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The United States needs a long-term economic plan including tax and education reform to revive growth, not rely on more monetary or fiscal stimulus for a short-term boost, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said on Wednesday.

Federal Reserve policymakers debated last month whether an interest rate hike would be needed in April though a consensus emerged that risks from a global economic slowdown warranted a cautious approach.

Healthcare and energy stocks drove gains on Wall Street on Wednesday ahead of the release of minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting on interest rates in March.

Wall Street was lower on Tuesday as investors fretted over renewed uncertainties about the Federal Reserve's plan to raise interest rates this year.

Financial markets are more pessimistic than the U.S. central bank in their pricing of U.S. interest rate hikes, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said on Tuesday.

After enduring several weeks of conflicting comments by Federal Reserve officials that whip-lashed the U.S. stock market, befuddled investors could get a dose of clarity next week on where the Fed stands on its path towards rate hikes.

The voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee reiterated Chair Janet Yellen's stance that the path to more policy normalization in 2016 will be 'gradual.'

No April Fool's: The labor market has so far proved to be resilient in the face of a rough first quarter, but a lack of significant wage growth likely gives the central bank reason to wait on more rate hikes.

With the March jobs report on tap Friday, and in the wake of dovish comments from Fed Chief Janet Yellen, some wonder whether the 'bad news is good news' narrative will overtake the Street once again.

Positive momentum from Tuesday’s Janet Yellen-fueled market rally carried through to Wednesday as U.S. equities continued to move modestly higher.

Investors worried the Federal Reserve would potentially move too quickly on rate hikes following its decision to raise the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point in December can rest easy.

Wall Street swung into positive territory on Tuesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the central bank should proceed "cautiously" on raising interest rates.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that global risks were not expected to have a deep impact on the United States but that it was still appropriate for the Fed to proceed "cautiously" in hiking interest rates.

The U.S. economy remains on track for a gradual path of interest rate hikes and fears over the impact of a slowing global economy and bouts of financial volatility are overdone, San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Tuesday.

The U.S. dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, as European investors returned from an Easter break, with the focus on a speech by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen who could lay the ground for interest rates hikes later this year.

U.S. voters should consider the importance of an economic policy refresh. 

Mixed economic data will complicate the Fed's rate-hike decision at this week's meeting.

There may not be enough fresh data on inflation to support another rate hike by March, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said.

Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said that stubbornly low inflation may keep interest rates lower in 2016 and beyond than some have forecasted.

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December gathering showed the decision to hike rates was a “close call.”