Sentences with phrase «u.s. central bank stimulus»

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NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters)- Weaker - than - expected German data hurt the euro against the U.S. dollar on Monday, with investors further unwinding short positions on the greenback that were based on assumptions that the European Central Bank was nearer to unwinding its stimulus.

Bernanke strongly defended the U.S. central bank's bond - buying stimulus, saying he sees little risk of higher inflation in the near term.

Mr. Draghi's critique of comments by the U.S. Treasury secretary came as the eurozone central bank tried to quash speculation about an early end to its economic stimulus program.

The timing of Bernanke's easing raises the stakes for the Fed's four remaining policy meetings this year as investors focus on whether the central bank will provide stimulus for 2013 to help the economy overcome the impact of the fiscal tightening due to take hold in January, said Vincent Reinhart, chief U.S. economist at Morgan Stanley.

Globally, economic recovery has not been as steady and stable as in the U.S. Consequently, other central banks have been more focused on economic stimulus versus inflation control.

For three - straight years — between 2014 and 2016 — the greenback surged higher as the Fed ended «QE3,» the stimulus program that had the U.S. central bank buying as much as $ 85 billion worth of government bonds per month, and did away with the zero - interest - rate policy that was in place since the financial crisis.

U.S. stocks tumbled Friday to their biggest loss in more than seven months, extending a global selloff that investors fear signals turmoil to come as financial markets adjust to a pullback in central - bank stimulus.

The U.S. dollar had erased all its 2018 losses in the past two weeks on expectations the Fed will continue to raise rates, even as other major central banks around the world, including the European Central Bank, take longer to reduce stcentral banks around the world, including the European Central Bank, take longer to reduce stCentral Bank, take longer to reduce stimulus.

Global stock markets turned cautious Monday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve's monthly meeting for clues on when the central bank will start reducing its monetary stimulus.

The key takeaway for investors is that even as the Fed starts to normalize U.S. rates later this year, markets should still be benefiting from historically low rates and aggressive monetary stimulus from most of the world's central banks.

In 2011, the Fed helped coordinate worldwide central bank stimulus as well as introduced «Operation Twist» — selling short - dated U.S. Treasuries to buy longer - dated U.S. Treasuries for the purpose of depressing borrowing costs.