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| | | ... showed a significant bias toward winding up the QE bond-buying program even before the mid-2014 target announced by Fed chief Ben Bernanke. Yet, the minutes noted, "many members indicated that further improvement in the outlook for the labor market would ... |
| | | | ... trend in the US economy and the US Federal Reserve does as San Francisco Fed president John Williams and Philadelphia Fed chief Charles Plosser prescribe. Williams: "It's clear that the labor market has improved since September" that "we could reduce ... |
| | | | ... the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.55 per cent. Expectations of some sort of stimulus have been building since last week when Fed chief Ben Bernanke said Friday the central bank would not immediately begin monetary easing but would keep the door open for such ... |
| | | | ... mixed while the dollar eased slightly in nervous trade as dealers looked ahead to a highly anticipated speech by US Fed chief Ben Bernanke later in the day. Tokyo rose 0.29 per cent, or 25.42 points, to 8,797.78 and Seoul added 0.81 per cent, or 14.37 ... |
| | | | ... another agency warned of a downgrade for Washington's credit rating, although it was supported by comments from the Fed chief that the bank was not ready for a new round of monetary easing. Tokyo gained 0.39 per cent, or 38.35 points, to 9,974.47 and ... |
| | | | ... - Asian stocks ended mixed on Thursday as dealers took profits from early gains spurred by a Wall Street rally after Fed chief Ben Bernanke said the bank had no timetable for raising interest rates. The news from the Federal Reserve, however, sent the ... |
| | | | ... cent) to 1,320.88, while the tech stock-weighted Nasdaq Composite index dropped 7.98 points (0.29 per cent) at 2,789.07. Fed chief Bernanke, in his testimony to the House of Representatives budget committee, said that the economic recovery appeared to ... |
| | | | ... headed south as he began to address the Senate Banking Committee. "The economic outlook remains unusually uncertain," the Fed chief told lawmakers. The central bank remained "prepared to take further policy actions as needed" to help the world's largest ... |
| | | | ... curve is a good predictor of strong economic activity. "Those who don't learn from history..." In early 2005, former Fed chief Alan Greenspan talked about an "interest rate conundrum" in the works as he tried to explain why long-term yields are not following ... |
| | | | ... weak demand. At least, not with the low yields on offer - given the higher perceived risk. And what does the former Fed chief make of this? Greenie thinks that rising bond yields represents a "canary in the mine" and could signal further upward movement ... |
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