Economic growth continued to improve gradually in January and early February as consumer spending picked up and the country's battered housing market maintained a broad-based recovery, the Federal... Alister Bull, Reuters Posted on 3-06-2013 at 3:56 PM Tags: Federal Reserve
ANALYSIS: U.S. Federal Reserve officials are likely to press on with
their bond-buying stimulus program even though some harbour growing
concerns the purchases could fuel an asset bubble or inflation... Pedro Nicolaci da Costa, Reuters Posted on 2-22-2013 at 1:23 PM Tags: Federal Reserve , U.S. Economy, U.S. employment
The U.S. Federal Reserve may have to slow or stop buying bonds before seeing the pickup in hiring the bold program is designed to deliver, a number of Fed officials felt last month, according to... Reuters Posted on 2-20-2013 at 2:24 PM Tags: Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left in place its monthly $85 billion bond-buying stimulus plan, saying economic growth had stalled but indicating the pullback was likely temporary. Alister Bull and Pedro da Costa, Reuters Posted on 1-30-2013 at 2:14 PM Tags: Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep monetary policy on a steady path when it concludes a two-day meeting on Wednesday, though behind the scenes intensive debate continues over when the... Alister Bull, Reuters Posted on 1-30-2013 at 7:13 AM Tags: Federal Reserve
Economic activity across the United States expanded at either a moderate or modest pace in recent weeks with consumer spending picking up, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, suggesting little... Alister Bull, Reuters Posted on 1-16-2013 at 2:19 PM Tags: Federal Reserve , U.S. Economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday urged U.S. lawmakers to lift the country's borrowing limit to avoid a potentially disastrous debt default, warning that the economy was still at risk... Jonathan Spicer, Reuters Posted on 1-14-2013 at 8:09 PM Tags: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve
A top U.S. Federal Reserve official waded into the sticky debate over global currency wars on Friday, warning that such beggar-thy-neighbor monetary policies would only hurt world trade and the... Jonathan Spicer, Reuters Posted on 1-11-2013 at 1:39 PM Tags: Federal Reserve , U.S. Economy
World shares edged lower and the U.S. dollar rose before American jobs data on Friday which investors will watch even more closely than usual after Fed officials raised concerns about possible side... William James and Anooja Debnath, Reuters Posted on 1-04-2013 at 7:11 AM Tags: Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve officials are increasingly concerned about the potential risks of its asset purchases on financial markets, but look set to continue its open-ended stimulus program for now. Pedro da Costa, Reuters Posted on 1-03-2013 at 2:13 PM Tags: Federal Reserve