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Bernanke spurs stock volatility, dollar gains
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks, bonds and currencies took a wild ride on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. central bank's massive bond-buying program would remain in place for now, even as the Fed considers cutting back...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Symptoms, Buyback, Interest Rate, Citigroup Incorporated
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U.S. dollar rallies to multiyear highs after Bernanke
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied to a 4-1/2-year high against the yen and a near three-year peak against a currency basket on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stoked speculation the U.S. central bank could begin slowing its...Tags: Buyback, Germany, Foreign Exchange Market, Environmental Issues, Citigroup Incorporated
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Bernanke warns that premature ending of Fed's stimulus efforts would carry substantial risks
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus programs. Reducing the Fed's efforts to keep borrowing rates...Tags: S&P 500, Financial Markets, Kevin Brady, U.S. Congress, Money and Monetary Policy
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Fed minutes showed some officials willing to consider trimming bond purchases as early as June
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Several Federal Reserve policymakers this month favored slowing the Fed's efforts to maintain record-low long-term interest rates as early as June — if the economy showed strong and sustained growth. But those officials...Tags: U.S. Congress, Money and Monetary Policy, Mortgages, Ben Bernanke, Central Bank
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Five US high-grade deals on offer as Fed rallies markets
ReutersBy John Balassi May 22 (IFR) - Five new high-grade deals hit the US primary market on Wednesday, as risky assets rallied following Fed chairman Bernanke told Congress that any tapering of stimulus now could endanger the economic recovery. Even so, the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Finance, Entergy Arkansas Inc., Credit Ratings, Analog Devices Incorporated
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Stern Advice-Why pension funds are eating your 401(k)'s lunch
ReutersBy Linda Stern WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Pension funds - those old guaranteed-benefit retirement plans your grandma might have told you about - outperform those in 401(k) plans year after year, according to new research from consulting company...Tags: Politics, Retirement, Pension and Welfare, Mutual Funds, Loans
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Column: Why pension funds are eating your 401(k)'s lunch
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pension funds - those old guaranteed-benefit retirement plans your grandma might have told you about - outperform those in 401(k) plans year after year, according to new research from consulting company Towers Watson. In 2011,...Tags: Advice Columns and Columnists, Politics, Mutual Funds, Money and Monetary Policy, Retirement
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Africa's hot bond market could overheat as U.S. funds pile in
ReutersBy Tim McLaughlin BOSTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. investors searching desperately for higher yields are piling into Africa's emerging bond markets but may not be getting paid enough for the chaos and uncertainty still stalking sub-Saharan countries, some...Tags: Emerging Market, Political Corruption, Africa, Mutual Funds, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: S&P 500, Financial Markets, U.S. Congress, Money and Monetary Policy, Ben Bernanke
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Analysis: As economy strengthens, a bonds sell-off may beckon
ReutersNEW YORK (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. economy with the labor...Tags: S&P 500, Financial Markets, U.S. Congress, Money and Monetary Policy, Ben Bernanke
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Bank of Japan vows market steps to curb bond turbulence
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan vowed on Wednesday to take necessary steps to reduce volatility in bond markets that has threatened to jeopardize the government's fight to end deflation and revive growth. The central bank upgraded its assessment of...Tags: Environmental Issues, Foreign Exchange Market, Polls, China, Shinzo Abe
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