News Tagged Interest
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Should The Fed Raise Interest Rates? Stocks, Dollar Surge As Central Bank Leader Pushes For A Hike
March 2, 2017The economy’s apparent upswing may soon be dampened by a rise in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate, a policy tool meant to keep growth-related inflation… Read More
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US Dollar Value Today: Currency Rises After Fed Interest Rate Decision, While Stocks Climb
December 17, 2016The dollar index (DXY) hit a 14-year high of nearly 103 against a currency basket early Thursday following the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise its… Read More
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Unemployment Rate In US 2016: Could Fed Raise Interest Rates After Friday’s Labor Department Report?
December 2, 2016Expectations were high in advance of Friday’s Labor Department unemployment report in the wake of the ADP survey this week that showed November private sector… Read More
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Will The Federal Reserve Raise Interest Rates Or Punt To December? Last Hike Was Nearly A Year Ago
November 2, 2016The U.S. Federal Reserve likely will set the stage for a December interest rate hike when it ends its two-day November meeting Wednesday. Observers do… Read More