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US Fed policymakers signal broad agreement on monetary policy, economy
In their first remarks in the new year, heads of several regional Fed banks noted a strong job market, robust consumer spending and a rising optimism for a resolution to the trade tensions
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US traders want Fed to hold rate cuts until after 2020 Presidential polls
That is the read from traders on Friday after a government report showed employers added 266,000 jobs last month
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US Fed minutes show rates on hold until economy shows 'material change'
The minutes also showed that policymakers further discussed the possibility of setting up a standing repo facility in the wake of recent ructions in short-term money markets
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Federal Reserve must cut rates by 100 basis points, says Donald Trump
The Fed cut rates last month for the first time in a decade and signalled it was open to doing more amid slowing global growth
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Trump's deficit economy
Redistribution from the bottom to the top reduces aggregate demand, because those at the top spend a smaller fraction of their income than those below
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Four reasons why the US Fed's 25 bps rate cut assumes significance
With the US-China trade standoff still to be resolved and with Brexit also in limbo, a cut in rates should help to assuage sentiment
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Will US Fed cut rates for the first time since the global financial crisis?
Here is a brief summary of various US macro-economic indicators, which are likely to influence the Fed's decision
Markets rebound as US Fed signals interest rate cut; Sensex rises 266 pts
This followed comments by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who signalled willingness to lower interest rates
Fed hikes rates for second time in a year, signals optimism
Fed officials on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year and upgraded their median forecast to four total increases in 2018
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Rupee, bonds hold steady after US Fed's expected move to hike rate
Globally, bond yields had risen steadily in recent past to price in four rate hikes in total
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Hong Kong's central bank raises base rate by 25 bps after Fed hike
Hong Kong tracks US rate moves because its currency is pegged to the US dollar.
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