Tag: federal
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Yellen, alongside Fed alum, says rate hikes on track
The U.S. economy is on a solid course with some hints of inflation so the Federal Reserve is on track for further interest rate hikes, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday in a defense of her decision to tighten policy late last year. In a rare spectacle, Yellen spoke on a New York…
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Wall Street rallies on gradual Fed tightening, improving economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced it is raising its key policy rate for the first time in nearly a decade in a sign of confidence in the U.S. economy.
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Wall Street veterans say rate-hike past is not prologue for markets
By Trevor Hunnicutt NEW YORK (Reuters) – It has only been six years since the U.S. stock market rout brought on by the financial crisis, but as far as Deena Katz's clients are concerned, that might as well be ancient history. “People have a thirty-second memory,” said Katz, 65, co-chairman at Evensky & Katz/Foldes Financial…
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White House threatens veto of rule-based monetary policy bill
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday issued a veto threat for a Republican-backed bill to make the Federal Reserve set interest rate policy using a mathematical rule, a proposal Fed Chair Janet Yellen said would “severely damage” the U.S. economy. The Obama administration opposes the proposal because it would hinder…