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US interest rates would rise and the dollar would fall if Asian central banks slowed their recent heavy purchases of US assets, the New York Federal Reserve warned in a report on Thursday.
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Stocks on Wall Street are expected to  open a touch lower on Wednesday as investors await latest  inflation data, with little on the earnings calendar.
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With the pace of corporate earnings  reports slowing, Wall Street will have its eye on consumer  prices and other economic indicators in this holiday-shortened  week.
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U.S. shares are expected to open slightly firmer on Wednesday ahead of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, while earnings from Coca-Cola  will dominate a thin earnings calendar.
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The dollar slipped against the yen in thin trade on Tuesday, but its losses were limited as investors waited on an address by the Federal Reserve chief that is expected to point to further rises in US interest rates.
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NEW YORK, June 5 -- Wall Street skidded lower Tuesday after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and a strong reading on the service sector suggested that the central bank has little reason to lower interest rates.
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Investor's Business Daily - The greenback edged lower Fri. but was still on track for the biggest weekly rise since June '06 as investors increasingly expect the U.S. growth slowdown to drag on other economies. The euro fell 2.91 cents to $1.4505 for the week as gloomy economic data and comments from the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet boosted expectations for rate cuts later this year. The dollar rose 0.70 yen to 107.32 vs. the yen for the week.
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The dollar edged lower against the yen on  Thursday, but currencies shuttled in narrow ranges as investors  awaited direction from U.S. growth data and comments from  Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan.
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The dollar hovered near multi-week lows  on Wednesday as investors questioned whether the U.S. central  bank would raise interest rates next month in the light of  another round of weak U.S. data.
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Wall Street was lower at mid-morning on Monday, with Microsoft shares down after a European Union court ruling and investors on guard ahead of earnings from investment banks this week. Light trading activity is expected as investors await the outcome of the Federal Reserve&#39;s policy meeting on Tuesday.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a  slightly lower open on Tuesday as investors take another  breather after last week's three-day rally and await an  expected interest rate hike.
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Stocks on Wall Street are expected to open a touch lower on Wednesday as investors await latest inflation data, with little on the earnings calendar.
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Stock futures eased on Thursday, suggesting Wall Street shares may pare some of the previous day's gains as investors await word on the outlook for monetary policy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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Investors assume that the central bank will reduce the overnight federal funds rate by at least a quarter of a percentage point, to 5 percent. But many market analysts say that will not be enough to restore confidence.
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Benchmark stock indexes looked likely to open lower on Thursday, index futures showed, and analysts said earnings from two top banks and remarks by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke would be in focus.
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Benchmark stock indexes looked likely  to open lower on Thursday, index futures showed, and analysts  said earnings from two top banks and remarks by Fed Chairman  Ben Bernanke would be in focus.
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Wall Street may find itself on the   defensive next week if reports on housing and growth suggest   that the United States economy is headed for an acute slowdown   despite the Federal Reserve's pause in its two-year cycle of   interest-rate increases.