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Yellen says Fed easy money needed even after recovery: report

2014-07-14 Fuente: eleconomista.es

The New Yorker, which interviewed Yellen three times in the last few months, in its July 21 issue quoted her as saying the economy still faced headwinds. "And so even when the headwinds have diminished to the point where the economy is finally back on...

Fed's Fischer sees little benefit in breaking up too-big banks

2014-07-11 Fuente: eleconomista.es

In his most detailed speech on financial regulation since becoming the Fed's No. 2 official, Stanley Fischer also floated the idea of adding a financial stability mandate to all of the U.S. regulators under the umbrella of the Financial Stability...

Fed mulls policy exit, eyes end of asset purchases

2014-07-10 Fuente: eleconomista.es

The minutes from the June 17-18 meeting indicate the Fed envisions using overnight repurchase agreements in tandem with the interest it pays banks on excess reserves to set a ceiling and floor for its target interest rate. Though no decisions have been...

It's Asian bonds, not equities, that are too rich

2014-06-26 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An unusual parallel rally in Asian bonds and equities, powered for the last five years by cheap global funds, could give out soon with debt becoming a casualty of the increasing confidence in the outlook for...

Fed keeps faith in recovery, bumps up expected rate-hike path

2014-06-19 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Howard Schneider and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday expressed confidence the U.S. economic recovery was on track and hinted at a slightly more aggressive pace of interest rate increases starting next year. At the...

Jobless claims fall, point to firming labor market

2014-06-19 Fuente: eleconomista.es

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 312,000 for the week ended June 14, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The prior week's claims were revised to show 1,000 more applications received than...

U.S. jobless claims fall, point to firming labor market

2014-06-19 Fuente: eleconomista.es

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 312,000 for the week ended June 14, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The prior week's claims were revised to show 1,000 more applications received than...

U.S. banks seen falling short of new debt funding rule

2014-06-17 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wells Fargo, State Street and JPMorgan Chase & Co are below or almost at minimum capital thresholds expected to be included in a rule still being hammered out by U.S. regulators that's meant to mitigate...

U.S. job growth seen slowing, unemployment to edge up

2014-06-04 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely slowed in May and the unemployment rate probably ticked up, but not by enough to upset the view that the economy is bouncing back strongly after a winter slump. Employers probably added...

U.S. payrolls surge in April, jobless rate hits 5-1/2 year low

2014-05-02 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth increased at its fastest pace in more than two years in April and the unemployment rate dived to a 5-1/2 year low of 6.3 percent, suggesting a sharp rebound in economic activity early in the...

Fed shows faith in U.S. economy with bond-buying reduction

2014-05-01 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Howard Schneider and Michael Flaherty WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday looked past a dismal reading on first quarter U.S. growth and gave a mostly upbeat assessment of the economy's prospects as it announced another cut in...

BofA suspends buyback, dividend increase after capital error

2014-04-28 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Peter Rudegeair and Tanya Agrawal (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp said on Monday it will suspend a planned increase in its quarterly dividend as well as its latest stock buyback program because it miscalculated a measure of the capital on its books...

Fed should be more specific about rate-hike plans: Plosser

2014-04-09 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Jonathan Spicer PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should be even more specific about when it plans to tighten policies after it took a step in the right direction last month, a top U.S. central banker said on Tuesday. Philadelphia Federal...

Volcker extension still challenging for new CLOs

2014-04-09 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Billy Cheung, Lynn Adler and Natalie Harrison NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Federal Reserve announcement on Monday that would relax Volcker Rule conformance periods still leaves banks holding collateralized loan obligation (CLO) debt in a quandary. The...

Stein to step down from depleted Fed board

2014-04-03 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Jonathan Spicer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Jeremy Stein, who has spearheaded the debate over whether monetary policy should be used to combat asset bubbles, will step down next month, leaving another big hole in the ranks of the...

Fed should hike rates in second half of 2015: Williams

2014-04-03 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should start raising U.S. interest rates in the second half of next year, and should do so only gradually, keeping borrowing costs well below normal levels even into 2017, a top U.S. central banker said on...

Fed policies effective but 'room for debate,' Bullard says

2014-03-27 Fuente: eleconomista.es

Emerging markets swooned last summer after then-Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested he could begin to reduce the Fed's extraordinarily easy monetary policies by tapering its massive bond-buying program later in the year. If Fed policies are indeed...

Fed bars shareholder payouts from Citi, four others

2014-03-27 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Emily Stephenson and David Henry WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday rejected Citigroup Inc's plans to buy back $6.4 billion of shares and boost dividends, saying the bank is not sufficiently prepared to handle a...

Fed should start rate hikes in first quarter 2015, Bullard says

2014-03-27 Fuente: eleconomista.es

By Tara Joseph and Michael Flaherty HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve, which has kept short-term U.S. interest rates near zero since late 2008, should start raising them early next year with the aim of returning them to normal by the end of...

Fed should adopt systematic rules for tightening: Plosser

2014-03-26 Fuente: eleconomista.es

Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser, taking up a familiar theme, said in a speech that such a systematic set of rules would set out a "reaction function" that would help the public better understand when the U.S. central bank would raise rates....

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