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Powell's Interest Rate Comments Cheer Wall Street Despite Trump's Attacks
Fed Chair Jerome Powell addressed a luncheon Tuesday with a tone that suggested interest rate hikes may slow. Investors loved what they heard, and markets soared in the wake of Powell's remarks.
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Investors Say Good Riddance to Spooky October on Wall Street
A witch's brew of mounting concerns over borrowing costs, global growth, and tariffs collided head-on with the run-up to a critical U.S. election, which even by itself would have led to a spike in volatility, according to Adam Sarhan,...
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Market Analyst: There's a Lot to Be Scared About
Markets may have closed off their lows of the day, but Jack Kramer, co-founder and co-CEO of MarketSnacks, said there's still plenty that could weigh on investors over the next year.
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Dow Down Over 1,000 Points Over Two-Day Span
Stocks continued their slide in volatile trading Thursday. Some tech stocks rebounded, albeit slightly, while President Trump continued his attacks on the Fed.
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Nasdaq Enters Correction Territory as Stocks Extend Losses
Stocks broke through on the downside in the final hours of trading Thursday, with the Dow sinking as much as 700 points, and the Nasdaq falling into correction territory, down 10 percent from its all-time highs hit in August.
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Venezuela's New Cryptocurrency Is 'Dead on Arrival'
As Venezuela grapples with an economic crisis, the country's President Nicolas Maduro pegged its currency to a newly-launched crypto. But Eduardo Gomez of Bitcoin marketplace PurseIO says the move makes little sense for most Venezuelans.
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UK inflation defies expectations
The British pound slipped to a one-week low on Wednesday as lower-than-expected inflation data undermined the chances of an interest rate rise. The consumer prices index remained at 2.4 per cent in May for the second month running,...
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Canada's rising inflation
Sabrina Bond, economist at the Conference Board of Canada, on the latest reading on inflation.
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Losing jobs
Frances Donald, senior economist at Manulife Asset Management, on the latest monthly employment report.
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Previewing the Federal Reserve's Meeting
As the central bank heads into its two-day policy meeting Tuesday, several factors loom large: inflation, an economy that is at full employment but wages are stagnant, and a new government spending plan that could increase the national...
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The Federal Reserve's Got a Tough Job
As the central bank kicks off its two-day policy meeting Tuesday, several factors loom large: inflation, an economy that is at full-employment but with stagnant wages, and a new government spending plan that could increase the national...
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Federal Reserve Considers Acting Now, or Later
As the central bank kicks off its two-day policy meeting Tuesday, several factors loom large: inflation, an economy that is at full-employment but with stagnant wages, and a new government spending plan that could increase the national...
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Interest rate lookahead
CIBC economist Royce Mendes on what we could see from the Bank of Canada in Wednesday's interest rate decision
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Will Brexit harm the UK economy?
As the countdown to Brexit enters its last 12 months, a question mark hangs over the impact it will have on Britain's economy. Pre-Brexit referendum, the economy was strong and is still growing but from one of the fastest it's fallen to...
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#AskSpace: Multiverse and the big bang - what do we know?
Rasty Salah from Freiburg in Germany would like to know if there is any proof of a multiverse, and would the laws of physics there be the same?" ESA physicist Paul McNamara gave his answer: "So it’s a very good question. The multiverse...
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How Will New Fed Chair Jerome Powell Differ From Janet Yellen
Anthony Chan, chief economist at Chase, says that while Powell will want to raise interest rates gradually, he will want to keep policy continuous with that of his predecessor.
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Will UK interest rates rise as inflation outstrips wage growth?
Consumer price inflation in Britain is now three percent which is close to its highest level for six years. After Britons voted to leave the EU in 2016 the pound tanked and inflation rose as the cost of imports went up. The last interest...
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U.S. inflation
Edward Harrison of Credit Writedowns on the prospect of the Fed raising interest rates faster
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Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper Has a Plan for Healthcare
Jon Steinberg was with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper at Denver Startup Week to find out how the Mile High state is creating an entrepreneurial environment for businesses. Gov. Hickenlooper attributes a piece of the city's growth to...
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Rate hike
Renee Filippone reports on the Bank of Canada's latest move to tighten monetary policy, and what it could mean for Canadians
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Allan J. MacEachen, historic Canadian politician, dead at 96
Allan J. MacEachen, a long-serving Liberal MP and senator from Nova Scotia who helped write legislation surrounding universal medicare, the minimum wage and national labour standards, has died at 96.