WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, Feb 1- Two top Federal Reserve officials painted a picture of cautious optimism on Friday for the U.S. economy in 2013, helped by stronger global growth as the central bank aggressively prints money to curb the nation's lofty rate of unemployment. But New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley and St.
*One dissenter to January rate cut signal. MEXICO CITY, Feb 1- Mexico's central bankers disagreed over whether to send a signal that they might cut interest rates if inflation keeps cooling, according to minutes of their January discussions, released on Friday.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1- The U.S. economy is on track for a better performance this year and improving growth will put the Federal Reserve in a position to slow or halt its massive bond-buying program, a top central bank official said on Friday.
NEW YORK, Feb 1- The dollar fell to a 14- month low against the euro on Friday after U.S. jobs data reaffirmed expectations the Federal Reserve will maintain its stimulative policy and as euro zone factories had their best month in almost a year.
NEW YORK, Feb 1- The dollar fell to a 14- month high against the euro on Friday after U.S. jobs data reaffirmed expectations the Federal Reserve will maintain its stimulative policy and as euro zone factories had their best month in almost a year.
FRANKFURT, Feb 1- Banks will pay back only another 3.5 billion of emergency 3- year loans from the European Central Bank in a second repayment window next week, suggesting a whopping 137 billion handed back this week was a one-off show of strength.
*Bank of Italy probed by prosecutors for oversight failure. ROME, Jan 31- As European Central Bank head Mario Draghi prepares to become banking supervisor for the euro zone, he can ill afford the charge that under his leadership, Italy's central bank let scandal-hit Monte Paschi off the hook with woeful oversight.
*German retail sales data and Deutsche Bank results weigh. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan are printing more money that should drive down the value of their currencies. A huge fourth-quarter loss reported by Deutsche Bank also weighed on the single currency, keeping it off Wednesday's high of $1.3588, its strongest level since November 2011.