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"It is unlikely to depart this range for purely monetary-policy reasons, and other factors [such as revived concerns over European financial firms] would have to be involved for it to break out," Mr. Fukunaga said.
JGB Yields Rise Ahead of Fed Meeting Megumi Fujikawa 2010
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Rising food prices and strong growth in emerging economies means "there is now a greater need to proceed with monetary-policy normalization," he said.
Draghi Warns Italy to Trim Public Spending Christopher Emsden 2011
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The Bank of England is widely expected to leave its key interest rate on hold after its monthly monetary-policy meeting later Thursday as worries about economic growth outweigh concerns about elevated inflation.
U.K. Trade Deficit Shrinks Ainsley Thomson 2011
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TOKYO — Japanese government bond yields rose Friday as players adjusted their positions ahead of a highly anticipated U.S. monetary-policy decision due this coming week.
JGB Yields Rise Ahead of Fed Meeting Megumi Fujikawa 2010
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But even incremental moves can pile up and tip investor sentiment, especially as they can interact with monetary-policy shifts elsewhere to produce unexpected outcomes.
Brazil Flirts With Danger Liam Denning 2010
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The Bank of England is widely expected to leave its key interest rate on hold after its monthly monetary-policy meeting later Thursday as worries about economic growth outweigh concerns about elevated inflation.
U.K. Trade Deficit Shrinks Ainsley Thomson 2011
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The U.K.'s manufacturing sector grew much less quickly than expected in March, while inflationary pressures grew to a record high, heightening the monetary-policy dilemma for the Bank of England.
World Watch 2011
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The yield on the two-year note, which is traditionally the most sensitive to shifting monetary-policy outlooks, touched 0.901% on Friday, the highest level since May 10, before trading at 0.805% late in the day.
Treasury Market Braces for Higher Interest Rates Cynthia Lin 2011
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I, however, am specifically criticizing rhetoric which inflates the importance of the Fed/monetary-policy relative to Congress/fiscal-policy.
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Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Some market watchers anticipate another significant round of Federal Reserve purchases of government debt, known in the markets as QE2, to support the economy — after an initial spree during the financial crisis — could be announced following an early November meeting of the Fed's monetary-policy group.
Gold Is Flat Ahead of G-20 Meeting Matt Whittaker 2010
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