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Every Janet Yellen Speech Summarized, Using Zebras
Monday, June 13, 2016 - 1:54pm | 661Read More...For many, everything coming from the Federal Reserve is confusing. The rhetoric itself, "Fedspeak," can be overwhelming, and media outlets' reports on the happenings are often fueled by speculation. As explained by the Wall Street Journal, despite the oft-convoluted language, the Fed statements...
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Morgan Stanley Believes There's A 90% Chance The Fed Will Avoid September Liftoff
Saturday, September 12, 2015 - 1:26pm | 360Read More...• Morgan Stanley believes there is a 90 percent chance that the Fed will choose not to raise interest rates in September. • The firm sees a pair of indicators that upcoming U.S. economic data could fall short of consensus expectations. • The firm believes the most likely outcome...
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Benzinga Weekly Preview: Busy Week Filled With Market Moving Data
Sunday, October 26, 2014 - 2:49pm | 2571Read More...All eyes will be on the European Central Bank over the weekend as it makes the results of its stress tests on eurozone banks public. While the ECB has not released any details about the tests and cautioned investors not to listen to the “tips” being released by banks, investors have...
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Bespoke Investment Group's Co-Founder Shares Stocks He Would Avoid After FOMC
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 9:12am | 276Read More...Paul Hickey of Bespoke Investment Group spoke on CNBC's Fast Money about stocks he would avoid after FOMC meeting. Hickey expects to see some short term weakness after the meeting and the consumer discretionary, transports and the industrials are going to be the biggest under performers. He is...
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Investors Gear Up For Wednesday's FOMC Minutes
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 3:47pm | 380Read More...The Federal Reserve’s FOMC minutes are scheduled to be released at 2:00 p,m. EDT on Wednesday. Like any statement from the Federal Reserve, this release will have the potential to move markets. Most investors are expecting no substantial change in the minutes, but everyone will be...
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Of Janet Yellen, Dot Plots And Definitions
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 4:05pm | 1108Read More...Wednesday's question of the day was a bit of a head-scratcher. After listening intently to first the FOMC statement and then the ensuing press conference, the question apparently on investors' minds was: When a change is made to the Fed's statement on monetary policy, and yet the...
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Yen Recovers From 6-Month Low, as Safe Haven Demand Rises
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 5:21pm | 471Read More...The yen strengthened for a second day against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, as global stock markets declined and investors looked to the Japanese currency as a haven. Earlier in the week the yen had weakened after Japan's third quarter GDP was revised lower. BOJ Stimulus In April 2013, the...
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Dudley on JP Morgan: Fed is Not There to Keep Banks From Making Mistakes
Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 8:59am | 237Read More...Fed's New York President Bill Dudley spoke to CNBC's Steve Liesman on an exclusive interview for the network, in which he addressed a shift to hawkish territory to its previously dovish stance on monetary policy. Not hawkish was his take on the derivatives trading debacle involving banking giant JP...
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No Policy Changes Expected From FOMC Meeting Today
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 10:15am | 314Read More...As US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee meets this afternoon, few expect any surprises coming out of Bernanke's statement. Specifically, Bernanke is not expected to back out of the Fed's commitment to maintain low rates through the end of 2014. The Fed is expected to do is to...
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5 Golden Rings: Tis the Season For Higher Gold?
Monday, October 31, 2011 - 1:13pm | 890Read More...Today is Halloween, that time of year when youngsters and adults alike, dress up for a day, and escape the norm of everyday life. They go to parties, trick-or-treating, and celebrate the holiday that allows us to pretend, if only for a fleeting moment,that we are someone else. (Check out...
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Republicans Need to Mind Their Own Business
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 10:50am | 893Read More...Last night, the key Republicans in both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaking out against additional monetary stimulus, and the potential for a third round of quantitative easing, now known as Operation Twist. Here is the...
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Highlights From Bernanke's Speech
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 10:19am | 155Read More...Here are some highlights of the much anticipated Jackson Hole speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. -Bernanke called for education reform, and proactive housing policies. -Bernanke said the Federal Reserve extended its September FOMC meeting to 2 Days to allow for more discussion. -...
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Comparing The Last Fed Statement To Today's Statement
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 12:40pm | 150Read More...The Federal Reserve made some changes to its policy statement from the last time the Federal Reserve met back in April. Here is today's policy statement, and here is the prior policy statement. Some of the differences in today's statement: -"Also, recent labor market indicators have been weaker...
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Operation Twist 2: How to Trade Tomorrow's FOMC Meeting
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 9:09am | 538Read More...All eyes and ears will be on Ben Bernanke tomorrow, and everyone will be listening and analyzing every single words, dissecting it a million different ways. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is holding its two-day meeting which starts today, and the decision will be released tomorrow at 12:...
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Fed Will Raise Rates Before Cutting Balance Sheet
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 2:06pm | 70Read More...From the latest minutes of the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting, the Federal Reserve said that it will raise rates before it cuts the balance sheet. Here are the minutes from the last meeting, which was held April 26-27. At last check, the Dow was up 69 points, the NASDAQ was up 28...
