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Fed’s Bullard: rates too low for too long could be risky

U.S. interest rates being kept too low for too long could cause financial instability in future and stronger market expectations for a rate rise are “probably good”, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Monday. A relatively tight labor market in the United States may also exert upward pressure on inflation, raising the case for higher interest rates, Bullard added. “I do worry that keeping rates too low for too long could feed into future financial instability even if it…

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Fed to delay rate hike until September on tame inflation outlook: Reuters poll

The U.S. Federal Reserve will likely wait until September before raising interest rates again, stretching to nine months the time since its first hike in nearly a decade, as it waits for clear signs inflation is picking up, a Reuters poll found. This is the second time this …

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Good U.S. payrolls gains seen, but swelling labor force to cap wage growth

U.S. employment likely rose again in April, but a rush of job seekers into the labor market should keep wage gains moderate and buy a cautious Federal Reserve more time before raising interest rates again. Nonfarm payrolls probably increased by 202,000 last month in U.S. Labor Department data…

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Sumner Redstone trial should be open to public: tentative ruling

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The trial over media mogul Sumner Redstone's healthcare directive should be open to the public, a California judge said in a tentative ruling …

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Mitsubishi says U.S. mileage ratings for its cars are correct

(Reuters) – Mitsubishi Motors Corp, which has admitted manipulating fuel economy tests for mini-vehicles in Japan, on Wednesday said its vehicles for the model years 2013 to 2017 sold in the United States have correct mileage ratings. Mitsubishi said it has gone back and re-tested the models from those model years sold in the U.S. market. “Our findings confirm that fuel economy testing data for these U.S. market vehicles is accurate and complies with established EPA procedures,” the company said in a

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Oil jumps to 2016 highs as dollar drops on Fed decision

By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped about 3 percent on Wednesday, hitting new highs for 2016 as the dollar weakened after the Federal Reserve announced it would leave U.S. interest rates unchanged. Oil had risen early, the day after an industry group said U.S. crude inventories had dropped in the latest week. In early afternoon, the Fed announced it was leaving interest rates unchanged, and issued a statement implying it

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TransCanada restarts Keystone pipeline at reduced pressure

The Canadian energy company said the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration approved the return to service plan for a controlled start Saturday evening. “As part of the return-to-service plan approved by PHMSA, TransCanada is operating the pipeline at reduced pressure,” the company said in

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Bill Gross sees one or two Fed rate hikes in 2016: Barron’s

(Reuters) – Bond manager Bill Gross predicts that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates once or twice in 2016, according to an interview in Barron's.

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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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Tougher lending standards pose risk to outlook for Fed

A recent tightening of credit for U.S. companies is threatening to undermine economic growth, making it less likely the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates anytime soon. Fed Chair Janet Yellen …

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