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The Chicago Federal Reserve recently released a report showing its projections regarding the changing labor force composition and the natural rate of unemployment.
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Usually when people hear the word storm used, it means that catastrophe has struck. That just isn't always the case when it comes to the financial markets.
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The Federal Reserve releases its report on consumer credit with a one-month lag, but there may finally be some good news for the economy here on this front.
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Home prices in the United States rose for the 37th consecutive month in March, and the monthly increase ticked up at a higher rate.
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ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve just blinked in Wall Street’s newest game — that is the game of Rate Hike Chicken! After having moved from being patient to including the possibility of a June or...
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Fitch has announced that it has affirmed the AAA ratings for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings.
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U.S. economic activity expanded or remained steady in in all 12 Federal Reserve districts, according to the latest version of the Beige Book released Wednesday afternoon.
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The Federal Reserve's industrial production numbers for March are weak enough that they may act as a drag on GDP forecasts for the first quarter.
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ThinkstockThe markets had been awaiting that minutes of the March 18 FOMC meeting. Now we have them. The real issue was getting to the bottom of how and why the Fed removed the term “patient” on...
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While low interest rates may be good for consumers, they are not too great for some of the big banks.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has reported that its forecast for U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth dropped to zero on April 1.
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Market pundits and economists have been predicting a rise in the federal funds rate for quite some time, and the first fed funds rate hike still seems likely to occur in 2015.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has released its Manufacturing Outlook report for the month of March, the first negative reading on Texas manufacturing in nearly two years.
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With so many central banks involved in new rounds of quantitative easing, it is important for investors and speculators to consider how gold will act in a rising dollar environment.
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ThinkstockWell, like it or not, the Federal Reserve and Janet Yellen have now formally moved the needle to being closer to rate hikes. As many had expected, the Federal Reserve dropped the terms...
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