Tag: Fed

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U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits Five-Year Low; Fed Gets Next Move

The United States added 203,000 nonfarm jobs in November to bring unemployment to a new five-year low of...

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Retail, Economic Data Lower Stocks

U.S. stocks hit their third straight session of decline as investors scoured retail sales and economic data in...

[Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building]

What to do When the Fed Tapers its Stimulus

Investors across the nation should not be blamed if they give thanks for the continuing easy-money policies of...

[Gold bars]

Gold Flat on Strong Data

A good series of U.S. economic data spurred fears of imminent stimulus tapering by the Federal Reserve, leading...

[Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building]

Fed Considers Tapering, Stocks Drop

The S&P 500 dropped for the third straight day after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated that...

[Cartoon: Janet Yellen printing money]

As Fed Chief, Yellen will Leave Bernanke’s Policies Intact

Yellen seemed to discount any notion that the Fed’s massive quantitative easing, or QE, programs will create asset...

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Bernanke: Low Rates to Endure Long after QE Ends

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday, “The target for the federal funds rate is likely to remain...

[Janet Yellen]

Factory Data, Fed Reactions Lead to New Market Highs

The S&P 500 gained for the sixth straight week, marking the longest winning streak since February, and the...

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Fed Won’t Fold on Stimulus

The Fed once again should confirm what most investors already know by now, that its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying...

Global Markets on the Clock with Fed Announcement at 2:00 pm EDT

Today, analysts and investors alike fully expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to start what has long-been rumored: tapering...