IMF urges Fed, central banks to monitor stimulus
WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund is urging the Federal Reserve and other central banks to closely monitor their extraordinary efforts to jump-start economic growth, warning that the policies could inflate asset bubbles and destabilize financial markets....
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Fed's Evans optimistic, Dudley less so on jobs outlook
CHICAGO/NEW YORK - Two top Federal Reserve policy doves offered clashing views on the U.S. economic outlook on Tuesday, although both agreed the job market has not yet improved enough to merit any cuts to the central bank's bond-buying program.
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Workforce dropouts loom as Fed weighs tighter policy
BOSTON - The droves of Americans who have abandoned hope of finding a job should make the Federal Reserve hesitant to remove its support for the economy, according to a study that makes a bold argument for a sustained easy monetary policy.
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Stocks Rise Sharply, Led by Gains in Technology
(NEW YORK) — Technology stocks roared back Wednesday, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 and Dow Jones industrial average to record highs. The industry has lagged the broader market this year, but surged after network communication company Adtran reported earnings that were double what Wall Street analysts expected. That boosted optimism that businesses will increase spending on technology equipment. Chipmakers Micron and Intel jumped, as did other network equipment makers like Cisco and JDS Uniphase. Stocks were also up on an optimistic reading of the Federal Reserve Bank’s latest minutes. Technology stocks rose 1.8 percent, the most of the 10 industry groups in the S&P. That’s a big change from tech’s weak performance this year. The group is up just 4.7 percent, trailing the S&P’s gain of 11.3 percent. “Tech has performed so poorly, it’s oversold and warrants some interest here,” said Scott Wren, a senior equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors. “If the economy ...
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Fed flubs, releases economic policy review early
The Federal Reserve released the minutes of its March policy review earlier than anticipated Wednesday after the central bank emailed them inadvertently to congressional staffers and trade lobbyists on Tuesday.The Federal Open Market Committee minutes, as the review is called, is a snapshot into the Fed's thinking on interest rate policy and the economy. It can be a motivation for trading in fina...
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