Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell defended the U.S. central bank’s push to raise interest rates as healthy for the economy…
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Fed’s Powell defends policy of gradual interest rate hikes
Date posted: Monday 27 August 2018
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US Fed goes for 25bps rate hike in Jerome Powell’s 1st meeting as chairman
Date posted: Thursday 22 March 2018
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US Federal Reserve officials, meeting for the first time under chairman Jerome Powell, raised the benchmark lending rate a quarter-point…
Janet Yellen led US Fed hikes rates by 25 bps to 1.25-1.50 pct; keeps policy outlook unchanged for 2018
Date posted: Thursday 14 December 2017
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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates but left its rate outlook for the coming years unchanged even as policymakers projected…
US Fed forges on with 25 bps rate hike, asset plan amid inflation worry
Date posted: Thursday 15 June 2017
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The US Federal Reserve (US Fed) forged ahead with a 25 bps interest rate hike and additional plans to tighten…
Fed raises rate and sees more hikes as US economy improves
Date posted: Thursday 16 March 2017
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The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate for the second time in three months and signaled that further…