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Benzinga Market Primer: Wednesday, July 10: FOMC Minutes In Focus
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 6:25am | 1069Futures Lower On Weak China Trade Data, Eyeing FOMC Minutes U.S. equity futures dropped slightly in early pre-market trade following some weak trade data from China for June. The world's second largest economy reported slower than expected growth in both exports and imports but a wider than...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Wednesday, June 19: FOMC Edition
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 6:28am | 1072Free & Live Event: Join our very own Nic Chahine for a for a webinar tonight to discuss how to boost your weekly income using credit spreads. Click here to secure your spot now! Futures Tick Higher Ahead of Fed U.S. equity futures traded slightly higher ahead of the much anticipated Federal...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Wednesday, April 10
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 6:47am | 1203Futures Higher as Yen Slides, Eyeing FOMC Minutes U.S. equity futures rose in early pre-market trade Wednesday as the markets continued to react to Japan's easing policies. Later today, the minutes of the latest FOMC meeting will be released and markets will be focused on any language related to...
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Larry Meyer: "QE Not the Next Thing to Happen"
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 8:14am | 284Larry Meyer, former member of the Federal Open Market Committee and founder of Macroeconomic Advisers, was just on CNBC talking about what he thinks might happen at the Federal Reserve meeting later today. When the Fed comes out with its next decision at 12:15 p.m. today, Meyer said that he wants...
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Bernanke Says Fed Would Act If The Economy Worsens
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 1:43pm | 189In his highly anticipated speech, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said at an annual economics conference in Wyo on Friday that economic growth had been "somewhat less vigorous" than what was expected. Mr. Bernanke added that the Fed would take the necessary steps to support an economic...
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US Stock Futures Climb As Spotlight Turns To Fed
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 9:59am | 252US stock futures moved up today as investors turn their focus to the Federal Reserve, whose Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to make two speeches today. After losses in early trading, futures on the S&P 500 added 3.2 points to 1062.40, those on Nasdaq 100 moved up 5.75 points to 1797.20. Meanwhile...