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Posts Tagged ‘ Federal Open Market Committee ’

Dow Zooms Above 9,000 on Eve of Expected Fed Rate Cut

Oct 29th, 2008 | By Jennifer Yousfi | Category: Financial News

U.S. equities rallied yesterday (Tuesday) as the U.S. Federal Reserve convened for the first day of a two-day meeting of its monetary policy committee.



With Oil Speculators Blitzing, the Fed Needs to Call an Interest-Rate Reverse Play

May 28th, 2008 | By Martin Hutchinson | Category: Politics & Economics

The inflationary reality that we as consumers have been living for months may finally be starting to dawn on the U.S. Federal Reserve.



With a Rate Decision, GDP Report Due Today, the Fed Walks the High Wire Again

Apr 30th, 2008 | By Jennifer Yousfi | Category: Politics & Economics

If U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers make the expected quarter-point rate cut at the end of their meeting today (Wednesday), the impact will be felt well beyond U.S. borders.