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No-Show Inflation Poses Conundrum For US Fed

After tightening monetary policy last month for the second time this year, the US central bank is expected to pause for...

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US Fed Members Divided On Inflation Risk

US central bankers are divided over the risk of inflation and disagree over the timing of interest rate hikes into next...

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US Fed Members Divided On Near-Term Inflation Risk

US central bankers are divided over the near-term risk of inflation and disagree over the timing of interest rate hikes...

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US Fed Raises Key Interest Rate To 1.0-1.25%, Signals One More Hike

The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 1.0-1.25% on Wednesday and signaled...

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US Fed Poised To Hike Despite Weak Inflation

The US Federal Reserve was due to begin a two-day review of monetary policy on Tuesday, with the second interest rate...

International

Dollar Slips After Cautious Fed Minutes

US central bank policymakers want to see proof the country's economic slowdown is temporary before they raise interest...

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New Rate Hike Likely Appropriate ‘soon’

US central bankers say the time will "soon" be right to once more raise the key lending rate, according to the minutes...

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US Federal Reserve Keeps Key Lending Rate Unchanged

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday made no change in the benchmark interest rate and downplayed recent weak economic...

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US Fed Not Likely To Move Rates Amid Tepid Inflation

The Federal Reserve was set to open its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday amid signs of softening inflation which eases...

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US Fed Sees ‘considerable Uncertainty’ Over Trump Fiscal Stimulus…

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve continue to see "considerable uncertainty" about the effects of possible fiscal...

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US Fed Official Favors 4 Interest Rate Hikes This Year

A US central banker said on Wednesday he favors four increases in the key interest rate this year, one more than...

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US Fed Raises Benchmark Interest Rate A Quarter Point

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the benchmark interest rate a quarter point, noting that inflation is moving...

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US Fed Begins Meet With Rate Hike On the Cards

The US Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, having signalled it is likely to raise the benchmark...

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Sooner Than Expected, US Fed Feels Its Time To Hike

The US Federal Reserve this week is poised to raise its benchmark interest rate amid burgeoning job growth and a surge...

Business

Negative Return On Oil Cash Investment

IT has emerged that the performance of the Ghana Petroleum Funds’ portfolios declined in the second of 2016. In an...

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Fed’s Yellen Says Fiscal Policy Adds ‘uncertainty’ To Outlook

Possible changes in fiscal policy by US President Donald Trump are among the factors adding "uncertainty" to the...

International

US Raises Key Interest Rate By 0.25%

The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25%, only the second increase in a decade. The...

Opinion

The Left’s Fed Up Makes A Naked Power Grab For Control Of The Fed

The left is undertaking an amazing back door plan to dramatically increase its influence over the Fed’s...