Federal Reserve Will Wait At Least Six More Months Before Raising Rates

For those people counting down to the first rate hike from the Federal Reserve, New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley offered an interpretation of “extended period” for Susie Gharib of Nightly Business Report: “GHARIB: Bill, everybody wants to know what do you mean by extended period? Would you please define that for us? DUDLEY: … Read more

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The Other Plot to Wreck America – NYTimes.com Americans must be told the full story of how Wall Street gamed and inflated the housing bubble, made out like bandits, and then left millions of households in ruin. Without that reckoning, there will be no public clamor for serious reform of a financial system that was … Read more

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Yen reclaiming carry trade as U.S. bond yields rise | Reuters The recent spike in U.S. bond yields, coinciding with a rally in the dollar against the yen, is flagging a return to the yen to fund carry trades (tags: Japan yen U.S._dollar carry_trade) Moody’s Warns on Japan’s Fiscal Discipline Under Kan The replacement of … Read more

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Chinese Demand to Reshape Global Steel Market – WSJ.com China's surging demand for steel this year is expected to dominate the landscape of the steel industry as never before. Already the world's largest producer by far, the country is expected to rev up production by nearly 10%. But the higher output likely won't exceed demand, … Read more