Federal Reserve

Fedspeak in Focus as Yellen Lays out Future Rate Hikes

Last year, the Fed predicted a number of future rate hikes in coming years. Fed Chair Janet Yellen...

Easy-Money Wave Sweeping the Globe

Canada joined Norway and Sweden in dropping talk about easing their own monetary status and about raising interest...

Fed FAQ

Janet Yellen’s nomination as Fed Chair offers an opportunity to remind us all that the Fed manipulates market...

Yellen’s Nomination as Fed Chair Lifts U.S. Stocks

The S&P 500 finished up by 0.1% today, after two straight down days.

Obama Opts for Stability with Choice of Yellen for Top Fed Post

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to nominate Fed Vice Chairman Janet Yellen today to become the U.S....

Bond King Says Forget QE, Watch This Instead

Pimco CEO Bill Gross isn’t too worried about when the Fed will actually begin tapering its quantitative-easing (QE)...

Prospects for Gold Bullish in Wake of Fed Decision

On Wednesday, the day the Fed announced that it would not reduce its stimulus purchases, gold shot up...

Global Shares too Reliant on Fed Moves?

After the Fed’s surprise decision on Wednesday not to taper its $85 billion a month in stimulus, global...

Fed Plans Boost European Stocks to Five-Year High

After leading American indices to record highs yesterday, news that the U.S. Federal Reserve will not immediately begin...

Fed’s Stimulus Shocker Sends Stocks Surging

At approximately 2:05 pm EDT, yesterday, global stocks surged higher on the surprise news that the country’s $85...