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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: Washington, DC, Board of Directors, China, Charles Schwab, Gymnastics
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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: Washington, DC, Employment Opportunities, Federal Reserve, U.S. Congress, Mortgages
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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: Washington, DC, Employment Opportunities, Federal Reserve, U.S. Congress, Mortgages
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WRAPUP 4-Bernanke says more progress needed before stimulus pullback
Reuters* Bernanke touts benefits of Fed bond buying * Says end to purchases will depend on economy * Could trim bond buys at one of the "next few meetings" * If anything, "inflation is too low," Bernanke says By Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON,...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Economy, Federal Reserve, Mortgages, U.S. Congress
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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: Washington, DC, Loan Market, Greenwich, Charles Schwab, Chuck Hagel
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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: Economy, Business and Finance, Entergy Arkansas Inc., U.S. Congress, Mortgages, Finance
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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: 401K, Career and Workplace, Retirement, Loans, Personal Finance
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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, Loans, Personal Finance, Finance, Pension and Welfare
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Thomson Corporation, Wars and Interventions, Emerging Market, Finance
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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: Employment Opportunities, Federal Reserve, Robin Williams, U.S. Congress, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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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: Employment Opportunities, Federal Reserve, Robin Williams, U.S. Congress, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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