U.S. watchdog to probe Fed’s lax oversight of Wall Street- Reuters
A U.S. watchdog agency is preparing to investigate whether the Federal Reserve and other regulators are too soft on…
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Wall Street leans toward only two Fed rate hikes before year-end
A majority of Wall Street's top banks now expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates only two more times by…
Stocks soft on Fed angst, G20 fails to give shot in arm
Asian stocks retreated on Monday after a weekend meeting of G20 policymakers ended with no new coordinated action…
Dollar, yields rise, backed by U.S. data; stocks, oil fade
The U.S. dollar jumped on Friday and Wall Street's stock rally faded as fresh economic data kept alive Federal…
Focus sharpens on Fed after hot inflation data
With next week's calendar full of economic data releases and speeches by economic policymakers, investors have been…
Fed’s ‘dot plot’ looks increasingly out of touch on rates
The Federal Reserve's rate path "dot plot" has become increasingly detached from financial markets' interest-rate…
Dollar logs second straight weekly loss against yen
The U.S. dollar firmed against the euro and yen on Friday after better-than-expected retail sales suggested…
Fed not likely to reverse course on rates: Yellen
The Federal Reserve is unlikely to reverse its plan to raise interest rates further this year, but tighter credit…
S&P 500 ends flat; Fed sees risks but unlikely to reverse course
The S&P 500 ended flat on Wednesday, losing gains late in the session as investors digested comments by Federal…
Yen, bonds, gold all gain at dollar’s expense, stocks sag
Fresh cracks appeared in global markets on Thursday as investors sought the safety of Japanese yen, gold and…
