Sunday, November 29, 2015

Yellen will check her list twice before Fed raises rates – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Janet Yellen will never be confused for Santa Claus. But the chairwoman of the Federal Reserve shares the habit of double-checking her work before coming to a conclusion.

Federal Reserve bankers get their last major economic statistic this week before their interest rate meeting in mid-December. November employment data will be released Friday. A strong month of both job growth and wage growth likely will seal the fate for the Fed to raise interest rates in December. Login for more…