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Dollar falls vs key currencies before Fed announcement
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell to a four-month low against major currencies on Wednesday, ahead of the Federal Reserve's announcement and news conference that could shed light on the direction of U.S. monetary policy in the near term. Speculation...Tags: BNP Paribas, Money and Monetary Policy, Globalization, Citigroup Incorporated, Economic Stimulus Plan
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TREASURIES-Prices gain before Fed announcement
Reuters* Fed meeting in focus on signs of reduced bond purchases * Bond volatility picks up before Fed meeting * Trader says Fed may reduce purchases as Treasury cuts supply By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries prices rose on...Tags: Credit Ratings, Inflation and Deflation, Prices, Federal Reserve, The Wall Street Journal
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Seniors may get an even smaller Social Security raise than this year's
Sun SentinelSouth Floridians on Social Security may have to get used to another low cost of living raise. Retirees may get an even smaller raise in their Social Security checks in 2014 than they got this year. So far, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban...Tags: Social Security, Economic Indicator, Prices, Consumers
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Glenbrook Dist. 225 settles contracts
Glenbrook High School District 225 has approved contracts with three unions, the superintendent and its other staff, increasing their salaries on average between 1.96 percent and 3.4 percent in coming years. All raises take effect July 1, said Karen...
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Fed seen keeping options open on pace of bond buying
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers will likely announce on Wednesday that they will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion, while keeping their options open to scale back the program later this year if the U.S. labor market...Tags: Financial Markets, Money and Monetary Policy, Barack Obama, Inflation and Deflation, Unemployment
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Consumer prices up slightly in May
MarketWatchWASHINGTON -- Higher costs of housing and power to run homes pushed consumer prices mildly higher in May, but inflationary pressure in the U.S. was largely subdued, and the cost of health care eased again. The consumer price index rose by a seasonally...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Money and Monetary Policy, Health Insurance Cost, Central Bank, Gasoline Industry
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Apptitude: Track product safety
The Philadelphia InquirerIs your new baseball bat prone to falling apart? Is that lasagna pan a laceration hazard? Product safety, whether we're talking about toys or automobiles, can be tough to judge. Use these smartphone applications to identify safer choices and get word of...Tags: U.S. Open (golf), Travel Alerts, First Aid, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Weather
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Turkey's economy is vulnerable
ReutersLONDON, June 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Tayyip Erdogan seems to like the concept of "choking" things. At the weekend, Turkey's prime minister sent riot police into an Istanbul park with tear gas and water cannons to clear out the protesters. A week...Tags: Financial Markets, Money and Monetary Policy, Stock Market, Lobbying, Gross Domestic Product
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Consumer prices nudge up in May, but inflation remains tame
WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices rose in May for the first time in three months, but the increase was small and inflation over the past year remained tame, the Labor Department said Tuesday. The consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1% last...
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. inflation data points to firming economy
Reuters* U.S. consumer prices rise 0.1 percent in May * Core prices up 1.7 percent in 12 months to May * Possible end to declines in core could comfort Fed By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - A gauge of underlying U.S. inflation showed signs of...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, House Building, Inflation and Deflation, Central Bank, Deutsche Bank AG
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