All posts tagged "interest rates"

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  US Stock Indexes End Strong Week with Gains

  Investors in a buying mood amid low interest rates

  • Posted July 1, 2016
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  Britain’s Leaving the EU. What Should I Do with my Money?

  Britain's vote toppled the government and sent global markets plunging

  • Posted June 25, 2016
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  US Stocks Rise as Yellen Takes Careful Tone Before Congress

  Polls suggest British voters will choose to remain in the European Union

  • Posted June 21, 2016
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  Yellen Says Uncertainties Justify Cautious Approach

  Says Fed has very limited authority to help Puerto Rico

  • Posted June 21, 2016
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  Stocks Fall Again as Fed Decision, Brexit Vote Looms

  NEW YORK – Stocks in the U.S. and other global markets fell for a fourth day Tuesday as jittery investors await for the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates and worried about Britain’s expected close vote on...

  • Posted June 14, 2016
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  Late Sell-Off Leaves US Stocks Barely Higher; Oil Rises

  NEW YORK – Stock indexes inched upward Tuesday, led by gains in energy companies as the price of oil closed above $50 a barrel for the first time in almost a year. The market had been on...

  • Posted June 7, 2016
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  Federal Reserve Relief and Oil Prices Send Stocks Higher

  Energy companies rise along with the price of oil

  • Posted June 6, 2016
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  Yellen: Economy Improving but Timing of Rate Hike is Unclear

  WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated Monday that the U.S. economy is improving but remains defined by so many uncertainties that it’s unclear when the Fed should resume raising interest rates. Speaking in Philadelphia, Yellen...

  • Posted June 6, 2016
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  Lean Times Ahead? Mark Zandi

  Chief economist for Moody's Analytics says investors need to buckle in

  • Posted June 5, 2016
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  US Stocks, Dollar Slide after Weak US Jobs Report

  Investors also await action from Federal Reserve later in the month

  • Posted June 3, 2016