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Global Markets Split Amid Corporate Earnings
Wall Street and major European stocks ended in mixed territory on Monday amid a busy weak of US corporate earnings....
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...
Dow At Record, European Stocks Up As Yellen Pledges Gradual Rate Hikes
European and US stocks scored solid gains Wednesday, with the Dow ending at a fresh record, as investors welcomed...
US Stocks Pressured By Weak Oil Shares
Petroleum-linked shares tumbled early Wednesday, on lower oil prices, pressuring US stocks, while some big technology...
US Fed Approves Large Bank Investor Payout Plans
The Federal Reserve gave the green light on Wednesday to plans by all 34 large banks seeking to provide big payouts to...
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...
US Wholesale Prices Flat In May
Falling food and energy prices helped keep US wholesale inflation flat in May, in another sign of slackening price...
US Fed To Raise Rates Despite Sluggish Economic Data
For the second time this year, the US central bank appears poised to raise interest rates despite fresh signs the...
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...
US School Leavers See Their Financial Circumstances Fall
American adults without a college education saw their overall financial circumstances decline last year for the first...
US Jobs Growth Accelerates In April
Figures from the US Department of Labour also showed the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.4%, compared with 4.5%...
Fed’s Fischer Says Rate Hikes Unlikely To Roil World Markets
As the global recovery has taken firmer hold, gradual US interest rate increases are unlikely to roil world markets or...
US Wholesale Prices Dip In March But Annual Gain Strongest In 5 Years
US wholesale inflation fell slightly in March but the annual measure hit its fastest pace in five years, the Labor...
Yellen Warns Fed’s Independence Under Threat
The US central bank's shield from political interference is "under some threat" from Congress, a prospect that could...
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...
US Fed’s Fischer Worried By Possible Rise of Protectionism
Federal Reserve Vice President Stanley Fischer said Tuesday he would be worried by any return to protectionism in the...
Markets In ‘no Doubt’ On US Rate Rise
Traders see it as almost "inevitable" the US Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday after...
March Rate Hike Could Be Appropriate
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday another interest rate increase could be "appropriate" later this month...
US Businesses Raise Concerns Over Trump Policies
Businesses in some parts of the country, while generally upbeat, are concerned about the uncertainty surrounding the...