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Is now time for a Fed rate hike? Here are 2 clashing views

For seven years -- through political fights, Europe debt crises and market panic -- investors could count on one thing: Short-term U.S. interest rates would stay locked near zero. Continue reading…

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Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged, citing low inflation

The Federal Reserve is keeping U.S. interest rates at record lows in the face of threats from a weak global economy, persistently low inflation and unstable financial markets. Continue reading…

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What the Federal Reserve wants to see before raising rates

So what will it take for the Federal Reserve to finally raise interest rates? Continue reading…

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Fed official: Central bank has made no decision on rate hike

A voting member of the Federal Reserve cautioned Friday that the Fed has yet to decide when to raise interest rates even though it issued a statement this week that said a rate hike was possible in...

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Minutes of meeting show Fed pondering December rate hike

Federal Reserve officials believed last month that the economic conditions needed to trigger the first interest rate hike in nearly a decade could "well be met" by their next meeting in December....

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As rate hike nears, Fed's hints on future to be scrutinized

It's not about what it will do. It's about what it will say. Continue reading…

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Fed keeps key rates unchanged; foresees fewer hikes in 2016

The Federal Reserve is keeping a key interest rate unchanged in light of global pressures that risk slowing the U.S. economy. Continue reading…

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Yellen stresses that Fed foresees gradual pace of rate hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the Fed still envisions a gradual pace of interest rate increases in light of global pressures that could weigh on the U.S. economy. Continue reading…

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Fed survey finds US economy still expanding

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the economy kept expanding in late February and March, despite weakness in the energy sector and a slowdown in exports of some factory and farm products because...

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Fed will likely keep rates unchanged in face of global slump

The U.S. job market is healthy. The stock market is up. Home prices are rising. Yet as the Federal Reserve prepares to meet this week, it seems in no mood to resume raising interest rates from...

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In advance of Yellen speech, Brainard urges caution on rates

In a possible preview of a speech Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will give Monday, a close ally said Friday that the Fed should be in no hurry to raise interest rates, especially after a bleak U.S....

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