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U.S. unemployment rate highest in 26 years
- 4 Hours ago
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Despite signs of recovery, the nations unemployment rate rose above 10 percent for the first time in 26 years. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that employers slashed 190,000 more jobs last month,
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Fed says rates stay low for extended period
- 4 Hours ago
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The Federal Reserve Boards Open Market Committee wrapped up a two day interest rate meeting Wednesday afternoon vowing to keep rates exceptionally low for an extended period. Policy makers also say there
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Fed losing support on bank oversight
- 11/7/2009
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Key Democratic lawmakers are threatening to dismantle the Obama administration's plans to place the Federal Reserve at the heart of efforts to overhaul the financial regulatory system. When administration
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Short-term Treasurys the better bet on the Fed
- 11/7/2009
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Investors worried about the outlook for the economy and wanting a safe place to stash cash often look to the Treasury market, confident that the U.S. government will always pay its debts. But not all
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Fed Curbs Housing Agency Purchases In...
- 11/7/2009
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Purchase Reprint Printer Friendly Email This Fed Curbs Housing Agency Purchases In 'Calculated' Move Reuters Yesterday The Federal Reserve's planned cutback in federal housing agency debt purchases may
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STOCKS NEWS ASIA-Shares to climb on Wall St gains
- 11/5/2009
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WELLINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Asian stocks are set to jump on Friday as a combination of strong company results and positive ecomomic data sent Wall St up. The main U.S. share indices closed as much as
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EMERGING MARKETS-Assets dip, Romania CDS rise
- 11/5/2009
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LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Emerging assets weakened slightly on Thursday but markets remained muted ahead of U.S. data and a G20 finance ministers' meeting later this week, while the cost of insuring Romanian
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NY Fed says bought $2.714 bln of U.S. agency debt
- 11/6/2009
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NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The New York Federal Reserve said on Friday it bought $2.714 billion of U.S. agency debt with maturities ranging from November 2013 to April 2016. Dealers submitted $6.389
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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Antofagasta higher; Citi upgrades
- 11/6/2009
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Shares in Antofagasta (ANTO.L) gain 1.6 percent, leading rallying blue chip miners higher as Citigroup ups its rating to 'buy' for 'hold' for the Chilean copper firm in a review looking at laggards in
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Fed's new dashboard signals no rate hike soon
- 11/6/2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The guideposts the U.S. central bank provided this week on what could drive an eventual move away from its extraordinarily easy monetary policy bolster the case for interest rates
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COLUMN-Fed sits back and relaxes: Agnes T. Crane
- 11/4/2009
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NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve had it easy. Few in the market expected Fed policy makers to make meaningful changes to policy or its statement on Wednesday, and they didn't disappoint.
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Fed's Freeze Frame
- 11/4/2009
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve seldom makes drastic changes to its statements from one month to the next, but the statement released Wednesday after the end of a two-day meeting was dull even by the
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See the Fed's Full Statement
- 11/4/2009
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The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep borrowing costs near zero for 'an extended period.' Following is the Fed's full statement: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee
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Fed Debates Next Steps
- 11/4/2009
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Federal Reserve officials meeting this week must weigh improving economic data against the risk, reinforced by a persistently weak job market, that a burgeoning recovery remains on shaky ground. A 3.5
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TREASURIES-Sit tight in Asia ahead of Fed, supply
- 11/4/2009
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TOKYO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries were largely unchanged in Asia on Wednesday, sitting tight ahead of the outcome of a Federal Reserve policy meeting and a Treasury refunding announcement later
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Nikkei seen range-bound ahead of Fed
- 11/4/2009
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TOKYO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average is likely to move narrowly on Wednesday, with some stocks recovering ground after a sell-off, but it may lack direction after U.S. stocks ended mixed on caution
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Fed Attempts to Export Inflation Will Fail
- 13 Hours ago
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If you think people are confused about monetary affairs inside the borders of the nation they live in, you should listen to their explanations of money outside the country, beginning with the idea of
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Congress could merge Fed into national regulator
- 14 Hours ago
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Congress could merge the Federal Reserve's bank supervisory authority into a newly created national bank regulator as part of regulatory reform under consideration on Capitol Hill, a key lawmaker said
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Wall Street shakes off weak jobs data, ekes out gains
- 13 Hours ago
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NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks wobbled before ending with slender gains Friday as investors shrugged off disappointing US data showing unemployment above 10 percent, to end a strong week on an upbeat note.
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Fed vows to hold rates low for extended period
- 21 Hours ago
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(Infocast News) The Federal Reserve reiterated that it will maintain its benchmark interest rate at near zero for an 'extended period,' signaling that the weak economy remains dependent on government
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US Fed Files Appeal in Bloomberg FOIA Case
- 22 Hours ago
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Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Forcing the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank to disclose confidential lending information could undermine the institution's ability to maintain market stability,
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