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Caroline Baum: Federal Reserve handicaps race of its own making
Ed Koch, the late mayor of New York City, used to stop residents on the street and ask, "How am I doing?" With next month marking the four-year anniversary of the end of the 2007-2009 recession, the longest and deepest since the Great Depression, it...Tags: Labor Markets, Economic Indicator, Services and Shopping, Bloomberg L.P., The Wall Street Journal
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Goldman Sachs wins even when muzzled by the feds
Almost three years ago, when Goldman Sachs Group Inc. paid $550 million to settle fraud accusations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, one of the claims was that Goldman misled the bond-insurer ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. in a horribly complex...Tags: Trials, Parties and Movements, Elizabeth Warren, Eric Holder, Politics
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Hedge funds selling gold after propping market a month ago
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge funds and other big speculators in commodities have started selling gold in a big way, trade data showed on Friday, just a month after they had supported the precious metal amid a record tumble in its price. Money managers,...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Mutual Funds, Prices, Metal and Mineral, Metal
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares fall as Fed officials talk of QE exit
Reuters* Fed officials urge bank to begin stimulus withdrawal * Dollar rises to near 10-month highs * European shares edge back from 5-year highs By David Brett LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - The dollar held firm near a 10-month high versus a basket of currencies...Tags: Globalization, Central Bank
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PRECIOUS-Gold hits 1-month low as Fed pressured to end stimulus
Reuters* US gold futures down 1.6 pct, down 5 pct on week * Traders see more losses, could take market to 2010 level * Fed officials pressure for stimulus end, driving dollar up * Strong US consumer data, stock market weigh on gold * Palladium, platinum...Tags: South Africa, Metal and Mineral, Metal, Gold and Precious Material, Money and Monetary Policy
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Investors dump Double B names as rates spike higher
ReutersBy Danielle Robinson and Joy Ferguson NEW YORK, May 17 (IFR) - If anyone needed evidence that parts of the high-yield bond market no longer offer protection against rising interest rates, then they received it this week, when the highest quality, longest...Tags: AllianceBernstein Holding LP, Ball Corporation, Bonds, Prices, Financial Markets
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar soars, stocks gain amid talk of Fed QE exit
Reuters* Fed's Williams says stimulus reduction could start this summer * U.S. consumer sentiment rises to nearly six-year high * U.S. dollar index hits nearly three-year high * U.S. Treasuries prices fall further after sentiment data By Herbert Lash NEW YORK,...Tags: Financial Markets, Foreign Exchange Market, Metal and Mineral, Nasdaq Composite, Stock Market
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Fed has not lowered interest rates enough: Kocherlakota
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low inflation and overly high unemployment over the next two to three...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Labor Markets, Money and Monetary Policy, Finance, Employment
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Dollar tops 103 yen, a 4-1/2-year high, on robust U.S. data
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Friday, topping the 103-yen level as it hit a 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency, after data showing a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted investors to add to bullish...Tags: Industrial Production, Land Price, Real Estate Buyers, Banking, Gymnastics
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TREASURIES OUTLOOK-Prices fall on improved consumer sentiment
Reuters(Adds paragraphs at end on next week's data) * Early May U.S. consumer sentiment highest in almost six years * April leading indicators point to growth * Treasuries could stay range bound in coming sessions By Ellen Freilich NEW YORK, May 17...Tags: Connecticut Labor Markets, Finance, Credit Ratings, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Economy, Business and Finance
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares bounce off lows after talk of Fed QE exit
Reuters* Fed officials urge bank to begin stimulus withdrawal * Dollar rises to near 10-month highs * Bund future surges on talk ECB edging towards negative rates * European shares recover as investors buy the dips * Copper up for 2nd day after China data By...Tags: China, Money and Monetary Policy, Credit Ratings, Foreign Exchange Market, Central Bank
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open ahead of key economic data
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher, although gains might be capped after San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams hinted the U.S. central bank could begin pulling back its aggressive monetary easing...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, CAE Incorporated, Carl Icahn, Magna International Incorporated, Companies and Corporations
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