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Fed could end bond buys in autumn if jobs outlook sure: Evans
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve could continue full-speed ahead on its bond-buying program through the summer, but end it abruptly in the autumn if by then it is confident that the improvement in the jobs outlook is here to stay, a top Fed...Tags: Central Bank, Labor Legislation, Inflation and Deflation, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Mexico will see bank reform impact in 2-3 years: Banorte's Ortiz
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/LatinAmerica13) By Tomas Sarmiento and Krista Hughes MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's banking reform will take two or three years to have an...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Brazil, Central Bank, Citigroup Incorporated, Finance
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IMF urges Montenegro to close aluminum plant to cut debt
ReutersPODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro should shut down the loss-making aluminum plant that is the country's biggest single industrial employer to stem a sharp rise in its public debt, the International Monetary Fund said. The partly state-owned Kombinat...Tags: Podgorica (Montenegro), Oleg Deripaska, International Organizations, International Monetary Fund, Government Debt
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Yen higher after Japanese minister discourages further drop
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen climbed back from a 4-1/2-year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economy minister suggested the currency might have weakened enough. The economy minister, Akira Amari, said the yen's excessive strength had...Tags: Japan, Consumers, New Zealand, Global Expansion, Bangkok (Thailand)
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Higher consumer spending will offset sequester cuts, economists say
WASHINGTON -- Consumers will help keep economic growth on track this year, as new projections of their spending indicate it will offset the hit to the recovery from the federal government's automatic budget cuts, a panel of economists said Monday. The...
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Japan govt upgrades economic assessment for first time in 2 months
ReutersTOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Japan's government upgraded its assessment of the economy in May for the first time in two months, in a sign growth is accelerating as exports and factory output pick up. The economy is gradually recovering, according to the...Tags: Japan, Financial Markets, Inflation and Deflation, Government Debt, Prices
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Preparing for Asia's golden age
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - There is a new gold rush in the Asia-Pacific: rising incomes and consumer spending by Asia's fast-growing middle classes that is generating unprecedented opportunities for multinational firms. If western firms recognize those...Tags: Japan, Consumers, Singapore, Emerging Market, International Trade
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Japan upgrades economic outlook as Abe's policies take hold
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government upgraded its assessment of the economy on Monday, as emerging signs of an upturn in exports and factory output added to growing evidence that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive polices are beginning to...Tags: Japan, Economy, Business and Finance, Earnings Forecasts, Inflation and Deflation, Government Debt
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CORRECTED-ANALYSIS-Little sign Abe can shake up Japan's inbound FDI
Reuters(Corrects third from last paragraph to show Renault took a stake in Nissan) * Japan PM Abe set to compile growth strategy in June * Previous growth strategies have fallen flat * FDI boost could show Abe serious about trying new policies By Stanley...Tags: Japan, United Kingdom, Medical Specialization, Nursing, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
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Analysis: Little sign Abe can shake up Japan's inbound FDI
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan risks missing, yet again, an opportunity to use foreign investment to help fuel sustained economic growth that has eluded it for the last two decades. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to make Japan "the world's easiest country...Tags: Japan, United Kingdom, Medical Specialization, Nursing, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
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Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank risks, says Britain
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - An independent Scotland would have a vastly oversized financial sector that would leave it vulnerable to a Cyprus-style banking crisis, Britain's finance ministry says. Before a referendum due in September 2014 on whether Scotland...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, United Kingdom, Scotland, Finance, Cyprus
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Fed's Fisher says not worried about drop in inflation
ReutersHOUSTON (Reuters) - A slowdown in U.S. inflation was benign and could "unleash" consumer spending, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on Thursday, adding that he was not worried about the risk of deflation. "If you look at CPI...Tags: Gasoline Industry, Consumers, Market and Exchange, Economy, Business and Finance, Central Bank
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