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Bonds, shares slump as Fed signals end to stimulus
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Bonds, shares and commodities fell sharply around the world on Thursday and the dollar rose after the U.S. Federal Reserve explicitly signaled an end to easy money and data showed China's economy slowing down. The sell-off began...Tags: The Associated Press, Pakistan, Emerging Market, Oslo (Norway), Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program)
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Big harvest may hit grain prices, test high farmland values
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - With the grain harvest set to bounce back and pressure crop prices after last year's drought, some economists have cautioned that sky-high U.S. farmland prices may be a bubble about to burst. Kansas City Fed President Esther George...Tags: Religion and Belief, Federal Reserve, Values, U.S. Congress, Ethanol
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INSIGHT-Big U.S. harvest may hit grain prices, test high farmland values
ReutersBy Christine Stebbins CHICAGO, June 19 (Reuters) - With the U.S. grain harvest set to bounce back and pressure crop prices after last year's drought, some economists have cautioned that sky-high U.S. farmland prices may be a bubble about to burst....Tags: Federal Reserve, Religion and Belief, Values, U.S. Congress, Ethanol
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RPT-INSIGHT-Withdrawal syndrome sparks anxiety for Fed
Reuters* Consensus building at Fed to adjust bond-buying pace * Economy not ready for a move at Fed meeting this week * Officials want markets to adjust on economic signals * Market volatility up as investors try to gauge Fed By Ann Saphir, Jonathan Spicer...Tags: Bonds, POLITICO LLC, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Methadone (drug), Employment
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Insight: Withdrawal syndrome sparks anxiety for Fed
Reuters(Reuters) - When do you take the addict off the methadone? That's essentially the dilemma facing the U.S. Federal Reserve's 19 policy makers when they meet in Washington this week. Since the height of the financial crisis in 2008, the U.S. economy and...Tags: Bonds, POLITICO LLC, Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Methadone (drug)
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Dollar rebounds as U.S. jobs data shows economic resilience
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar on Friday recouped sharp losses posted the previous session after a government report showed reasonably healthy U.S. job creation in May, renewing expectations the Federal Reserve might scale back its massive asset...Tags: Altana AG, Enrico Letta, Marketing, United Kingdom, G7
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FED FOCUS-How much U.S. jobs growth is enough? Fed papers show divide
ReutersBy Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO, June 7 (Reuters) - In the debate over when the Federal Reserve is likely to start scaling back its massive bond-buying stimulus, the number of jobs the U.S. economy generates is key. And there's little agreement on exactly...Tags: Federal Reserve, Unemployment, Employment, Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Markets
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Economic growth to gain speed in 2014: Chicago Fed survey
Reuters(Reuters) - Economic growth will probably pick up enough speed this year and next to push the unemployment rate down to 6.9 percent by the fourth quarter of 2014, according to participants of a symposium held last week by the Federal Reserve Bank of...Tags: Charles Evans, Consumer Confidence, Central Bank, Productivity, Labor Markets
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Trajtenberg, Flug top candidates for Bank of Israel post -sources
ReutersBy Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, May 29 (Reuters) - With a month to go before Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer steps down, sources say his deputy and a former government economic adviser the top two candidates. Sources in the prime minister's office...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Government Ministers, Israel, Economy, Business and Finance
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Fed's Rosengren: 'Modest' QE3 cut may make sense in a few months
ReutersMINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The job market and the economy as a whole may be strong enough in a few months' time to allow the Federal Reserve to pare its bond buying by a small amount, one of the Fed's most dovish policymakers said on Wednesday. Halting...Tags: Federal Reserve, Consumer Confidence, Robin Williams, Economic Indicator, Unemployment
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Moving forward in the wake of school closings
After weeks of public debate, the Chicago Board of Education voted unanimously last week to shutter an unprecedented 50 schools. As a result, thousands of students will be forced to switch schools next year. Parents and teachers have protested the...
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ANALYSIS-As US economy strengthens, a bonds sell-off may beckon
ReutersBy Ellen Freilich NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. government bond market has weakened in recent weeks but some investment strategists fear that this may only be the beginning of an extended sell-off. They point to the relative strength of the U.S....Tags: Federal Reserve, Bonds, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Consumer Confidence, Robin Williams
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