INFLATION

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Asian market reaction to China hike muted

Shares in Asian developed markets rose and the dollar and Swiss franc eased on Wednesday as investors bet that China's latest interest rate rise would not derail hopes of a sustained economic recovery.

Fed's Lockhart says inflation still too low

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U.S. inflation is still below the central bank's comfort levels and price rises for individual goods or services does not signal broader price pressures are around the corner, a top Federal Reserve policymaker said on Tuesday.

Critics set to blast Fed on Paul's monetary policy panel

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Three critics of the Federal Reserve are set to testify before Congress on Wednesday in a hearing chaired by Rep. Ron Paul, R-TX, that will focus on the effect of the Federal Reserve's policies on job creation and the unemployment rate.
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Gold edges up, shrugs off China rates

Gold inched higher on Tuesday as equities fell, the euro picked up and flows of metal out of exchange-traded funds stabilized, although a rise in Chinese benchmark rates limited gains.

What is the real reason behind Chinese inflation?

China maintains yuan's peg to the dollar by continually purchasing dollars in the open market, which means that China has to buy more ad more dollars as the U.S. currency gets weaker. And here is the role of the U.S. Federal Reserve in exacerbating Beijing's concerns.
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Fed's John Williams: recovery has achieved liftoff

The pace of economic recovery has reached escape velocity from the worst recession in decades, though the nation may not return to full employment until 2014, a top Federal Reserve researcher said on Friday.
Sid Ryan, president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, brings coffee to union members occupying Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's office in Whitby

Canadian job growth surges in January

Canadian job growth surged past expectations in January, with the economy officially recouping all the jobs lost in the recession, underscoring that its recovery is on track even as the U.S. labor market struggles.
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Job growth slower than expected in January

U.S. employment rose far less than expected in January, partly the result of severe snow storms that slammed large parts of the nation, but the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since April 2009.
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Stocks rise, bonds slip before U.S. payrolls

World share prices rose while bonds fell on Friday as investors positioned for the possibility of strong U.S. jobs data, which would bolster the view of a recovering global economy and further boost riskier assets.
A farmer throws paddy seedlings near Indramayu town in West Java province

Efforts to calm inflation disappoint farmers

India's efforts to calm inflation by allowing easier imports and restricting exports of key foodstuffs are disappointing farmers who are keen to exploit global high prices and say structural reforms are the way ahead.
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Gold shows unexpected strength with sudden jump up

Gold rose over 1 percent in choppy trade on Thursday, with a sudden jump by over $20 per ounce within minutes as large buy orders were apparently triggered in the future markets. This comes unexpected to precious metals experts, as the gold price was supposed to be kept low by the usual large Wall Street players during todays speech by Bernanke, and was set to rally on Friday, when unexpectedly bad labor market numbers will come in and drive gold prices higher.

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