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A breakdown of the Fed's arsenal of tools launched to provide liquidity to the economy in the wake of the coronavirus.
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What is yield curve control: Yahoo U
The Fed has said 'yield curve control' is a tool it could use to address rising bond yields. But how would that work?
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Fed Chair Powell: Fed will be 'patient' on keeping easy money policy
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that the central bank will be 'patient' in keeping interest rates near zero, even if inflationary pressures start to rise.
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Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker speaks with Yahoo Finance [Transcript]
A full transcript of Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker's interview with Yahoo Finance on March 3.
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Philadelphia Fed’s Harker: Don’t expect an interest rate hike ‘anytime in 2022’
Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker told Yahoo Finance that he does not expect the Fed to raise interest rates in 2022, despite bond market bets that a rate hike could come that year.
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World Bank's Malpass: We need more transparency on COVID-19 vaccine rollout, debt servicing
The World Bank has contributed $12 billion to COVAX, a global initiative to distribute vaccines to get vaccines to countries that may not have the financial resources to afford them.
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Biden’s SEC pick: Some crypto markets ‘rife with fraud and scams’
Gary Gensler, Biden’s pick to head the SEC, told Congress Tuesday that the “greater challenge” in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is protecting investors.
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Lack of disaggregated data clouds economic recovery for Black communities
Black communities have been disproportionately impacted by the virus, but a lack of data is making it difficult for policymakers to target relief efforts.
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Fed suffers 3-hour outage on bank-to-bank transfer services
The Federal Reserve experienced a three-hour national outage on several of its payments systems, which disrupted the ability of financial institutions to send and receive funds with one another.
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The unemployment rate for the bottom quartile of Americans is 23%
The Federal Reserve says that the unemployment rate for the lowest wage quartile of workers is about 23%.
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Powell: Rising bond yields signal recovery but Fed’s ‘job not done’
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress that rising bond yields are a healthy sign of a return to normal.
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From chicken wings to steel: How companies are mitigating inflation
Earnings calls have cast a light on inflationary pressures in products ranging from wings to cleaning products. But will inflation run away?
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How do brokerage firms make money: Yahoo U
Yahoo Finance's Brian Cheung explains how brokerage firms make money amid the elimination of commission fees.
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Payments for order flow almost tripled in 2020 at Robinhood, other brokerages
Revenues from payments for order flow almost tripled at the four major brokerages, from $892 million in 2019 to $2.5 billion in 2020.
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Fed floats use of climate-related 'scenario' tests on financial system
The Fed is floating ideas for how to assess climate risk in the financial system, including a “scenario analysis” to gauge the risks to individual firms and the financial system as a whole.
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Fed: High asset prices 'might have been affected' by Robinhood, WallStreetBets
In its January policy-setting meeting, Fed discussed the impact of WallStreetBets on GameStop and the equity market at large, according to minutes released Wednesday.
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Fed attempts to get ahead of inflation by talking down 'transitory' effects
Fed officials are offering a delicate message about the post-pandemic economy: expect prices to rise, but not to the point of runaway inflation.
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Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan speaks with Yahoo Finance [Transcript]
A full transcript of Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan's interview with Yahoo Finance on Feb. 12.
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Dallas Fed's Kaplan: Central bank needs to be 'humble' on judging inflation
Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan told Yahoo Finance Friday that
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NYC Chinatown's entrepreneurs turn to Zoom, TikTok to battle COVID-19 pandemic
Once relying on indoor dining and in-store services, businesses are turning to Zoom classes and TikTok for alternative revenue.
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