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Added on the 20/09/2016 14:19:12 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Mixed signals ahead of the US Federal Reserve's next polciy meeting have kept markets guessing over a possible September rate hike. As Ivor Bennett reports, this week's meeting of central bankers at Jackson Hole could influence its decision.
Third-quarter growth figures from the United States and Britain will be scrutinised by financial markets this week, along with a raft of key earnings reports from tech companies and banks. Hayley Platt reports.
The U.S. economy's readiness - or not - for an interest rate rise is likely to once again take the global economic spotlight in the coming week, just a month before the U.S. presidential election. And many will also be watching the British pound - which took a pasting last week. Ciara Lee reports.
Wall Street ends little changed as healthcare gains countered declines in energy shares, a day before highly anticipated outcomes of monetary policy meetings in the United States and Japan. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Fed Governor Lael Brainard warned against removing support for U.S. economy. Bobbi Rebell reports.