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The US Federal Reserve has been clear that negative interest rates are unlikely to be used, Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said on Wednesday.Additional takeaways"More companies may look to the Main Street program if Congress doesn't take more action to help

S&P 500 Futures gain 0.50%, or 15 points, to 3,025, Dow Futures recover 150 points to 25,310. Calls of virus vaccine from China seem to favor the recent risk reset amid a light calendar. Negative Fed rate expectations are back in motion after the gloomy Thursday. S&P 500 Futures are up 0.50

Today all eyes were on the Fed. Stocks dropped after the open, then moved sideways with traders waiting for the FOMC Statement and Press Conference this afternoon. At 2pm ET the Fed voted to keep rates unchanged, with rates not expected to increase until late 2022. Although there weren’t really any

NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - Negative interest rates are not a tool that makes sense for the U.S. central bank, New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said on Thursday."We have other tools that I think are more effective and more powerful to stimulate the economy," Williams said durin

TOKYO/FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After years of applying plenty of stick to commercial lenders unhappy with negative interest rate policies, central bankers in the euro zone and Japan are experimenting with some carrot, too.With the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the global economy, the Europea

The U.S. dollar turned higher against its major trading partners in the European session on Thursday, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell rejected the likelihood of negative rates to counter unprecedented downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Powell joined a list of policymakers on Wednesday to dismiss n

USD/JPY remains pressured amid broad risk-off, benefits from recent USD weakness. Doubts over the Fed rate, trade/virus woes keep the pair heavy. Japan’s Machine Tool Orders, US Jobless Claims to decorate calendar. Qualitative catalysts will be the key for near-term direction. USD/JPY drops to

AUD/USD prints four-day losing streak after Australia’s April month jobs report. US dollar struggles amid mixed sentiment concerning negative Fed rates. US-China tension, risk of virus resurgence exert downside pressure on the pair. US data, trade/virus updates will be the key to fresh impulse.

For central banks, hope for precision fades amid pandemic uncertaintyFILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol dome is pictured ahead of a vote on the additional funding for the coronavirus stimulus economic relief plan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in WashingtonBy Howard Schneider and Leika

EUR/USD edged lower on the first day of the week amid resurgent USD demand. Negative Fed rate speculations kept a lid on any runaway rally for the greenback. Investors now eye US inflation figures for some meaningful trading opportunities. The EUR/USD pair edged lower on the first day of a new t

A combination of factors prompted some fresh selling around GBP/USD on Monday. Reports of a split on Johnson's coronavirus strategy took its toll on the British pound. The USD was back in demand amid fears about the second wave of virus infections. Negative Fed rate speculations capped the USD an

Core bond trading was confined to narrow ranges yesterday. Both the German Bund and the US Note future slightly fainted during US hours. US Treasuries underperformed in a supply-related move. This week sees record US issuance. The US Treasury kicked off with a $42bn 3-yr Note auction, but 10-yr and

S&P500 closed flat Monday, after slowly unwinding losses early in the session. European and Asian equities were mixed. US10Y treasury yields lifted 3bps to 0.71%, and 2Y yields rose a bit as well. Oil fell by 1.4%.    News flows have been primarily focused on the reopening themes, more specifica