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Reuters, April 10, 2014. All Rights Reserved. (Reuters) – Wall Street bond dealers began anticipating an earlier first interest-rate hike from the Federal Reserve after last month’s policy meeting, according to the results of a poll by the New York Fed released on Thursday. That was exactly what Fed policymakers had feared would happen after […]

MNI | Deutsche Börse Group, April 9, 2014. All Rights Reserved. * Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans Wednesday accused the central bank of being "timid" in its attempts to spur faster economic growth, saying the Fed has been "less aggressive" than called for despite being nowhere its employment and inflation goals. In remarks […]

MSN Money, April 9, 2014. All Rights Reserved. WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will likely wait at least six months after ending a bond-buying program before raising interest rates, and will only act that quickly “if things really go well,” a top U.S. central banker said on Wednesday. “It could be six, […]

MNI | Deutsche Börse Group, April 9, 2014. All Rights Reserved. WASHINGTON (MNI) -–Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans Wednesday accused the central bank of being "timid" in its attempts to spur faster economic growth, saying the Fed has been "less aggressive" than called for despite being nowhere its employment and inflation goals. In […]

MNI | Deutsche Börse Group, April 9, 2014. All Rights Reserved. WASHINGTON (MNI) – Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo Wednesday night argued that monetary policy can play an important role in helping the nation’s long-term unemployment, saying the Fed right now should not be overly concerned with how much of the slow pace of […]

Bloomberg Businessweek, April 9, 2014. All Rights Reserved. Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo said the central bank shouldn’t raise interest rates “preemptively” on a belief the recession cut the supply of ready labor in the economy. “We should remain attentive to evidence that labor markets have actually tightened to the point that there is demonstrable […]

Reuters, April 9, 2014. All Rights Reserved. (Reuters) -–The Federal Reserve will likely wait at least six months after ending a bond-buying program before raising interest rates, and will only act that quickly "if things really go well," a top U.S. central banker said on Wednesday. "It could be six, it could be 16 months," […]

The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2014. All Rights Reserved. Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo on Wednesday said policy makers should proceed cautiously in judging when inflationary pressures are building in the economy, given uncertainty that surrounds just how much slack remains in the labor market. Mr. Tarullo placed himself in the camp of Fed […]