interest rates
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen Says She's In Favor Of An Interest Rate Cut
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Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she supports a 25-basis-point cut in the U.S. benchmark interest rate due... Read more
The Fed: Fed Still Has Green Light To Ease After Second-quarter GDP
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The Federal Reserve is still expected to cut interest rates next week despite the 2.1% annual growth rate in the second ... Read more
Morgan Stanley Sees 'credible Bear Case' For A US Recession
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Trade tensions that could lead to layoffs and a pullback from consumers are at the center of the recession case. Read more
FA Center: Tug-of-war Debate Over Interest Rates Has To Include Taxes, Inflation
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Focus on nominal rates alone gives a flawed picture of economic conditions, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more
FA Center: Tug-of-war Debate Over Interest Rates Has To Include Taxes, Inflation
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Focus on nominal rates alone gives a flawed picture of economic conditions, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more
Fed Chair Powell's Job Is Safe 'at The Present Time,' Larry Kudlow Says
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The Trump administration is making "no effort" to remove the Fed's Jerome Powell, top White House economic advisor Larry... Read more
Trump's Latest Fed Moves Are Another Step In Trying To Take Control Of Interest Rates
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The president said he plans on sending the names of Christopher Waller and Judy Shelton to the Senate as Fed governor ap... Read more
Mortgage Rates Havent Been This Low Since 2016 — Heres How To Decide Whether To Refinance Your Home Loan
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More people are pursuing refinances as mortgage rates have dropped. Read more
Fed Chief Jerome Powell Warns Against Policy Bending To 'short-term Political Interests'
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Powell stresses the central bank's independence amid continuous pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rat... Read more
Fed's Kaplan Says It's 'too Early' To Decide If Interest Rates Need To Be Cut
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"I believe it would be wise to take additional time and allow events to unfold" before deciding on rates, the Dallas Fed... Read more
The Fed: Feds Bullard Says He Wanted Interest-rate Cut As Insurance While Clarida Says The Case For Accommodation Has Increased
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St. Louis Fed President James Bullard says a rate cut this week would have provided insurance against weaker inflation a... Read more
A Fed President Explained Why He Was The Lone Member Who Wanted An 'insurance' Cut This Week
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In a statement Friday, Bullard explains his vote against the decision to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Read more
Market Extra: Fed Finds Itself In A Tough Spot As 10-year Treasury Yield Slides To 21-month Low
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The Federal Reserve walks a tightrope as the bond market cranks up the pressure on monetary-policy makers to ease benchm... Read more
Market Extra: Fed Finds Itself In A Tough Spot As 10-year Treasury Yield Slides To 21-month Low
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The Federal Reserve walks a tightrope as the bond market cranks up the pressure on monetary-policy makers to ease benchm... Read more
Investors At Odds With UK Policymakers On The Direction Of Interest Rates
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With the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee's next announcement due on Thursday 20 June, Brooks Macdonald's Edwa... Read more
Homebuilder Sentiment Inches Lower Despite Demand For Single-family Homes
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The nation's homebuilders reported solid confidence in the housing market in June, but levels dropped slightly due to co... Read more
Trump Says Stock Market Would Be '10,000 Points Higher' If Fed Didn't Raise Rates
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Trump said the economy and stock market both could be doing much better "if we had somebody different" in charge of the ... Read more
Howard Gold's No-Nonsense Investing: Bond Guru Who Called Interest Rate Top In 2018 Now Says Yields Could Fall Further
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Schwab fixed-income strategist says low economic growth, demographics will keep rates down, writes Howard Gold. Read more
Record Low Rates And Post The Elections: Where To Invest In Europe
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has stated it will maintain record-low interest rates through the first half of 2020. Read more
MPC Member Hints At More Imminent Rate Rise - Reports
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Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Michael Saunders has echoed the Bank of England's (BoE) chief economist's hawkis... Read more