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Jonathan Spicer

US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen (Photo: Reuters)

US Federal Reserve on track to hike rates, says Janet Yellen

by Jonathan Spicer |May 23, 2015

Yellen spoke amid growing concern at the Fed about volatility in financial markets once it begins to raise rates.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan (Photo: Reuters)

Central banks playing with fire in growth push, says RBI Guv Raghuram Rajan

by Jonathan Spicer |May 20, 2015

RBI governor Rajan, making a familiar argument for better global coordination on monetary policy, said central bankers in developed economies should take more seriously their international respons...

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US Federal Reserve fears rising dollar may slowdown inflation rebound

by Jonathan Spicer |Oct 9, 2014

The minutes of the US Federal Reserve's last policy meeting on Sept 16-17 expressed concern the rising dollar could slow a needed rebound in inflation.

US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at Capitol Hill in Washington(Photo: Reuters)

US Fed may decide on new interest rate tool this week

by Jonathan Spicer |Sep 17, 2014

The US Fed's policy-setting committee decided that its chair - now Janet Yellen - would approve any subsequent changes to the new rate during the testing of the tool.

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Pressure builds within Federal Reserve to signal new policy course

by Jonathan Spicer |Aug 25, 2014

Signs of economic resilience and growing anxiety about the risks of holding rates too low for too long have set the stage for an intense debate over rewriting their policy statement.

US Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen. PHOTO: Reuters

Fed officials rush to clarify timing of US policy tightening

by Jonathan Spicer |Mar 26, 2014

Top Federal Reserve officials are rushing to clarify just when the US central bank would finally tighten monetary policy after comments last week from Fed Chair Janet Yellen intensified a guessing gam...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. PHOTO: Reuters

Janet Yellen commits Fed to boost still-weak US economy

by Jonathan Spicer |Mar 6, 2014

"The economy continues to operate considerably short of these objectives" of maximum employment and stable prices, the Federal Reserve Chair said at a swearing-in ceremony at the central bank in Washi...

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Janet Yellen stays the course, says Fed to keep trimming stimulus

by Jonathan Spicer |Feb 12, 2014

In her first public comments since becoming Fed chief earlier this month, Yellen had testy exchanges with some lawmakers but managed to keep financial markets calm by emphasising continuity with the p...