of Gains on US Rate Speculation
The dollar - which had fallen initially - was up 0.2 per cent against a basket of currencies, after US data showed an uptick in underlying inflation pressures and gains in home prices.
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Fed Likely to End Bond Buying, May Signal Caution on Rate Hikes
James Bullard, who heads the St. Louis Fed, suggested on Thursday that sticking with bond purchases for a few more months would give policymakers the time needed to assess a recent deterioration in the inflation outlook.
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Wall Street Ends Lower After Federal Reserve's Bullard Talks About Rates
US stocks ended slightly lower on Thursday after the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said interest-rate increases should come sooner rather than later.
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Asia Shares Shaky, Global Bond Yields Down
Asian shares got off to a tentative start on Friday after a weak performance on Wall Street, and global bond yields dropped on creeping doubts on the strength of the US economic recovery.
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Weak jobs growth unlikely to derail QE cuts: Fed officials
In what amounted to the beginning of the end of the largest monetary policy experiment ever, the Fed last month decided to cut its bond-buying by $10 billion to $75 billion each month, citing progress in the labor market.
-
Policy centrist says ready to taper Fed bond buys
The remarks from St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard voicing support for a "small taper" were unexpected. He joined a chorus of more-hawkish officials, including two on Monday, who also want to begin trimming the central bank's $85 billion per month asset-purchase pace.
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US Fed taper 'definitely on the table' for December says official: report
"It is definitely on the table, but it is going to depend on the data," St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard told a news channel. "A strong jobs report, I think, would increase the probability some for a December taper."
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No hurry to taper because of low inflation: Fed official
The US Federal Reserve should not rush a decision to scale back its asset purchase program because of low inflation, a senior US central banker said on Monday.
