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First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 13 mins ago - 11 reports

Dollar Lower After Two-Day Drop Versus Euro Before Bernanke

The dollar remained lower after a two-day drop against the euro before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke addresses Congress amid concern he will disappoint expectations for a paring back of monetary stimulus.The greenback was 0.9 percent from a ... [Published Bloomberg - 13 mins ago]

Entities: Ben Bernanke, Dollar Weaker, William Dudley

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 8 reports

International Monetary Fund

IMF: Egypt inflation set to climb to 10.9%

CAIRO – Inflation in Egypt is expected to climb to 10.9 percent this year, the highest level since 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday, more than it expected in April.“Inflation is expected to rise in Egypt, Jordan, ... [Published Saudi Gazette - Economy - 2 hours ago]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Inflation, Egypt

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 reports

Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis

Dow and S&P 500 Close On Record Highs as Federal Reserve Reiterates Monetary Policy

Filed under: Equities Editor's Desk,Wall Street — @ 2:02 pmStocks rallied on Tuesday ahead of Ben Bernanke’s appearance before congress, along with the release of the minutes from the last FOMC meeting, as New York and St. Louis Federal Reserve presidents ... [Published Equities.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Federal Reserve System, S&P 500, William Dudley, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 5 reports

University of Cincinnati

Local Job Numbers Continue Positive Trend

Cincinnati unemployment rate drops to 6.9 percent0 CommentsTags: news, economy, jobs, unemployment, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, ODJFSCity Hall - Photo: Jesse FoxLocal joblessness fell sharply in April, continuing a positive trend as Cincinnati’s ... [Published Cincinnati CityBeat - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Michael Jones, Unemployment Rate, University of Cincinnati, US Bureau of Labor Statistics

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 5 reports

Mark Carney

British inflation falls in April

LONDON: British inflation fell twice as fast as expected last month, giving incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney more leeway to support the economy with more stimulus should the recovery weaken.Inflation eased to 2.4 per cent from 2.8 per cent ... [Published The Gulf Today - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Inflation, Mark Carney, UK Government, Philip Shaw, Escape Velocity

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 13 reports

Bank of England

Economists welcome fall in British inflation

Britain's inflation rate falls to 2.4 percent in April from 2.8 percent in March and it was "very welcome," said local experts Tuesday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that British consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, ... [Published Individual.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Inflation, George Buckley, Howard Archer, Bank of England, Economic Growth

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 19 reports

Federal Reserve System

Dollar gains on yen, falls against euro

THE dollar has firmed against most other major currencies except the euro on the eve of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's much-anticipated testimony to Congress. The euro rose to $1.2906 around 2100 GMT on Tuesday, up from $1.2884 at the same time ... [Published Perth Now - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Federal Reserve System, Testimony, Ben Bernanke

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 5 reports

OECD GDP rose by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2013, but with diverging patterns across countries

Provisional estimates show that quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area rose by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2013, compared with the flat growth rate registered in the previous quarter.The OECD total masks a wide spectrum of growth rates ... [Published Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Gross Domestic Product, OECD, Italy, Growth Rates

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 23 reports

UK inflation falls to seven-month low

PP: UK CPI inflation has fallen to 2.4% in April, a larger-than-expected drop from the 2.8% figure recorded in March ... [Published Pensions Insight - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Inflation, United Kingdom

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 6 reports

Gold Sinks Ahead of Bernanke Testimony

Mining stocks gave back some of yesterday's gainsGold slipped in Tuesday trading, pressured by a rising U.S. dollar. Investors awaited testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday for ... [Published InvestorPlace.com - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Ben Bernanke, Gold Price Lower, Exchange Traded Funds, Testimony, Silver

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 6 reports

UAE inflation lowest in Menap region

DUBAI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched on Tuesday its Regional Economic Outlook Update for the Middle East North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan region (Menap).According to the data presented in the report, UAE residents have reason to ... [Published The Gulf Today - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Inflation, United Arab Emirates, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, International Monetary Fund, Witness

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 10 hours ago - 14 reports

Washington & Wall Street ' Goldbugs, Inflation Hawks & Growth

âI bought gold at $1,400, I buy every month some gold, and I have an order to buy more at $1,300 because I want to keep an allocation towards gold--physical gold--and not stored in the United States at all times.â --Â Marc Faber,Â CNBC The past several ... [Published Breitbart.com - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Inflation, Federal Reserve System, Wall Street, Marc Faber

Quotes

...comments for clues as to the future of the Fed's stimulus program--a major support to growth-related assets such as base metals in recent years. "Should Bernanke encourage perceptions that the Fed will move earlier than expected to remove a portion of its buying, we could see the dollar rally on the announcement, possibly pressuring commodities lower" says INTL FCStone analyst Edward Meir. However, should Bernanke indicate he will stay the course, commodity groups could see some strength...

DJ MARKET COMMENT: Base Metals Likely Rangebound Ahead Of Bernanke [Published Individual.com - 22 mins ago]

...be a program going into the fall, I would think, because you can't really have that much confidence to bring it to an end' before that, he said. "I think at the moment the key issue is whether or not it is extremely likely that this (improvement) is going to be maintained over the next few months."

And Then There Is Bernanke [Published Seeking Alpha - 44 mins ago]

he said. "I think at the moment the key issue is whether or not it is"

Fed Watch: And Then There is Bernanke [Published Economist's View - 1 hour ago]

"I think he will argue that QE is effective policy, that it is bearing fruits, but I don't think he is going to tip his hands in terms of what will happen next with QE, whether they will make it bigger or smaller" Low said

US stocks rise ahead of Bernanke testimony [Published Birmingham Star - 1 hour ago]

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Fed Watch: And Then There is Bernanke [Published Economist's View - 1 hour ago] Tim Duy: And Then There is Bernanke, by Tim Duy : Lots of Fed chatter in the last week.For openers, some background from Reuters : It decided on May 1 to keep buying at an $85 billion monthly pace, and many economists say mixed economic data warrants ...
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Bank of Japan Policy Meeting Preview - Chance O... [Published Zero Hedge - 1 hour ago] Excerpted via Bill Blain of Mint Partners,The current Bank of Japan policy meeting is possibly the most important thing going on this week (even more so than Bernanke's comments perhaps). If, as is distinctly possible, they don’t do anything to reinforce ...
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Tomorrow Is A Big Day For Central Banks — Here'... [Published Clusterstock - 2 hours ago] Overnight, the Bank of Japan holds its first monetary policy meeting since going big with an unprecedented-in-scale bond buying program last month. Then, Wednesday morning, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Joint Economic ...

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