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As Fed nears rate hikes, policymakers plan for ‘brave new world’

By Jason Lange and Ann Saphir JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers are signaling they could raise U.S. interest rates soon but they are already weighing new tools they may need to fight the next recession. A solid U.S. labor market “has strengthened” the case for the first rate increase since

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For the Fed’s Yellen ‘conventional’ unconventional policy is enough

By David Chance WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For all the talk of a radical shift in central banking policy, from the permanent use of negative rates to helicopter money drops, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen appears to believe she can tackle any future downturn using…

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Fed’s Yellen sees stronger case for interest rate hike

The Federal Reserve is getting closer to raising interest rates again, the head of the U.S. central bankand other policymakers said on Friday in comments that left the door open for a hike as early as next month. Fed Chair Janet

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Federal Reserve under growing pressure to reform system, goals

The U.S. Federal Reserve has two guiding goals when designing monetary policy: maximum employment and stable inflation. At this year's flagship economic policy conference, from Aug. 25 to 27, U.S policymakers will confer not only with their counterparts from around the world but also host…

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Fed guessing game moves up a gear as Yellen takes stage

The debate over whether the U.S. Federal Reserve is readying an interest rate hike will get its umpteenth airing over the coming week, with all eyes on Chair Janet Yellen to provide some clarity. Amid conflicting signals from the Fed in recent days, central bankers from around the world will gather from Aug. 25 for an annual meeting in the mountains of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with Yellen due to speak the following day. “Yellen could provide her current assessment of the outlook for job growth, …

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U.S. inflation tame as economy gains momentum

U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in July on falling gasoline costs, but solid gains in industrial output and home building suggested a pickup in economic activity that could allow the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year. Tuesday's mixed reports came as influential New York Fed President William Dudley said the U.S. central bank could hike rates next month, citing a tightening labor market that he said was starting to spur faster wage growth. “The strong housing starts and industrial output performance will …

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Global monetary taps still open wide, Fed minutes in focus

The glue binding a still-aggressive global monetary policy response to a struggling world economy and almost daily record highs for world stock markets along with record low bond yields is set to remain intact in the coming week. The one thing that could unstick it, apart from divine intervention, would be a change in tune from …

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Growth snapshots ahead in world awash with cheap money

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – Bumper July jobs data from the United States have again begun to stoke expectations of a September rate hike from the Federal Reserve, just when other major central banks around the globe are unleashing ever-looser policy. New Zealand's central bank is also expected to join the easing brigade with a cut on Thursday. Slow growth and virtually non-existent euro zone inflation will also force the European Central Bank to extend and expand…

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SABMiller pauses AB InBev integration amid new offer

By Martinne Geller LONDON (Reuters) – SABMiller has told employees to pause the integration of its operations with those of Anheuser-Busch InBev as the brewer's board weighs its sweetened takeover offer, two sources familiar with the matter said. “This is another big piece of news to take in and I appreciate this will cause lots of internal and external speculation.

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Fed keeps rates unchanged, says risks to outlook reduced

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but said near-term risks to the U.S. economic outlook had diminished, opening the door to a resumption of monetary policy tightening this year. While Fed policymakers said they continued to closely monitor inflation data and global economic and financial developments, they indicated less …

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