April 6 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve officials in March “generally agreed” to cut up to $95 billion a month from the central bank’s asset holdings as another tool in the fight against surging inflation, even as the war in Ukraine tempered the first US interest rate increase. Minutes of the Fed’s March 15-16 meeting showed […]
John Williams, chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks at an event in New York, US, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register PRINCETON, NJ, April 2 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve needs to move monetary policy towards a more neutral stance, […]
Euro STOXX 600 drops 0.6% US bond market signals economic pain ahead Treasury 10-year yields lower Ukraine-Russia negotiations earlier buoyed stocks wall street down LONDON/NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) – The US and European equities rally paused on Wednesday as investors took stock of economic and geopolitical risks, while oil prices jumped back around $4 […]
A view shows Russian ruble coins in this picture illustration taken October 26, 2018. Picture taken October 26, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Eurobond ruble payment offer revives default fears Moscow does not say if bondholders must take rubles Russia has already demanded gas payments in rubles Move […]
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during the Senate Banking Committee hearing titled “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress”, in Washington, US, March 3, 2022. Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 21 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday delivered his most […]
A new home is seen under construction while building material supplies are in high demand in Tampa, Florida, US, May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Existing home sales fall 7.2% in February Median house price rises 15% to $357,300 from year ago Housing inventory drops 15.5% to […]
Weekly jobless claims fall 15,000 to 214,000 Continuing claims drop 71,000 to 1.419 million Housing starts increase 6.8% in February Manufacturing production jumps 1.2% in February WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week as demand for labor remained strong, positioning the economy for another […]
A man walks out of a currency exchange office in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – The cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will become a lot clearer next week, with a previously unthinkable sovereign default looming, more emergency […]
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