Dollar Rises, Global Stocks Hold Highs On March Fed Rate Hike Bets
European stocks held near 15-month highs and the dollar strengthened against other top global currencies on Thursday on growing expectations ...
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Asian Shares Advance, Dollar Supported By March Rate Hike Bets
Asian shares rose on Thursday as investors were encouraged by President Donald Trump's measured tone in his first speech to ...
US Businesses Raise Concerns Over Trump Policies
Businesses in some parts of the country, while generally upbeat, are concerned about the uncertainty surrounding the impending policies of ...
Key US Inflation Measure Hits Fastest Pace Since 2012
A closely watched measure of US inflation in January hit its fastest monthly pace in nearly four years, the Commerce ...
Federal Reserve May Raise US Rates ‘fairly Soon’
Federal Reserve officials have said they may need to raise interest rates "fairly soon" if the economy stays strong, minutes ...
US Fed Officials Say They May Need To Raise Rates ‘fairly Soon’
Federal Reserve officials said their outlook for the economy and interest rates had not changed much since December 2016, when ...
Fed’s Yellen Spars With Lawmakers On Regulation, Economy
The US central bank chief sparred with legislators Wednesday over its responsibility for the weak economic recovery, bank regulations and ...
Fed’s Yellen Says Fiscal Policy Adds ‘uncertainty’ To Outlook
Possible changes in fiscal policy by US President Donald Trump are among the factors adding "uncertainty" to the economic outlook, ...
‘Significant Uncertainty’ About Fiscal Policy Under Trump
U. S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said there was significant uncertainty about U.S. fiscal policy under the Trump ...
Wall Street Stands With Two Fed-Hike Outlook For 2017
Wall Street's top banks expect just two rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this year and see only modest risk ...
US Raises Key Interest Rate By 0.25%
The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25%, only the second increase in a decade. The ...
You and Low Interest Rates
The start of the week saw the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana announcing a reduction in ...
Interests On Loans To Drop If …
Some financial analysts are anticipating that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) will sustain the decision to reduce further, its policy ...
BoG Reduces Policy Rate To 25.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reduced the policy rate by 50 basis point ...
Financial Observers Expect A Reduction Today
There is growing expectation on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to announce a reduction in the policy rate as the ...
President Mahama To Consider Capping Interest Rates
The President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama has hinted of moves to consider capping interest rates in the country. According ...
Obama Officials Work Against Time To Wrap Banking Rules
U. S. officials are striving to put finishing touches on a slew of banking rules before President Barack Obama leaves ...
Dollar Shortage Stifles Trade In Newly Floated Egyptian Pound
Egypt's pound avoided the sharp drop that many had feared on its first day as a freely traded currency, but ...
The Left’s Fed Up Makes A Naked Power Grab For Control Of The Fed
The left is undertaking an amazing back door plan to dramatically increase its influence over the Fed’s interest-rate-setting Open Market ...
The Best Hope For Restoring The American Dream Now Lives In The US Senate
Who will conjure the American Dream back for us? Politics is part prestidigitation, part reality. A great magician distracts her ...