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Fed prepares to update racing odds as inflation bucks the reinsThe projections, due to be published alongside the Fed's latest policy statement at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) on Wednesday, will show just how ...
Fed expected to offer new guidance, not action, on bond buyingWhile limited in its impact, the additional guidance could provide more clarity on what conditions would eventually prompt the Fed to incre...
Coronavirus pandemic puts US Fed on rapid route to zeroThe US central bank is facing calls to slash borrowing costs to zero at or before Wednesday’s decision.
This week holds clues on recession risksSweden’s Riksbank may scrap plans to raise interest rates when its officials gather on Thursday.
Fed primed to cut rates, but still debating depthChairman Jerome Powell studiously avoided committing himself and colleagues in either direction.
US Fed leaves interest rate unchanged, signals cuts possible later this yearThe FOMC vote was not unanimous, with one member in favour of a quarter-point rate cut.
Fed watchers say a July rate cut is in play, June not likelyFed watchers said their base case is for the central bank to stand pat.
Fed might shed clues on debate around rate cut: Minutes previewMinutes of the Federal Open Market Committee’s April 30-May 1 gathering will be released at 2 p.m.
Fed eyes inflation as Trump pushes rate cut: Decision-day guideThe concern for many committee members remains the downside risks to inflation
March is going to be a huge month for the world economyMarch is also the month for China’s National People’s Cong, when the rubber-stamp parliament will sign off.
Fed decision-day guide: One or two more hikes in 2018?Economists surveyed by Bloomberg predict the FOMC will stick with its prediction of three hikes.
Oil at $100 isn’t as painful now... for the USThe US is now a significant oil exporter, helping to lessen the damage to its trade balance.
Oil at $100 won't hurt world economy as much as in 2011Oil touching the triple-digit mark might shave 0.4% off U.S. gross domestic product in 2020.
Fed's Powell sees gradual rate hikes amid strong growth outlookThe recent correction in stocks and rising rates on US debt shouldn’t hamper growth, he said.
Janet Yellen’s gradualism does not mean halt in policy as Fed presses aheadIn effect, their gradual policy is allowing for conditions that should generate higher prices, in their view.
- More signs of a recovery taking hold in the US
Retail sales in the US probably rose in March and housing demand stabilised, bolstering the world's largest economy.
- Oil price spike in January was sharper during 1981 Iran-US standoff
The cost of a barrel of crude in the US, adjusted for total disposable income, was $107.92 in Jan of this year, compared with a peak of $21...
Bernanke may prolong exit from record stimulusFederal Reserve chairman Ben S Bernanke will probably delay the central bank's exit from record stimulus, economists said in a survey.
- US Fed chief vows aggressive steps as recovery slows
The US Fed chief has vowed to take aggressive steps to boost the economy as the world's largest economy's pace of growth slowed rapidly in ...
- US consumer confidence falls
Confidence among US consumers dropped in August to the lowest level in a year as slumping stocks and a widening credit crunch added to thei...