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Financial Markets Awaiting Any Fed Signal On Rates
September 17th, 2014
Financial markets are awaiting the end of a Federal Reserve meeting Wednesday to see whether the Fed sends any clearer signal about the timing of an interest rate increase. The phrase that investors will be alert for is “considerable ...
Gold Settles Below $1240 with Eyes on Fed
September 17th, 2014
Gold inched up for a third straight session on Wednesday as speculation mounted that the Federal Reserve would vow to maintain interest rates at low levels when the U.S. central bank concludes its policy meet later in the day. ...
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 ...
Gold Steady Above $1230 with Eyes on Fed
September 16th, 2014
Gold added to small overnight gains on Tuesday as investors adjusted positions ahead of a key Federal Reserve policy meeting but they refrained from placing any big bets, awaiting clues on when the U.S. central bank could raise interest ...
As Fed meets, markets fixate on 2 words
September 16th, 2014
A two-word change in the Federal Reserve’s post-meeting statement on Wednesday could drive speculation that the Fed will raise interest rates sooner in 2015 than investors expect. Some economists predict policymakers will remove from its statement a long-standing assurance ...
Commodities Continue to Suffer Before Fed Decision
September 15th, 2014
Major commodity markets, many already trading near multi-year lows, could face more pressure should the US Federal Reserve suggest an interest rate rise this week. Precious metals may be the most susceptible, as gold prices in recent days have ...
Gold Around $1230 on Fears of More Hawkish Fed
September 15th, 2014
Gold edged higher on Monday as Asian equities tumbled but the metal continued to struggle near an eight-month low due to weak physical demand and fears the Federal Reserve may signal an early interest rate increase at this week’s ...
SABMiller rebuffed by Heineken
September 15th, 2014
SABMiller has considered a possible combination with rival beer maker Heineken, in a deal that would have brought together two of Europe’s biggest brewers and helped it fend off a takeover bid from rival AB InBev. Dutch-listed Heineken has ...
Dollar’s rise pressures commodities amid Fed anxiety
September 12th, 2014
The U.S. dollar was riding high in Asia on Friday as unceasing speculation about the prospects for rising U.S. interest rates undermined commodity prices and spurred investors to unwind leveraged trades in higher-yielding currencies. Talk the Federal Reserve might ...
Fed Research Shows Investors Underestimate Path of Rate Rise
September 9th, 2014
Low volatility across financial markets may signal investors are underestimating how quickly the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates, according to researchers at the San Francisco Fed. “Surveys, market expectations, and model estimates show that the public seems to ...
