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U.S.’ Lew says UK authorities need time to probe pound crash

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Friday it was necessary to give British authorities some time to determine what drove a steep drop in the pound before jumping to conclusions. “Based on our own experience, it takes some time to find out why such movements occur,” Lew told a news conference at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Meetings in Washington. The pound's fall by more than 10 percent against the dollar to below $1.15 was …

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‘Flash crash’ thrashes sterling; dollar slides on U.S. jobs data

By Richard Leong and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sterling plunged on Friday after what traders called a “flash crash” knocked the currency to a 31-year low, while the dollar slipped on news of unexpectedly weak U.S. jobs growth in September. “I think it’s a warning shot from the markets to the UK about what type of potential volatility …

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Finance leaders issue fresh warnings amid Deutsche worries, pound rout

World finance leaders issued fresh warnings about economic stability risks on Friday amid worries about a massive U.S. fine for Deutsche Bank destabilizing Germany's largest bank, a sharp fall in the British pound and weak global growth. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the chairman of euro zone finance ministers, said that the U.S. Department of Justice's demand that Deutsche Bank pay $14 billion for its role in the sub-prime mortgage crisis is too big and will undermine financial …

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Fed’s Mester says U.S. economic data consistent with higher rates

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said current U.S. economic data, including the September payrolls report released on Friday, were consistent with the U.S. central bank considering an increase in interest rates. “We have made progress on both (of the Fed's) mandates,” Mester, who dissented with two other Fed officials at the September policy meeting, told reporters after a speech at an event organized by the Manhattan Institute.

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Asia stocks up on solid U.S. data, gold hit by stimulus taper fears

Asian shares firmed on Thursday thanks to stronger U.S. economic data, while growing prospects of a near-term U.S. rate hike and possible tapering of stimulus in Europe hit gold and lifted the dollar to one-month

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Fed seen holding rates steady as inflation watch continues

By Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged this week, deferring any possible increase until September or December, as policymakers hold out for more evidence of a pickup in inflation. Central to the debate at the Fed's July 26-27 policy meeting will be how to reconcile upbeat U.S. economic data, highlighted by strong job gains in June, with a global growth slowdown and other …

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Oil prices largely unchanged as market shrugs off Turkey coup bid

Oil prices were largely unchanged on Monday as traders shrugged off the impact of the attempted coup in Turkey, while disruptions to crude exports in Libya and upbeat U.S. economic data lent prices some support. “The market is looking past the coup,”

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