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New York Fed President: Research Points To 'Very Strong Economy,' Fed Open To Re-Evaluating Policy
Friday, December 21, 2018 - 11:56am | 452Read More...Major U.S. stock indices rallied higher Friday morning, in part due to supportive comments from New York Federal Reserve President John Williams. What Happened CNBC's Steve Liesman posed a simple question to Williams in a Friday interview: are you listening to the message the market is...
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Today In Cryptocurrency: European Regulations, Binance 'Fake News'
Friday, April 20, 2018 - 3:34pm | 489Read More...The tax week rally in the cryptocurrency market continued Friday, with most major currencies booking huge gains. Here’s a look at some of the headlines that were moving the cryptocurrency market today and which currencies were on the move. Headlines The European Parliament has voted to...
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The Bond ETF Trade Investors Have Nailed
Friday, August 19, 2016 - 7:18am | 601Read More...Well, there have been plenty of fixed income trades that have gone right for investors this year, but one that data suggest is really taking shape is the move to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS. And those data points extend beyond the substantial inflows accrued by the iShares...
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Inflation-Busting With ETFs
Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 7:27am | 497Read More...This year is something of a perfect storm for Treasury Inflation Protected Securities or TIPS. Inflation is an increasingly important topic for the Federal Reserve, and investors have been pouring billions of dollars into fixed income exchange-traded funds. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco...
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TIPS Time: Investors Love These Bond ETFs
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 7:18am | 572Read More...Members of the Federal Reserve have been talking inflation this week. The Fed sees inflation at 2 percent before the end of 2017, well above the public's estimates. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said earlier this week that inflation could rise faster than the...
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Domtar Reports Preliminary Q4 Results, Highlights 'Earnings Improvement'
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 8:25am | 246Read More...Domtar Corp (USA) (NYSE: UFS) reported its preliminary fourth quarter results Friday morning. The company expects to earn $0.91 per share on revenue of $1.314 billion while Wall Street analysts were estimating the company to earn $0.80 per share on revenue of $1.33 billion. Domtar's stock...
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8 Reasons Traders Are Preparing For A Rate Increase
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 8:52am | 1597Read More...The U.S. Federal Reserve is approaching its final meeting of the year, and that means markets are buzzing with speculation as to whether the bank is planning to raise interest rates. The past year has been punctuated with monthly debates over the merits of a rate hike, something the bank has held...
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Fed-Free Week Still Full Of Obstacles For ETFs
Sunday, September 20, 2015 - 11:08am | 672Read More...After a week spent worshiping at the altar of the Federal Reserve, financial markets will be spared the specter of a Fed meeting in the week ahead. However, that does not mean a 2015 rate hike is off the table. San Francisco Fed President John Williams told reporters last week that a rate hike...
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What Is Each Fed President Saying About A Rate Hike?
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 10:32am | 760Read More...While global financial markets try to determine if the turmoil resulting from China’s economic weakness is enough to put a potential September Federal Reserve rate hike on hold for the time being, now is a good time to take a careful look at what 11 of the 13 Federal Reserve Bank Presidents...
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Polcari: The New U.S. GDP Calculation Method? 'Just Make It Up'
Friday, July 24, 2015 - 10:49am | 374Read More...In a note released on Friday morning, O’Neil Securities Director Kenny Polcari discussed the state of the U.S. stock market and next week’s critical U.S. GDP number. Polcari believes that the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis will be reporting a strong GDP number next week, one way or...
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Is A Fed Rate Hike Imminent?
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 2:08pm | 444Read More...Patchy economic data from the U.S. sent Federal Reserve rate hike predictions on a rollercoaster over the past months as investors tried to figure out when the bank will feel comfortable easing further and allowing the U.S. economy to stand on its own. Weakness in jobs reports and worries about...
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Yellen Vs. Apple: An Unlikely Duel
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 9:47am | 1134Read More...There was no shortage of stories to attract the attention of traders and their computers yesterday. It seemed like there was a new item flashing across the screens every 15 minutes or so. However, at the end of the day, the market only seemed to care about a couple things - Yellen and Apple....
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A Good Day For The Payments Industry
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 8:56am | 518Read More...The three big players in the payments industry -- Visa Inc (NYSE: V), Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) and American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) -- received positive ratings from research firms on Wednesday. The stocks of these companies all trended upward Wednesday and were higher in Thursday...
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Topeka Initiates Coverage On MasterCard And Visa
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 9:19am | 218Read More...John Williams of Topeka Capital Markets initiated coverage of MasterCard Inc (NYSE: MA) with a Hold rating and $87 price target on Wednesday. The analyst also initiated coverage of Visa Inc (NYSE: V) with a Hold rating and $261 price target. MasterCard: Fully Valued Williams notes that...
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Markets Continue To Rally Ahead Of Yellen's Speech At Jackson Hole
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 4:16pm | 2993Read More...U.S. stocks rose as the S&P 500 toppled to a new all-time high of 1,994.76 while the Dow rose above the 17,000 mark following positive economic reports. Speaking from Jackson Hole, San Francisco's Federal Reserve President John Williams stated that raising the benchmark interest rate...
