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Banks and brokers have taken a beating this year but those fortunes could soon change.

Banks and brokers have taken a beating this year but those fortunes could soon change.

U.S. job growth surged in June as factories and retailers boosted hiring, confirming the economy has regained speed after a first-quarter lull.

Seven months after leaving his high profile job at Morgan Stanley, Greg Fleming weighs his options.

Seven months after leaving his high profile job at Morgan Stanley, Greg Fleming weighs his options.

Can employers save the U.S. from a recession? The U.S. bond market is not so sure.

Can employers save the U.S. from a recession? The U.S. bond market is not so sure.

U.S. debt is among the safest in the world but the flight to quality is stinging savers.

U.S. government bonds strengthened Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's interest rate statement.

The dollar weakened against its key rivals Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left its key lending rates unchanged after its January policy meeting.

The Federal Reserve won't let a blizzard stop it from setting the nation's monetary policy.

The Federal Reserve won't let a blizzard stop it from setting the nation's monetary policy.

President Barack Obama discussed the state of the economy and financial regulation during an Oval Office meeting with Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen on Monday afternoon, according to a White House statement.

Most private forecasters surveyed expect the Federal Reserve will leave short-term interest rates unchanged at its April policy meeting, and next raise them in June.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Monday that prices in futures markets imply traders may have reacted too strongly to volatility in recent months and warned they could be underestimating the possible pace of near-term rate increases.

U.S. stocks inched higher on Friday, with investors hesitant to make major moves ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and a long holiday weekend.

Federal Reserve Board governor Jerome Powell said Thursday it may be appropriate for the Fed to raise interest rates again "fairly soon," but said the Fed should proceed at a gradual pace.

Strong housing data, rising oil prices and increasing confidence that higher interest rates won't undermine stock prices combined to help lift major indexes as investors sold government bonds and gold.

The Nasdaq Composite outperformed the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday as biotech deal news helped push the index higher.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said it still "makes sense" for the central bank to raise short-term interest rates two or three times this year given continued moderate U.S. economic growth and low unemployment.