The recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at
its policy meeting this week.
NEW YORK, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at
its policy meeting this week.
NEW YORK The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at
its policy meeting this week.
Not exact matches
May 2 - The Trump administration has invited a group of U.S. senators to the White House early next
week to discuss biofuels
policy, the latest in a series of such
meetings aimed at helping refiners cope with the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
For example, the Federal Open Market Committee explains the reasons for its
policy decisions in a statement released after each regularly scheduled
meeting, and three
weeks later we publish minutes with a detailed summary of the
meeting discussion.
In currency markets, the euro held at two - year highs following remarks by ECB President Mario Draghi last
week, while the dollar remained weak ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's
policy meeting later in the
week.
Officials from the U.S. Federal Reserve
meet for two days this
week, starting Tuesday, to discuss fiscal
policy and the trajectory of the U.S. economy in the wake of a weak employment report for the month of May.
The euro fell to a two -
week low versus the dollar, for its biggest weekly drop in two months, as investors trimmed record high bets before a European Central Bank
meeting next
week where policymakers are largely expected to signal no change in
policy.
The company considers changes to its content
policy every two
weeks at a
meeting called the «Content Standards Forum,» led by Bickert.
Last
week, Trump signed an executive order rolling back former President Barack Obama's climate change
policies, including the Clean Power Plan to slash carbon emissions from power plants — a key factor in the United States» ability to
meet its Paris commitments.
The crucial point is that the first increase likely won't be followed by a second one at the next
policy meeting six
weeks later and a third one after that.
New York Fed President William Dudley said last
week a rate hike would be possible at the Fed's next
policy meeting in September.
This
week's Fed
policy decision is due to be released at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday at the conclusion of a two - day
meeting.
That would follow a
meeting Abe had last
week with the head of Toyota Motor Corp, as the government compiled a plan to ward off U.S. criticism of Japanese trade
policy before the summit.
That leaves only four
policy meetings remaining after this
week's
meeting for a move: July, September, October and December.
The ALEC draft document for this
week's Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force
Meeting encourages state policymakers to recognize the value the electric grid delivers to all and to update net metering
policies to require everyone who uses the grid, such as distributed solar users who feed into it, to pay for it.
Rep. Kevin Brady (R - TX), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees trade
policy,
met Trump at the White House twice last
week to make the case against the tariffs and suggest alternative proposals for how to revive American steel.
Despite disappointing job growth last month, the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since early 2008, sharpening the debate within the Federal Reserve over whether to raise interest rates when
policy makers
meet in two
weeks.
Stocks suffered their first substantial round of losses in
weeks yesterday, as a negative reaction to the Fed's last
policy meeting gave traders a good excuse to sell and lock in profits from the current uptrend.
The protectionist trade
policy, announced last
week as the president
met with metals executives, raised fresh inflation worries and had an immediate impact on capital markets.
This
week Carney will
meet with the Monetary
Policy Committee, a nine - member group, to discuss whether to expand England's stimulus plan.
The Governor issues a statement immediately after each
meeting of the Board, announcing and explaining the Board's monetary
policy decision, and minutes of each
meeting are issued two
weeks later providing background to the Board's deliberations.
The Fed's next
policy meeting after this
week is scheduled for June 12 - 13.
At their last
policy meeting, BoC Governor Poloz and Deputy Governor Wilkins outlined their dovish bias but their tone seems to have changed this past
week.
An internal
meeting is held every two
weeks to review
policies and update them when appropriate.
U.S. monetary
policy was left unchanged this
week, as the Federal Reserve concluded its final rate
meeting under the guidance of Janet Yellen.
LONDON (MNI)- The Bank of England Monetary
Policy Committee will leave policy on hold at next week's meeting but that this would only mark a brief pause in tightening, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said F
Policy Committee will leave
policy on hold at next week's meeting but that this would only mark a brief pause in tightening, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said F
policy on hold at next
week's
meeting but that this would only mark a brief pause in tightening, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said Friday.
Minutes of the monetary
policy meetings of the Reserve Bank Board are published two
weeks after each
meeting.
Attentions this
week turn to a raft of Central bank
policy meetings with the Australian Reserve Bank, Canadian Central Bank, Bank of England and European Central Bank all due to release
policy updates while Friday's Non-Farm Payroll report will be crucial in providing direction and governing expectations leading into the Fed's March 17 - 18 assembly.
Fed signals potential March rate hike In minutes released this
week, US Federal Reserve officials signaled the potential for a rate hike at its next
policy meeting in March.
Investors there are watching a
meeting of the Bank of Japan later this
week that will set monetary
policy for the coming year.
The FOMC is holding its next regular
policy meeting next
week.
Federal Reserve
policy makers are set to
meet next
week, and while there is little expectation that an interest - rate increase will be announced when the
meeting ends on Wednesday, the latest economic reading could sway the Fed's outlook.
WASHINGTON / BERLIN (Reuters)- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence heads to Europe this
week to
meet with allies seeking clarity on the Trump administration's foreign
policy strategy and its stance toward Russia after the resignation of the top White House national security aide.
As the Bank of Japan is set to
meet this
week to review monetary
policy settings it's worth checking in on a couple of particularly relevant charts.
But among the Fed officials who
met in Washington this
week, Powell said, «there's no thought that changes in trade
policy should have any effect on the current outlook.»
European Central Bank officials intend to spend the six
weeks before their next
policy meeting assessing why the euro - area economy has slowed and...
The Bank of Japan is expected to have a
policy meeting next
week that will discuss new ways to stimulate the export - focused economy.
Many expect that the Bank of Japan will enact new fiscal easing
policies at their
meeting next
week.
Wall Street also is fixated with a
meeting this
week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where a coalition of central bankers are gathered for the Federal Reserve's annual Economic
Policy Symposium.
I had to watch Prime Minister Trudeau's epic electoral reform meltdown from a distance over the past couple of
weeks given my attendance at an international
meeting of progressive
policy leaders in South Africa.
Trade tensions between the United States and China were heating up in the
weeks prior to the Fed's March
policy meeting, and have grown more acute since then.
That's right, at its national executive board
meeting next
week, the Boy Scouts of America will consider eliminating its present
policy of treating the Scouts» requirement to be «morally straight» as barring openly homosexual boys and men from membership or leadership in the organization.
Many coffee communities around the world, including the SCA UK Chapter are holding «town hall
meetings» this
week to discuss the SCA's new
policy and its effects.
One notable aspect of both versions of the rule — likely to receive media attention this
week, in light of USDA's announcement — is a requirement that wellness
policies prohibit the on - campus marketing of foods and beverages which don't
meet the Smart Snacks nutritional standards.
«We have to be a little more vigilant as to how we are going to encourage people to adhere to our
policies,» she said at a park board
meeting this
week.
The nation's largest doctors» group adopted that as
policy this
week at its annual
meeting in Chicago.
Commenting on the
Met Office warnings of heavy rain in the north of England over Christmas Day and Boxing Day and the prospect of more flooding, Mark Shepherd, General Insurance
Policy Manager at the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said: «Everyone hopes the flood waters stay away over the Christmas break, particularly for residents of Cumbria who have already seen their properties inundated more than once in the past few
weeks.
At a
meeting a few
weeks ago, Alex Treadway of National Journal's
Policy Council mentioned using the «3 -30-3-30» rule when communicating with Congress.
The New York Times reported separately this past
week that at least one government informant
met several times with Carter Page and George Papadopoulos, both former foreign
policy advisers for Trump's Republican campaign.