(Reuters) – Investors are increasingly of a mind that the U.S. Federal Reserve has delivered the final installment of what has been most aggressive policy-tightening cycle in four decades, but c[...]
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US banks’ residential mortgages face mandates exceeding global standards – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -U.S. bank regulators are set to release their plans next week for a sweeping overhaul of capital rules, with the latest draft including requirements for large lenders’ residential mor[...]
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Bank results lift stocks; Dow up for seventh straight session
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday, partly boosted by a round of solid bank earnings which helped put the Dow on track for its longest streak of daily gain[...]
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Global shares rise, dollar rebounds as Fed seen on target for rate hike
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rebounded off a 15-month low and global stock markets rose on Tuesday as upbeat earnings on Wall Street and retail sales pointing to a resilient U[...]
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Dollar bounces from 15-month low on strong core U.S. retail sales
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose from a 15-month low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday after core retail sales saw strong gains in June, as investors wait on t[...]
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US retail sales rise moderately; economy plodding along
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rose less than expected in June as receipts at service stations and building material stores declined, but consumers boosted or maintai[...]
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Canada’s inflation falls to 27-month low but underlying pressures persist
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s annual inflation rate dropped more than expected to a 27-month low of 2.8% in June led by lower energy prices, data showed on Tuesda[...]
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Healthy US consumers shrug off recession concerns, for now
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumers are still keeping up with their loan payments despite rising costs and a worsening economic outlook, according to executives at the largest U.S[...]
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Two Polish central bankers say rate cut could come this year
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland could cut interest rates this year, two central bankers were quoted as saying on Tuesday, fuelling expectations that a decrease in the cost of credit could be just arou[...]
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