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Bond Report: Treasury Yields Mostly Unchanged After ECB Keeps Policy Rates On Hold In Draghis Last Meeting

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U.S. Treasury yields struggle for direction on Thursday after the European Central Bank announced it would keep policy r... Read more

The Fed: Meet The Lonely Economist Who Thinks The Fed Might Just Leave Interest Rates Unchanged

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Almost all economists think the Fed will cut interest rates on Oct. 30. We found one who thinks they just might pause. ... Read more

Fed's Evans Says No More Rate Cuts Are Needed Through 2020

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The Chicago Fed president says that policy is probably appropriate given an economy that is softening but still in good ... Read more

Market May Be Expecting More Rate Cuts Than The Fed Will Deliver, Meeting Minutes Show

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The Fed's meeting minutes also showed that the trade war dragging down the economy was an overriding concern. Read more

Powell Says The Fed Will Start Expanding Its Balance Sheet 'soon' In Response To Funding Issues

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On monetary policy more broadly, Powell stuck to his recent script, saying the Fed stands committed to supporting the re... Read more

Fed's Clarida Says Central Bank Will Set Policy Meeting By Meeting

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Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida gave little away about the U.S. central bank's next steps on monetary poli... Read more

The Fed: Risk Of Recession Isnt High As Long As Fed Gets Policy Right, Clarida Says

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The probability of recession are not high if monetary policy is appropriate, said Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida on T... Read more

The Fed: Feds Barkin Says Now Might Be Time For Caution

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With all the uncertainty about the outlook, it might be a good time for the U.S. central bank to be cautious, said Richm... Read more

Harker Says Fed Should 'hold Firm' On Interest Rates

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"My own view is that we should hold firm, letting things settle and watching how events play out," he said in prepared r... Read more

Markets Have Been Betting That Trump's Twitter Attacks On The Fed Will Move Rates

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Trump has called Chairman Jerome Powell "clueless" and Fed officials "boneheads." Read more

Fed's Williams: 'We Were Prepared' For The Overnight Funding Jolt Last Week

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New York Fed President John Williams said the central bank acted quickly during last week's jolt to overnight lending ma... Read more

Fed Vice Chair Clarida Says The Fed Will Take Interest Rate Policy 'meeting By Meeting'

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"We're gonna take this meeting by meeting. We're not on a preset course," Clarida told CNBC. Read more

The Fed: Feds Rosengren: Rate Cut “risks Further Inflating The Prices Of Risky Assets And Encouraging People To Take On Too Much Leverage”

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Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren on Friday said he dissented because the rate cut could inflate asset prices further ... Read more

The Federal Reserve Is Increasingly Divided With One Official Even Wanting A Sizable Half-point Cut

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James Bullard and Eric Rosengren, regional Fed presidents, released statements explaining why they voted against this we... Read more

Market Snapshot: U.S. Stock-index Futures Drift Higher As Wall Street Weighs Feds Monetary Policy Path

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U.S. stocks on Thursday are poised to slip as Wall Street digests the second successive interest rate cut of 2019 by the... Read more

3 Things NOT To Do With Your Savings Now That The Fed Has Cut Interest Rates

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Already, the Fed’s rate cut has affected banks’ decision-making. Read more

Bond Report: U.S. Government Bond Yields Hold Steady A Day After Feds Rate Cut

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U.S. Treasury yields on Thursday were little changed, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, with divisions... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Loses Ground After Fed Delivers Hawkish Cut To Interest Rates

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Gold trades modestly lower, building on losses seen after the Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected interest rate ... Read more

Powell Says It's Possible The Fed Will Have To Resume Balance Sheet Growth

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Powell said on Wednesday that the Fed may have to resume regular balance sheet growth to help ease money markets. Read more

Powell Says A 'sequence' Of Rate Cuts Could Be Needed If Economy Turns, But Doesn't See That Now

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Jerome Powell pledged that the central bank would engage in a "sequence" of interest rate cuts if conditions warrant, bu... Read more