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Three Hints Yellen Dropped That the Fed Might Not Raise Rates in September
Janet Yellen's press conference showed so-so confidence
The Takeaways From Janet Yellen's Speech Today
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen may be a "Decemberist" — investors' nickname for those who want to wait to raise the benchmark lending rate until the end of the year.
The tally of Fed officials who want to hike this year rather than next year is still 15-2. Seven central bankers forecast one hike or none at all in 2015, new projections released Wednesday showed, up from three in March.