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US Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve is the United States' central bank. It's played a pivotal role in guiding the US through the global financial crisis through its low-interest monetary policy.

The Federal reserve is the guardian of financial stability in the US. This page collates recent DW content on the central bank's moves and decisions.

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DW Business – Europe & America 08.11.2018

Siemens and Saudi Arabia - Towering Corruption – Hungary misappropriating EU funds - No Fed Surprizes

Venezuela's dollar shops keep the wealthy well-fed 31.10.2018

In Venezuela, as inflation tops one million percent, those who are able to are turning to the US dollar as a stable alternative to the national currency. Stores where products are priced only in US dollars are springing up in Venezuelan cities – but they’re out of reach for those who the currency crisis has hit hardest.
Jair Bolsonaro

Opinion: Brazilians were simply fed up 31.10.2018

Brazil's ailing economy and rampant crime and corruption may have contributed to some voters' decision to cast their ballots for the far-right Jair Bolsonaro, Hildegard Stausberg writes in this guest commentary.
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DW Business - Europe & America 24.10.2018

The last straw? - US Fed and the White House - Cuba's sugar industry
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Opinion: A toxic cocktail for the world economy 12.10.2018

It seems like bad news is springing up from many major economies. Although it's too early to talk of a doomsday scenario, the risks should no longer be ignored, says DW's Henrik Böhme.

DW Business – Europe & America 11.10.2018

Stocks Slump, Driver's Seat

Markets still reeling on growth and trade fears 11.10.2018

A trade war and interest rate hikes have everyone on edge.. including U-S president Donald Trump. He's called the Federal Reserve "crazy" for raising rates. The Dow has lost over 5% in 2 days
Indonesien Jahrestagung von IWF und Weltbank Christine Lagarde

Lagarde defends rate hikes after Trump's Fed attack 11.10.2018

The head of the International Monetary Fund has thrown her weight behind the US central bank's recent rate hikes. Her support came after Donald Trump had called the Fed's policies "crazy" and harmful.
Deutschland Koalitionsausschuss zur Diesel-Krise

Opinion: Diesel drivers are voters, too! 02.10.2018

First the disclaimer: No, I don't drive a diesel-powered car. But I do understand motorists who are fed up with the diesel scandal after three years of political roiling, says DW's Sabine Kinkartz.
US-Notendruckerei

Inside the money factory that prints $500 million every day 28.09.2018

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is where the US dollar and US government treasuries have been printed for more than 150 years. DW paid a visit to the home of the Greenback and found little sign of the digital age.
USA, Washington, Eccles Building

US Fed hikes interest rates for a third time this year 26.09.2018

The American central bank has raised the benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point, but showed no indication it would be more aggressive in monetary tightening. It also left its outlook for the coming years unchanged.
USA China - Handel - Kontainer

Trade conflicts to dampen growth in Asia 26.09.2018

Rising debt, US interest rate hikes, but above all simmering trade conflicts will take their toll on Asia's growth prospects next year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said in an update of its regional outlook.
China Maklerfirma in Shanghai

Are we about to face a new Asian financial crisis? 13.09.2018

Emerging market economies and their currencies have come under severe stress in recent weeks, as rising US interest rates and trade fears prompt investors worldwide to shun their assets and move money to the US.
Meeresschildkröte frisst Plastik-Müll

Living Planet: Plastic planet? 30.08.2018

We are drowning in plastic! It pollutes our oceans, beaches, rivers and forests. Let's talk solutions. We meet "trash heroes" in Indonesia's Bali who are trying to do away with plastic. The East African country of Kenya was so fed up with its plastic waste, it imposed a ban on plastic bags one year ago. We check in to see how they are faring. And we have more on bioplastics.
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DW Business – Europe 27.08.2018

US, Mexico close to deal to update NAFTA - Markets up after US Federal Reserve chair comments

DW Business - Europe & America 24.08.2018

Chinese investors in Africa - Fed Chief Powell signals more hikes - China gaining political and economic influence in Portugal
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