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The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey showed that manufacturing conditions in the region improved in March.
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Wednesday’s announcement from the Federal Reserve brought no rate hike on fed funds. This was virtually as expected. There was only one vote to hike rates. What has changed is that the Federal...
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For those looking for a rate hike, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) is not yet delivering just yet. The FOMC voted nine to one to keep fed funds steady at 0.25% to 0.50%. Janet...
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Wednesday, March 16, will see four sets of crucial data hitting Wall Street all at the same time. What we see on Wednesday could help determine trends in commodities and bond markets particularly.
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A Federal Reserve report showed that the nation's net worth of households and nonprofits rose to $86.8 trillion during the fourth quarter of 2015.
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Japan recently adopted its own negative interest rate policy. Its long-term bond yields even hit record lows in recent days.
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Japanese bond yields have managed to hit a new low. This happened on a day where stocks were selling off after three weeks of gains, so it seems to have helped push down yields in the United States...
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The Federal Reserve has reported that consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.6% in January.
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U.S. economic activity expanded at least slightly in 7 Federal Reserve districts according to the latest version of the Beige Book released Wednesday afternoon. Two Fed districts characterized growth...
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Manufacturing activity in the oil-rich state of Texas is running well under par and remains in contraction, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
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Manufacturing activity in the Fed's Tenth District declined further in February and the drop was led by energy-related firms.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has reported that manufacturing activity in the nation's Fifth District slowed in February.
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Right now investors and economic watchers alike are trying to decide whether the economic reports generally point toward a slight contraction or the slower growth story remains intact.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics may have just delivered a stunner of an inflation number.
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Moody's now sees increased risks to the global growth story for the 2016 to 2017.
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