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IMF Managing Director Welcomes Establishment of High Level Advisory Group on FinTech

March 15, 2017/IMF The Group is composed of highly-experienced and respected leaders in the field of finance and technology and includes industry pioneers, regulators, lawyers and academics. The Group will work closely with the IMF’s Interdepartmental Working Group on Finance and Technology to study the economic and regulatory implications of […]

US Fed Reserve: Decisions Regarding Monetary Policy Implementation

Photo Credit: wikipedia March 15, 2017/US Federal Reserve Click here for full statement Implementation Note issued March 15, 2017 2017 Monetary Policy Releases The Federal Reserve has made the following decisions to implement the monetary policy stance announced by the Federal Open Market Committee in its statement on March 15, […]

Fed raises rates as job gains, firming inflation stoke confidence

March 15, 2017/Reuters By Howard Schneider and Jason Lange | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday for the second time in three months, a move spurred by steady economic growth, strong job gains and confidence that inflation is rising to the central bank’s target. The decision […]