Dollar rise hits commodities as Fed talks of tightening
The dollar advanced for a fifth straight session on Thursday, pressuring commodities and Asian shares after yet…
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Dollar steadies on Fed rate talk, sterling options soar
The dollar steadied on Wednesday, underpinned by hawkish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials as Asian…
Asian shares wobble as Fed rate talk revives
Asian stocks seesawed on Tuesday as hawkish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials clouded the monetary…
Yellen steers Fed with cautious hand, despite hints of inflation
Federal Reserve policymakers urging caution over interest rate hikes have gained the upper hand in the central…
Asia jumps as cautious Fed lifts risk appetite, dollar on defensive
Asian shares gained across the board on Thursday as risk appetite revived after the Federal Reserve reduced the…
Dollar on hold as Fed outcome looms, kiwi & sterling pressured
The dollar was in a holding pattern on Wednesday as markets waited for fresh guidance from the Federal Reserve,…
Global stocks dip, dollar on tenterhooks for Fed; oil bounces
Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday while the dollar dithered as markets waited anxiously for the Federal…
Fed to sit tight on rates at March meet, hint at hikes to come
The Federal Reserve won't raise interest rates this week, but will likely make clear that as long as U.S. inflation…
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…
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…