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Job market debate rages at Fed, likely keeping rates on hold
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Economists within the Federal Reserve are struggling to size up the strength of the U.S. labor market but can't even agree what yardstick to use. Andreas...
Job market debate rages at Fed, likely keeping rates on hold
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Economists within the Federal Reserve are struggling to size up the strength of the U.S. labor market but can't even agree what yardstick to use. Andreas...
Fed board met to discuss monetary policy ahead of FOMC
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Board gathered to discuss "medium-term monetary policy" hours before the Fed's broader policymaking group began its regular two-day meeting on Tuesday, a hint...
Fed’s Fisher unworried by current low inflation
AUSTIN (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said he is "not uncomfortable" with the current low level of U.S. inflation, and will not vote for or support...
Fed’s Fisher: QE3 taper should continue, end in fall
AUSTIN (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will continue to trim its massive bond-buying program and end it this fall, a top Fed official predicted on Wednesday, adding that interest rates...
Fed’s Fisher: U.S. firms still in ‘defensive crouch’
AUSTIN (Reuters) - U.S. businesses are still in a "defensive crouch" and are not aggressively hiring largely because of uncertainty over fiscal policy, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher...
Dealers shifted rate view after Fed meeting: NY Fed poll
(Reuters) - Wall Street bond dealers began anticipating an earlier first interest-rate hike from the Federal Reserve after last month's policy meeting, according to the results of a poll by...
Fed’s Kocherlakota: Low rates boost stock markets
ROCHESTER, Minnesota (Reuters) - It should come as no surprise that stock valuations have risen during the long period of near-zero interest rates in the United States, Minneapolis Federal Reserve...
Kocherlakota won’t become Fed’s next habitual dissenter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota, whose differences with Fed Chair Janet Yellen over rewriting the central bank's pledge to keep interest rates low led him...
Kocherlakota won’t become Fed’s next habitual dissenter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota, whose differences with Fed Chair Janet Yellen over rewriting the central bank's pledge to keep interest rates low led him...