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Marketmind: Who’s rocking the boat now?

From Fed boss Jerome Powell on Friday to the Cleveland Fed's Loretta Mester on Monday, the doves have been out…

4 years ago

Oil edges lower as U.S. pushes OPEC to pump more

Oil slipped on Tuesday as OPEC and allies geared up for a meeting on Wednesday amid calls from the United…

4 years ago

Ida’s insurance impact likely to be boosted by pandemic pricing

Insurers are bracing for $15 billion to $30 billion in claims from Hurricane Ida, but the figure could jump higher,…

4 years ago

Fed’s Mester not ready to accept recent inflation surge as meeting central bank’s goal

Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said on Monday that the U.S. economy is recovering strongly but she is…

4 years ago

Housing affordability to worsen near-term, even as prices cool off

The sizzling pace of house price rises in most major world housing markets since the pandemic began has likely peaked,…

4 years ago

Marketmind: Just a little bit longer

A consensual takeaway from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's remarks at the Jackson Hole Symposium is that investors will be…

4 years ago

Asian shares rise on dovish Fed prospects but China caps gains

Asian shares perked up and the dollar fell to two-week lows on Monday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell…

4 years ago

Kroger plans for 1 million Covid-19 booster shots a week, including in nursing homes

U.S. grocery chain Kroger Co (KR.N) is gearing up to administer 1 million COVID-19 booster shots a week once they are available…

4 years ago

Taiwan c.bank says economy not overheating, inflation stable

TAIPEI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Taiwan's economy is not overheating and inflation is well under control, central bank governor Yang…

4 years ago

Analysis: Higher U.S. food benefits give legs to dollar stores’ fresh food push

U.S. dollar stores including Dollar General and Family Dollar are likely to see a sales and earnings boost from the…

4 years ago