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Wal-Mart's Mexico unit eyes banking
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AP - The Mexican unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has filed for a banking license with local regulators, the latest retailer to enter the realm of financial services in Mexico in recent years.
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Core inflation edges higher in June
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Reuters - Core U.S. consumer prices rose a moderate 0.2 percent in June for a third straight month, but the year-on-year rate hit a nearly four-year high, keeping financial markets on edge over a possible Federal Reserve interest-rate hike.
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Fed's Bernanke sees inflation risks
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Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Wednesday the U.S. economy still faced inflation risks but said cooler growth should curb price pressures over time. His comments boosted financial markets.
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Federal Reserve Faces Key Decision On Interest Rates
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The U.S. Federal Reserve and its chairman Ben Bernanke face an important decision on Wednesday and Thursday, during a meeting held by the Federal Open Market Committee, whether or not to raise interest rates during a period of economic slowdown with high inflation. Financial markets speculated...
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Top central bankers glower at rising inflation
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Reuters - Officials from the world's top three central banks said on Monday they were monitoring the advance in inflation like hawks, prompting financial markets to bet U.S. borrowing costs were likely to rise again.
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Financial Markets News Labor costs tame, jobless claims rise
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Reuters - U.S. business productivity was stronger than first thought in the first quarter and labor costs were much better contained, the government said on Thursday in a report that tempered inflation jitters in financial markets.
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Financial Markets News Productivity revised up, labor costs contained
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Reuters - U.S. business productivity was stronger than first estimated in the first quarter of the year and labor cost pressures were much better contained, the government said on Thursday in a report that could temper inflation jitters in financial markets.
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Financial Markets News Core inflation not as strong as feared in April
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Reuters - Core U.S. inflation rose 0.2 percent in April, according to a government report on Friday that did little to clear up the question of whether the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in June.
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Financial Markets News April core inflation up 0.2 percent, spending jumps
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Reuters - Core U.S. inflation advanced 0.2 percent in April and overall prices shot up a steep 0.5 percent, according to a government report on Friday that financial markets will parse closely for clues on Federal Reserve interest-rate moves.
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Financial Markets News Big rise in core inflation spooks Wall Street
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Reuters - A big jump in energy costs pushed consumer prices up sharply last month, while rising rents led to a surprisingly steep gain in core prices, according to a government report on Wednesday that spooked financial markets.
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Financial Markets News CNBC report seen denting Bernanke's credibility
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Reuters - Fledgling Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may have a hard time recouping his credibility after off-the-cuff remarks over the weekend made it onto the airwaves on Monday, roiling financial markets.
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Financial Markets News Stocks End On A Low Note Monday
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Joanna Wypior - AHN Staff Reporter New York, NY (AHN) – Prospective news of a pause in interest-rate hikes caused U.S. Stocks to end today’s market on a low note. Comments made by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke managed to shock the financial markets into a pullback this...
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Financial Markets News Core producer prices tame, housing starts drop
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Reuters - U.S. producer prices outside of volatile food and energy costs posted their smallest gain in four months in March and housing starts tumbled, leading financial markets to cut bets on how far interest rates will rise.
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Financial Markets News Financial system strong but challenges emerging: IMF
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Reuters - World financial markets have strengthened but cyclical challenges are emerging from the prospect of higher interest rates and an unwinding of global imbalances, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.
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Financial Markets News Unemployment rate back to 4-1/2-year low
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Reuters - U.S. employers added 211,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate unexpectedly slipped back to a 4-1/2-year low 4.7 percent, the government said on Friday in a report that underlined a relatively vigorous labor market.
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Financial Markets News March unemployment rate back to 4-1/2-year low
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Reuters - U.S. employers added 211,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate unexpectedly slipped back to a 4-1/2-year low 4.7 percent, the government said on Friday in a report likely to keep concern about potential inflation pressures on the burner.
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Financial Markets News Fed's Fisher urges emerging market care, lauds Mexico
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Reuters - Officials in emerging nations must take care not to upset financial markets as interest rates rise in many rich nations, a top U.S. Federal Reserve official said on Wednesday.
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Financial Markets News GM says to cut hundreds of salaried jobs Tuesday
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Reuters - General Motors Corp. said it will cut a few hundred salaried jobs on Tuesday in its initial effort to reduce its U.S. white-collar work force by 7 percent this year.
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Financial Markets News Global markets coping well with rate shift: Trichet
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Reuters - Financial markets are coping well with a shift in the global interest rate cycle, including Japan's ending of its superloose monetary policy, G10 central bankers' chairman Jean-Claude Trichet said on Monday.
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Financial Markets News Reuters, MasterCard to supply US retail sales data
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Reuters - News and information group Reuters said on Thursday it will distribute U.S. retail sales data from credit card association MasterCard to clients in financial markets before comparable official statistics are available.
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Financial Markets News Greenspan upbeat on economy at private events
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Reuters - Just a week after leaving the Federal Reserve, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan made upbeat remarks on the U.S. economy at several private events, sources said on Wednesday, causing a stir in financial markets worried about future interest rate hikes.
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Financial Markets News Asset growth outstrips the world economy
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FT.com - One of the most comprehensive private surveys of the world's financial markets indicates continued rapid growth of financial assets and a shift from banks to market securities.
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Financial Markets News Jobs report to jumpstart 2006 action
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Reuters - Monthly U.S. employment data will jolt financial markets out of their holiday slumber this week as investors scramble to lay bets on where U.S. interest rates will peak.
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Financial Markets News US jobs report to jumpstart 2006 action
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Reuters - Monthly U.S. employment data will jolt financial markets out of their holiday slumber this week as investors scramble to lay bets on where U.S. interest rates will peak.
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