WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s all about the data. For months, the Federal Reserve has said that once economic data showed a consistently healthy economy, it would be time to resume raising interest rates. And for almost as long, the data ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 struck a ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — An ally of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen who has been a longtime skeptic of raising interest rates signaled Friday that the Fed should be in no hurry to act, especially after a bleak U.S. jobs report ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials believe that a June interest rate hike is likely at the central bank’s next meeting in June if the economy keeps improving. Fed officials decided against raising rates at its April meeting. But minutes ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Democratic senators and House members complained Thursday that the Federal Reserve has failed to meet its obligation to build a diverse leadership that includes enough women and minorities, and it wants Chair Janet Yellen ...

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WASHINGTON  — When the Federal Reserve chose not to raise its key interest rate at its meeting last week, it nevertheless made clear that its next move will be another increase. That stance puts it at odds with other major ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the Fed still envisions a gradual pace of interest rate increases in light of global pressures that could weigh on the U.S. economy. Yellen did not specify a ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said Monday that inflation in the U.S. may be starting to tick up from too-low levels, a key condition for further interest rate hikes. “We may well at present be seeing ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has put forward new rules aimed at addressing one of the primary causes of the 2008 financial crisis — the financial exposures that the biggest banks had with each other. The Fed is proposing ...

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The bulk of business economists expect the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year but their views on the Fed’s policy stance are divided. The survey by the National Association of Business Economics found that 75 percent of respondents ...

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