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Fed on alert for US economic recoil

Fed on alert for US economic recoil

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The UK’s vote to leave the European Union has significantly damped expectations for monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve as policymakers warn of possible repercussions for the US economy from market turmoil.

Futures trading now suggests the Fed could hold short-term rates until 2018, with the odds of a move as soon as September of this year retreating sharply after the resu…

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Fed on alert for US economic recoil

Fed on alert for US economic recoil

[ad_1] ©Getty The UK’s vote to leave the European Union has significantly damped expectations for monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve as policymakers warn of possible repercussions for the US economy from market turmoil. Futures trading now suggests the Fed could hold short-term rates until 2018, with the odds of a move as soon as September of this year retreating sharply after the…

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Yellen warns on poor US productivity

Yellen warns on poor US productivity

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America’s prospects for much higher wage growth may be held back by the country’s poor productivity performance, Janet Yellen said, as she reiterated her cautious message on the prospect for rate rises.

Speaking during a fractious and politically charged hearing on Capitol Hill, the Federal Reserve chair expressed optimism that the slowdown in jobs growth seen in recent months will prove…

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Yellen warns on poor US productivity

Yellen warns on poor US productivity

[ad_1] America’s prospects for much higher wage growth may be held back by the country’s poor productivity performance, Janet Yellen said, as she reiterated her cautious message on the prospect for rate rises. Speaking during a fractious and politically charged hearing on Capitol Hill, the Federal Reserve chair expressed optimism that the slowdown in jobs growth seen in recent months will prove…

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Fed eyes lasting impediments to US growth

Fed eyes lasting impediments to US growth

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Janet Yellen, chair of the US Federal Reserve

Earlier this month, Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve chair, struck a broadly positive tone about the US economy. The big picture, she declared in a speech in Philadelphia, was “largely favourable” for an economy that had registered impressive gains since the Great Recession.

Forecasts by the Fedon Wednesday tell a more sombre story.…

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Fed eyes lasting impediments to US growth

Fed eyes lasting impediments to US growth

[ad_1] ©EPA Janet Yellen, chair of the US Federal Reserve Earlier this month, Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve chair, struck a broadly positive tone about the US economy. The big picture, she declared in a speech in Philadelphia, was “largely favourable” for an economy that had registered impressive gains since the Great Recession. Forecasts by the Fed on Wednesday tell a more sombre story.…

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US labour market fears weigh on Fed

US labour market fears weigh on Fed

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Federal Reserve policymakers are likely on Wednesday to hold open the prospect of further rate rises later this year while spurning any firm commitments on the timing as they await evidence on whether the US labour market recovery has hit a modest pothole or a more significant roadblock.

The central bank will probably keep interest ratesunchanged on Wednesday given the menace of…

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US labour market fears weigh on Fed

US labour market fears weigh on Fed

[ad_1] ©AFP Federal Reserve policymakers are likely on Wednesday to hold open the prospect of further rate rises later this year while spurning any firm commitments on the timing as they await evidence on whether the US labour market recovery has hit a modest pothole or a more significant roadblock. The central bank will probably keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday given the menace of…

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