Tag: Janet Yellen

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Federal Reserve Cuts Stimulus to $65 Billion a Month

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a further $10 billion cut to its monthly bond purchases as...

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Fed Expected to Announce Further $10 Billion Taper Today

Turmoil in emerging markets and a month of disappointing job growth at home are unlikely to deter the...

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Gold Investors on the Clock Today

By 2:00 p.m. EST today, the world’s gold investors will have a better idea of what lies ahead...

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Will Gold Fall Further If Fed Drops Stimulus another $10 Billion?

Speculation that incoming Fed Chair Janet Yellen will accelerate Fed stimulus tapering led to a stronger dollar and...

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Yellen’s Confirmation as Fed Chair Will Leave Easy-Money Policies, Risks Intact

The Senate’s overwhelming vote to approve Janet Yellen to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve puts...

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Senate Approves Yellen to Become Fed Chair

The U.S. Senate voted 56-26 to confirm Janet Yellen as the successor to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.

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Senate sets Monday Vote on Janet Yellen to Head Fed

Janet Yellen moved toward final approval as the Federal Reserve's next chair after the U.S. Senate set a...

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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...

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Janet Yellen’s Fed Nomination Nearly Approved

As expected, Janet Yellen’s nomination as chair of the Federal Reserve has been approved by the Senate banking...

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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...