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US Stocks posted their best week in nearly six months as expectations for the Fed to raise interest rates at their September meeting declined. The S&P 500 and Dow rose 2.1% for the week. Internationally, Japan was up 2.7% and Europe increased 0.7% for the week. The yield on the 10 year Treasury bond edged up to finish the week 2.18%. Article
A majority of economists now think the Fed will hold off on raising interest rates at its September meeting.
Brazil’s debt rating was cut to junk status by S&P.
Twelve of the largest banks and two industry groups have reached a preliminary agreement to pay $1.87 billion in fines that they colluded to rig credit derivative markets.
United’s CEO stepped down due to a federal investigation into the firm’s relationship with former chairmen for the NY and NJ Port Authority.
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