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Banks brace for Fed capital buffers inspection

05/03/2015(0)
The largest U.S. banks and their foreign rivals are facing a tough two-step check-up of their financial health by the Federal Reserve, forcing the firms to get a far ... Read More
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Asian shares rise after Yellen stresses policy flexibility

25/02/2015(0)
Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, taking their cues from Wall Street’s gains after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested the Fed would not rush into raising interest rates. Shares ... Read More
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Yellen Signals Fed’s Patience With Zero Interest Rate Has Limits

25/02/2015(0)
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled that the central bank’s patience with holding interest rates near zero has its limits as she began laying the groundwork for a possible ... Read More
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ECB Set to Release Meeting Minutes for the First Time Ever

19/02/2015(0)
The European Central Bank is about to lift the veil on how it pushed through unprecedented stimulus against the wishes of some of its members. In a revamp of ... Read More
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Fed Tiptoes Into Rate-Hike Debate

19/02/2015(0)
Minutes of latest policy meeting show central bankers discussing when and how to raise interest rates from near zero The Federal Reserve’s debate about raising short-term interest rates is ... Read More
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Japan shares hit 15-year peak; yields drop on Fed view

19/02/2015(0)
The U.S. dollar nursed modest losses in Asia on Thursday while bonds held on to heftier gains as investors scaled back expectations on how fast, and how far, the ... Read More
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$9 Trillion Question Is How Tighter Fed Will Impact the World

13/02/2015(0)
When Group of 20 finance ministers this week urged the Federal Reserve to “minimize negative spillovers” from potential interest-rate increases, they omitted a key figure: $9 trillion. That’s the ... Read More
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‘Currency war’ to be ‘lose-lose’ game: Strategist (video)

04/02/2015(0)
With each fresh headline of a central bank cutting interest rates comes rising concerns over the global race to the bottom. As the U.S. contemplates coming off policies that ... Read More
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

29/01/2015(0)
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace.  Labor market conditions have improved further, with ... Read More
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Asian shares skid as bullish Fed take investors by surprise

29/01/2015(0)
Asian shares extended losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve took an upbeat view on the U.S. economy and signalled that it remains firmly on track to raise interest rates this ... Read More
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