Fed prepares for the third asset purchase round

Source: Bloomberg
Federal Reserve is preparing for the third large asset purchase program to support economy expansion as unemployment is higher than acceptable, said Ben Bernake. Fed representatives also claimed the interest rate will remain low until by the end of 2014 and lowered the predictions for economic growth and inflation for upcoming two years. Stocks climbed after the announcement about keeping benchmark rate low for one more year.
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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:14:15 GMT

New Zealand leaves benchmark interest rate untouched

New Zealand's central bank decided to keep its benchmark interest rate at record low level on worries that Europe debt turmoil may harm overseas demand for country's commodity exports. Central bank's governor Alan Bollard also pointed out that inflation in New Zealand has slowed and therefore bank should stick to its record low key rate of 2.5%.

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:05:20 GMT

Agriculture

Agricultural commodities rallied on Tuesday amid concerns over lower global crops. Unfavorable weather conditions in South America impacted severally the crops of grain commodities and coffee. At the same time, sugar remained resilient to the expected ample supplies. Corn futures extended the gains of the previous sessions on the speculation that the largest producers like Russia and Argentina plan to

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