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U.S. payrolls surge, bolster Fed rate hike prospects

U.S. employment gains surged in February, the clearest sign yet of labor market strength that could further ease fears the economy was heading into recession and allow the Federal …

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U.S. economic activity expanded, but conditions mixed: Fed

U.S. economic activity continued to expand in most districts from early January to late February but conditions varied considerably across regions and within sectors, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday. The decidedly mixed picture illustrates the headache Fed policymakers face when they next meet to decide the path of interest rates on March 15-16. Consumer spending increased in

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Fed’s Dudley sees risks to U.S. economic outlook tilting to downside

An influential Federal Reserve official on Tuesday said he sees downside risks to his U.S. economic outlook, an assessment that could flag a longer pause before the Fed's next interest-rate hike than he and his colleagues had earlier signaled. “At this moment, I judge that the balance of risks to my growth and inflation outlooks may be starting to tilt slightly to the downside,” New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said in remarks at a conference in Hangzhou, China sponsored by…

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Global downturn spurred Fed to consider changing rate path: minutes

By Jason Lange and Lindsay Dunsmuir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers worried last month that a global slowdown and financial market selloff could hurt the U.S. economy and considered changing the central bank's planned interest rate hike path for 2016. Although most of the policymakers still expected to raise rates this year and even discussed a

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U.S. agency rejects Boeing protest of Northrop bomber contract

A U.S. government agency on Tuesday rejected a protest filed by Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp against a multibillion-dollar bomber contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Corp by the U.S. Air Force in October. The decision by the U.S. Government Accountability Office marked another setback for Boeing, which is facing job cuts in its commercial division and a reported federal investigation into whether it properly accounted for two jetliners, the 747 and 787. Ralph White, GAO's managing associate …

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Oil loses nearly 4 percent as hopes over Saudi, Russia deal fade

Brent oil fell almost 4 percent on Tuesday, erasing early gains after top producers Russia and Saudi Arabia dashed expectations of an outright supply cut by agreeing only to freeze output …

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Fed’s Kashkari, in first speech, suggests radical Wall St. overhaul

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve's newest policymaker and a former point man for the government's bailout of the financial industry on Tuesday called on lawmakers to take radical action to rein in banks and protect taxpayers. In his first speech as head of…

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Fed’s ‘dot plot’ looks increasingly out of touch on rates

The Federal Reserve's rate path “dot plot” has become increasingly detached from financial markets' interest-rate projections and risks sending an overly hawkish message that may undermine the central bank's credibility. Despite falling inflation …

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Yellen’s dilemma: a downturn with no easy response

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve's carefully scripted decision to raise interest rates last December, and begin a return to “normal” policy, may now become a nightmare for the U.S. central bank if an economic downturn forces a return to unconventional methods. Fed chair …

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Yellen: Fed not likely to reverse course on rates despite risks

Tightening financial conditions and uncertainty over China pose risks to the U.S. recovery, but chances are slim the Federal Reserve would need to reverse the rate tightening cycle it began in December, Fed Chair Janet Yellen told U.S. lawmakers…

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