Search Results for: Federal Open Market Committee
Is Better Communication Longer and More Complex?
November 4th, 2014
Twenty years ago, when the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee wanted to change interest rates, it didn’t make any announcement. It just took action, and market participants observe those actions. Mark Wynne of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas ...
Asian shares on edge as investors brace for Fed
September 16th, 2014
Asian shares fell to 10-week lows on Tuesday as investors braced for a possible hawkish shift in the Federal Reserve’s policy stance in the lead-up to the U.S. central bank’s two-day policy meeting later in the day. Speculation that ...
Portugal Bonds Drop With Europe Stocks as Gold Advances
July 9th, 2014
Portugal and Italy led declines in European bonds and stocks dropped while gold climbed. Emerging-market shares fell from a 16-month high. The yield on Portugal’s 10-year bond jumped 19 basis points to 3.84 percent by 9:53 a.m. in London. ...
U.K. Stocks, Power-Tax Rebates, Bonus Remarks: Compliance
July 7th, 2014
Britain’s markets regulator should investigate whether the closing prices of stocks are being manipulated, according to lawmakers. Conservative Mark Garnier pressed for the investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority at a July 3 hearing of the Treasury Committee in ...
EU approves conditional Telefonica deal
July 2nd, 2014
Telefonica SA (TEF) won European Union approval to merge its German unit with Royal KPN (KPN) NV’s E-Plus after it pledged to bolster smaller rivals and divest spectrum, the European Commission said. Telefonica must sell as much as 30 ...
Hedge-Fund Hack Part of Bigger Siege: Cyber-Experts
June 23rd, 2014
The attack on a U.S. hedge fund’s network, which a cybersecurity contractor said last week disrupted the firm’s high-speed trading and stole its data, is but one among many. That is the assessment of more than a half-dozen computer ...
European Stocks rise as Fed Signals Support Amid Recovery
June 19th, 2014
European stocks rose after the Federal Reserve repeated its pledge to leave interest rates near their record low and said the world’s largest economy should experience sustained growth. U.S. stock futures were little changed, while Asian shares rallied. Rolls-Royce ...
Euro Drops From 2 1/2-Year High as Draghi Hints at June Action
May 8th, 2014
The euro weakened from a 2 1/2-year high against the dollar as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said policy makers were comfortable with taking additional policy action in June if needed. The common currency dropped versus all except ...
Dollar Strengthens as Gold Declines Before Fed Decision
March 19th, 2014
The dollar gained against most major currencies and gold fell for a third day before the Federal Reserve decides monetary policy. The ruble strengthened for a fourth day and Russian stocks fell as the nation pushed on with the ...
Dollar Gains as Stocks Fluctuate With Bonds Before Fed
March 19th, 2014
The dollar gained against most major currencies while Treasuries and German bunds fluctuated with European stocks before the Federal Reserve decides monetary policy. China’s yuan dropped to the lowest in 11 months amid concern that more companies will default ...