Showing posts with label Federal Reserve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Federal Reserve. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Asia markets dive as volatility sweeps globe ahead of Fed meeting

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HONG KONG - Asian markets plunged Tuesday following a highly volatile day on Wall Street fuelled by fears about the Federal Reserve's pl...
Monday, August 30, 2021

Asian shares rise on dovish Fed chair, oil up as hurricane batters Louisiana

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HONG KONG - Asian shares started the week with gains and the dollar was not far off two-week lows after US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome P...
Friday, August 27, 2021

Asian shares on edge as day of Fed chair speech arrives

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HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed on Friday morning as slight gains in China were balanced by declines elsewhere and investors globally tu...
Thursday, August 2, 2018

Fed keeps key rate unchanged while signaling future hikes

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday (Washington time) left its benchmark interest rate unchanged while signaling further gradua...
Friday, March 4, 2016

US payrolls surge, bolster Fed rate hike prospects

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WASHINGTON - US employment gains surged in February, the clearest sign yet of labor market strength that could further ease fears the eco...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Asia extends losses as China woes spread, yen shoots up

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TOKYO - Asian equities extended losses on Thursday as concerns over China's market turmoil spread, while the safe-haven yen shot to a...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Fed looks past a world in turmoil, confident in U.S. recovery

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WASHINGTON - U.S. central bankers have looked beyond a global deflation threat, fear of energy-sector bond defaults, and a surge of oil p...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Lesson from 6 years of global economic crisis? Keynes was right

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Now that the Federal Reserve has brought its program of quantitative easing to a successful conclusion, while the French and German gover...
Sunday, September 7, 2014

S&P 500 ends at record as jobs report eases Fed worries

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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, lifting the S&P 500 to a fresh closing high, after a weaker-than-expected jobs report ...
Sunday, June 29, 2014

Wall Street Week Ahead: Short week, jobs data may bring back swings

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NEW YORK - Wall Street may kick off the second half of the year with an uptick in volatility, thanks to the June jobs report and plenty o...
Saturday, June 7, 2014

U.S. recoups jobs lost in recession as economy picks up

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WASHINGTON - U.S. employment returned to its pre-recession peak in May with a solid pace of hiring that offered confirmation the economy ...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Asian shares on defensive, hoping for China stimulus plan

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TOKYO - Asian shares were in a defensive mode on Tuesday after Wall Street fell overnight, though still-vague hopes of a new stimulus pla...
Thursday, January 30, 2014

Wall Street sells off after Fed sticks with stimulus cuts

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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks dropped more than 1 percent on Wednesday, hitting session lows after the Federal Reserve stuck with its plan to sc...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Wall Street retreats from record

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NEW YORK - Stocks slipped on Tuesday, a day after a record close on the S&P 500, with traders looking ahead to next week's Federa...
Sunday, December 8, 2013

Dollar, global stocks rise as U.S. jobs data boosts taper talk

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NEW YORK - Global equity markets surged and the dollar rose against the yen on Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data gave in...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Wall Street edges up in choppy trade

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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday in light trading volume as investors were reluctant to make big bets with S&P 500 index...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

S&P 500 ends at record high on Fed hopes

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NEW YORK - The S&P 500 closed at another record high on Monday as expectations were high that the Federal Reserve will keep its stimu...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Wall Street rises as jobs data supports US Fed policy

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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday, pushing the S&P 500 to yet another record high, after weaker-than-expected job creation la...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

What happens if the US government shuts down?

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WASHINGTON -- A US government shutdown is possible on Tuesday, the first day of fiscal 2014, because Congress has so far failed to find a...

PH stock market ekes out modest gain after US fails to break budget impasse

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MANILA - Philippine share prices squeezed out marginal gains on Tuesday as the US government partially shut down after Congress failed to...