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St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, at a talk in Germany, defends the Fed's massive asset purchase program and recommends that the ECB adopt a similar stimulus policy.
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NEW YORK, May 17- Global equity markets rose and the dollar soared against a basket of currencies on Friday, reaching a nearly three-year peak, as speculation mounted over whether the Federal Reserve would soon begin to rein in its asset-buying program.
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The benchmark S&P 500 index fell 0.5 percent on Thursday, its biggest drop since May 1, after a Federal Reserve official said the U.S. central bank could begin reducing its monetary stimulus program this summer.
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*Gold prices set to end the week down 5 pct. LONDON, May 17- Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, as speculation that the Federal Reserve may soon rein in monetary easing lifted the dollar.
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NEW YORK, May 17- The dollar soared against a basket of currencies on Friday, reaching a nearly three-year peak as debate over whether the Federal Reserve would wind down its asset buying program later this year gathered pace.
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Henry Blodget, Business Insider CEO & editor-in-chief; and Steve Bertoni, Forbes associate editor, discuss how the social networking company has grown up in the past twelve months.
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Bob Doll, Nuveen Asset Management, tells "Squawk Box" why he thinks the stock market rally isn't running out of steam. (5:07)
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In a wide-ranging interview, Henry Blodget, Business Insider CEO & editor-in-chief; and Steve Bertoni, Forbes associate editor, discuss a variety of topics, from Yahoo's move to buy Tumblr; Dell's takeover battle; to the IRS tax targeting scandal.
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Artificial Fed moves driving investors to riskier assets, said hedge fund titan Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates. But he also had a warning for investors in an interview with CNBC.
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*Copper up for 2nd day after China data. LONDON, May 17- European shares lifted off lows on Friday while the dollar held near a 10- month high against a basket of currencies as investors considered the prospect the Federal Reserve might begin easing off on asset buying.
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LONDON, May 17- The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Friday, trading near a 10- month high as debate over whether the Federal Reserve would wind down its asset buying programme later this year gathered pace.
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Lothar Mentel, chief investment officer at Tatton Investment, says the weak economic figures and low inflation globally are supportive of further central banks' action.
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*Gold prices set to end the week down 5 pct. LONDON, May 17- Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, after comments from a Federal Reserve official that the bank may soon rein in monetary easing lifted the dollar.
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LONDON, May 17- The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Friday, hovering near a 10- month high as debate over whether the Federal Reserve would wind down its asset buying programme later this year gathered pace.
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LONDON, May 16- The dollar held firm near a 10- month high versus a basket of currencies on Friday and European shares fell after a regional Federal Reserve chief said the U.S. central bank may begin to taper its asset buying this summer.
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LONDON, May 17- European shares edged off multi-year highs on Friday, spooked by some U.S. policymakers talking about the possible future removal of monetary stimulus- the key driver of the market rally.
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LONDON, May 17- European equities edged off multi-year highs on Friday, spooked by poliycmakers talking about the possible future removal of monetary stimulus- the key driver of the market rally- in the United States.
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*MSCI Asia Pacific ex- Japan edges lower. At 0604 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50, Germany's DAX and France's CAC were 0.1 to 0.4 percent lower. U.S. equities had sagged on Thursday after John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said the Fed could begin easing back on the monetary gas pedal this summer and end bond buying late this year.
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Currency markets took their cue from comments by John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, who said the Fed could completely exit its easing by the end of the year. Investors see Williams' thinking as close to that of the Fed's top officials such as Chairman Ben Bernanke and Vice Chair Janet Yellen.
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TOKYO, May 17- The U.S. dollar held firm near a 10- month high against a basket of currencies on Friday after a regional Fed chief said the U.S. central bank could begin easing up on stimulus this summer, sharpening the high-yielding Aussie's fall.
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*MSCI Asia Pacific ex- Japan edges lower. U.S. equities had sagged on Thursday after John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said the Fed could begin easing back on the monetary gas pedal this summer and end bond buying late this year.