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Powell's Gloomy Outlook Has Investors Predicting The Fed May Make Another Big Move Soon

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Some strategists say the Fed could announce a new quantitative easing program before or at its June 9-10 meeting. Read more

Powell Says The Federal Reserve Is Not Considering Negative Interest Rates

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"I know there are fans of the policy, but for now it's not something that we're considering," the central bank chief sai... Read more

After Trying For A Decade, Central Banks Might Succeed At Generating Inflation

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"The forces that will bring about inflation are aligning," Chetan Ahya, chief Asia economist at Morgan Stanley, said in ... Read more

Fed Pledges To Keep Rates Near Zero Until Full Employment, Inflation Come Back

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The Federal Reserve painted a dour picture of current conditions and pledged Wednesday to continue its historically aggr... Read more

The Fed May Provide More Details On The Policy 'bazooka' It Fired To Help Markets

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The Fed is not expected to adjust rates but it could provide details on the unprecedented moves it has made to fight the... Read more

The Fed Is On 'wartime' Footing And Still May Be Asked To Do More

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The moves go beyond anything the Fed during the financial crisis in 2008-09, both in scope and speed. Read more

Fed Will Keep Rates Near Zero Until Economy Has 'weathered' Coronavirus Impact, Minutes Show

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Not only did members believe it was important to use all their rate power now, but also that they intend to keep rates a... Read more

Bernanke Says Fed Chief Powell 'got Ahead Of This,' And 'going Big' Was Right Thing To Do

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Bernanke told CNBC the Federal Reserve acted with appropriate force. Read more

Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Sees 'very Sharp' Recession, Followed By 'fairly Quick' Rebound

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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sounded an optimistic tone on the longer-term state of the economy, Read more

A Fed Rate Cut In 2020 Is Now On The Table As Coronavirus Spreads, Economist Says

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The spread of the coronavirus could lead global central banks including the Federal Reserve to leverage their policies t... Read more

Fed's Bostic Says New Virus Hasn't Changed His Outlook

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China's virus outbreak has prompted traders to begin pricing in a U.S. interest rate cut by June but has not swayed the ... Read more

Fed Policy Is In A 'good Place' But Will Remain Flexible On Rates And Repo, Vice Chairman Says

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Richard Clarida said rate cuts last year helped quell worries over global weakness. Read more

The Fed: Fed Signals No Change In Interest Rates In 2020 In More Upbeat View Of The Economy

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The Federal Reserve Wednesday signaled it is more upbeat about the economy and policy is on hold for now. Read more

FDIC Chairman On Repo Market, LIBOR, And Farm Loans

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The head of the banking regulator sat down with MarketWatch for a talk about the biggest issues in the banking world now... Read more

Mortgage Rates Increase Again — Even Though The Fed Just Cut Interest Rates

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It’s the first time since April that mortgage rates have increased for three straight weeks. Read more

The Fed: Fed Cuts Rates For Third Meeting In A Row, Signals Pause

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The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate for the third meeting in a row but signaled it may pause its policy ... Read more

Market Extra: Heres How The Stock Market Tends To Perform After The Fed Cuts Interest Rates 3 Times In A Row

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Wall Street braces for what seems almost assuredly to be a third rate cut in as many meetings of the Federal Reserve on ... Read more

The Fed: Three Things To Watch From The Fed Meeting

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Here are three things to watch when the Federal Reserve interest-rate meeting ends Wednesday. Read more

The Tell: He Warned The Fed Might Lose Control Over A $2 Trillion Interest-rate Market — Now He Says It Might Happen Again

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Mark Cabana of BAML was one of the most vocal market participants who warned investors of the emerging strains in short-... Read more

Market Snapshot: Why Would The Fed Cut Interest Rates A 3rd Time In A Row Even As Stocks Near Records? Investors May Soon Find Out

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A scant few think that Jerome Powell & Co. will opt not to cut interest rates next week for a third time in as many ... Read more