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U.S. Banks Pass Fed 'Stress Test' With Room for Dividends, Buybacks

By Bradley Keoun
The Federal Reserve's "stress tests" of big banks required them to maintain sufficient capital even after a nightmare economic scenario where stock prices fell by 65% and unemployment surged to 10%.
6/21/18 5:13PM

Fed Chief Uncertain About Policy-Making as Unemployment Hits 18-Year Low

By Bradley Keoun
After the Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates last week for the seventh time since 2015, Chairman Jerome Powell says monetary policymaking is fraught with "significant uncertainty."
6/20/18 1:06PM

Goldman Will Pay Big Money for Cash -- Yes, Even Your Measly Savings

By Bradley Keoun
Goldman Sachs, the elite Wall Street powerhouse, is under pressure to diversify its business mix beyond the traditional emphasis on investment banking and stock-and-bond trading. So it's pushing hard to build up an online retail bank for ordinary savers -- and offering some of the highest rates in the U.S. to lure them in.
6/19/18 3:21PM

Market Bears Have Devoured Gold Prices

By Kitco News
Gold prices are under pressure despite rising trade war fears. Here's why the market is taking the yellow metal lower.
6/18/18 9:11AM

Fed Raises Interest Rates, Sees Quicker Pace of Future Increases

By Bradley Keoun
The Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter-percentage-point for the second time this year to a range between 1.75% and 2%, as expected. Officials now expect four total rate hikes in 2018, an acceleration from the March projection of just three hikes.
6/13/18 4:15PM

Fed Likely to Stay Cautious on Rate Forecast, Bank of America Says

By Bradley Keoun
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise U.S. interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter-percentage-point to a range between 1.75% and 2%. Bank of America analysts project that Fed also will stick to its projection for just one more quarter-percentage-point rate hike over the remainder of the year, despite a growing number of economists predicting that two additional increases are likely.
6/12/18 12:32PM

The Outlook for Gold Prices Looks Awful Even With 10-Year Yields Above 3%

By Kitco News
Gold prices have had a rough go of it lately. Here's why prices could have further room to the downside.
5/15/18 3:18PM

Fed to Vote on Wells Fargo Sanctions After Pressure From Elizabeth Warren

By Bradley Keoun
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, has been a dogged critic of Wells Fargo's board since a series of scandals emerged beginning in 2016 stemming from an alleged corporate culture of overly aggressive sales practices.
5/15/18 12:37PM

Wells Fargo, Poster Child for Bad Customer Service, Seeks to Be the Best

By Bradley Keoun
Wells Fargo, led by CEO Tim Sloan, is struggling to recover from a series of scandals stemming from an alleged corporate culture of aggressive sales practices, including the opening of millions of unauthorized accounts on behalf of customers and selling them unnecessary auto insurance. In a presentation Thursday, Sloan said the company's turnaround plan is hinged partly on improving customer service.
5/10/18 5:44PM

Don't Blame the Fed for Emerging-Market Capital Flows, Jerome Powell Says

By Bradley Keoun
More likely explanations for shifts in the capital flows include differences in the timing or amplitude of economic-growth cycles and swings in commodity prices, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday in a speech in Switzerland.
5/8/18 10:27AM

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