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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Monetary

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Market Watch | Federal Reserve relies on misleading indicators
When it decides whether and when to raise interest rates, the Federal Reserve will be watching two numbers very closely: the rates of unemployment and inflation. A sizable drop in the jobless rate from present levels would be a sign that higher rates are nigh; the same would be true if the rate of inflation should accelerate.