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US Fed official optimistic on economic outlook
AFP, Published on 27/02/2018
» WASHINGTON - The outlook for the US economy is upbeat as factors that have been holding down growth, including businesses reluctance to invest, begin to fade, a US central banker said Monday.
US Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged
AFP, Published on 03/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: The US central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged as expected on Wednesday and at the same time signaled that policymakers were not overly concerned by the recent uptick in inflation.
Fed rate-cut signal propels global equities
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Darana Chudasri, Published on 22/06/2019
» Recap: Global stock markets rebounded following a signal from the US Federal Reserve about a possible rate cut amid growing risks to global economic growth outlook. All eyes will be fixed on next week's G20 Summit where the leaders of China and the US are expected to discuss their differences on trade policy.
Trump attacks US Fed, demands rate cut
AFP, Published on 20/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump attacked the independent US Federal Reserve on Friday, demanding the central bank reverse course and cut interest rates -- something it is widely expected to do this month.
Stocks advance as Fed officials back easing
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Darana Chudasri, Published on 20/07/2019
» Recap: Investment sentiment returned to risk-on mode after two senior US Federal Reserve officials spoke of the need to get ahead of an economic slowdown while interest rates are already low, prompting gains in global stock markets and the value of the US dollar.
Is politics at last grasping the Fed?
News, Robert J. Barro, Published on 30/07/2019
» From the early 1980s until the start of the financial crisis in September 2008, the US Federal Reserve seemed to have a coherent process for adjusting its main short-term interest rate, the federal funds rate. Its policy had three key components: the nominal interest rate would rise by more than the rate of inflation; it would increase in response to a strengthening of the real economy; and it would tend toward a long-term normal value.
Fed, BoT expected to maintain interest rates
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/01/2025
» Economists are projecting both the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to keep interest rates unchanged at their first meetings of 2025 amid uncertainties, dismissing a recent call from US President Donald Trump for rates to be cut immediately.
Fed set to pause US rate hikes
AFP, Published on 19/12/2018
» WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve will wade into a charged political atmosphere on Wednesday, with another interest rate hike likely but accompanied by a strong sign it will hold off on further increases.
Fed, US shutdown threat spoil holiday mood
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 22/12/2018
» Recap: World stocks extended a steep sell-off yesterday as the threat of a US government shutdown and further increases in US borrowing costs compounded investor anxiety over the trajectory of global economic growth.
Trump downbeat on Fed as markets nosedive
AFP, Published on 26/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday marked Christmas with a renewed attack on the central bank over plunging stocks, as he aired a catalogue of grievances in a downbeat gathering at the Oval Office.