Posted by Reuters: Business News on February 3, 2012
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland said on Friday it was investigating a dozen U.S., European and Japanese banks suspected of conspiring to manipulate interbank lending rates used to set interest rates on hundreds of trillions of dollars of securities.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 26, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures rose on Thursday, adding to gains from the previous session when the Federal Reserve boosted equities by saying it was likely to keep interest rates near zero until at least late 2014.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures rose on Thursday, adding to gains from the previous session when the Federal Reserve boosted equities by saying it was likely to keep interest rates near zero until at least late 2014.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street is set for a slightly lower open on Thursday, giving back some of the gains from the previous session, when the Federal Reserve boosted equities by saying it was likely to keep interest rates near zero until at least late 2014.
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Equities, commodities and the euro extended gains on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates low for a much longer-than-expected period, providing ample liquidity to help spur growth.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 25, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the central bank was ready to offer the economy additional stimulus after it announced interest rates would likely remain near zero until at least late 2014.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates near zero through at least 2014 and Apple’s spectacular results boosted investor sentiment.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it will likely not raise interest rates until at least late 2014, much later than it had said previously, as it nurses a still-sluggish economic recovery.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose further on Wednesday and the Nasdaq climbed 1 percent after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates “exceptionally low” at least through 2014 in a move likely to drive money into riskier assets.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve looks set to keep monetary policy on hold on Wednesday, even as it releases forecasts expected to show interest rates will be near zero for at least two more years.
