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Federal Reserve in retreat as reasons for rate hikes fade

  Bloomberg Three weeks ago, Federal Reserve officials sounded like they needed a reason not to hike interest rates soon. Now, they’re in search of a reason to consider any change in policy. “Unless something unexpectedly positive happens, they’re likely on hold for the next couple of meetings,” said Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist at Northern Trust Corp in Chicago. Fed ...

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Yuan rate increases as banks hoard cash

  Bloomberg China’s money-market rate jumped by the most in almost three months as injections of funds by the central bank were overwhelmed by quarter-end demand. The 14-day repurchase rate, a gauge of interbank funding availability, climbed 13 basis points to 2.92 percent. in Shanghai, the most since March 31, according to National Interbank Funding Center prices. The benchmark seven-day ...

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Banking’s disrupters face upheaval of their own in Brexit vote

  Bloomberg Entrepreneurs who’ve flocked to London in recent years to upend the financial world with technology are dreading one potential disruption they can’t control: Britain leaving the European Union. A decision to quit the 28-nation bloc in Thursday’s referendum would threaten trade and regulatory benefits that have made London a hub for financial startups, as well as a center ...

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