Safer to be ‘too late’ than ‘too early’: Economists over Fed rate hike
Amid the rising speculations over when the US central bank will be making the possible rate hike this year, a top Federal Reserve official on Friday proposed that it’s safer[…]
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Fed considering rate hikes on ‘meeting-by-meeting’ basis: Yellen
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Tuesday told a congressional committee that the US central bank is making all efforts to consider increase in interest rates. Yellen told the congressional[…]
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Strong US jobs, wage surges make room for mid-year interest rate hike
The job growth in the United States increased firmly in the month of January and wages rebounded, signaling strengthening of economy that raises the possibility of a mid-year interest rate[…]
US Federal Reserve opens crucial meet, market awaits rate hike decision
The US Federal Reserve commenced its first monetary policy meeting of the year on Tuesday to look at the pulse of the American economy and determine the right time for[…]
Fed minutes suggest interest rate hike unlikely before April
The majority of Federal Reserve officials expressed their approval for not raising the interest rates before late April this year as a part of its new policy guidance, according to[…]