Stonger US economy and implications for Fed policy

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Over the past three quarters, the US economy expanded at a 4% annualized rate, the fastest gain in a decade. The economy is also starting 2015 with added stimulus from

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The Federal Reserve is many things

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Ben Bernanke on January 28 and 29 presided over his last policy-setting meeting as chairman of the Federal Reserve, before leaving the central bank two days later. As expected, the

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US gains traction as emerging markets lose their sheen

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Australian investors still sending record sums offshore, but choosing markets with care Australian investors may still have their sights firmly set on international investments, but they are steering clear of

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The New Normalisation – of Fed Policy; a note from PIMCO

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Let’s jump to this note’s conclusion: Past is not prologue for the projected path of the Fed’s policy rate. Expect the Federal Reserve to keep its policy rate low for

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US Federal Reserve approves QE3

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Earlier today, the US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) approved another round of unconventional monetary stimulus, agreeing to deliver the third set of quantitative easing (QE3). The plans announced

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Principal Global Investors Central Bank Research July 2011

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Principal Global Investors’ Central Bank Research for July 2011 examines current and expected interest rate policy at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of England, European

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