Tag: Fed
U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits Five-Year Low; Fed Gets Next Move
The United States added 203,000 nonfarm jobs in November to bring unemployment to a new five-year low of...
Retail, Economic Data Lower Stocks
U.S. stocks hit their third straight session of decline as investors scoured retail sales and economic data in...
What to do When the Fed Tapers its Stimulus
Investors across the nation should not be blamed if they give thanks for the continuing easy-money policies of...
Gold Flat on Strong Data
A good series of U.S. economic data spurred fears of imminent stimulus tapering by the Federal Reserve, leading...
Fed Considers Tapering, Stocks Drop
The S&P 500 dropped for the third straight day after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated that...
As Fed Chief, Yellen will Leave Bernanke’s Policies Intact
Yellen seemed to discount any notion that the Fed’s massive quantitative easing, or QE, programs will create asset...
Bernanke: Low Rates to Endure Long after QE Ends
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday, “The target for the federal funds rate is likely to remain...
Factory Data, Fed Reactions Lead to New Market Highs
The S&P 500 gained for the sixth straight week, marking the longest winning streak since February, and the...
Fed Won’t Fold on Stimulus
The Fed once again should confirm what most investors already know by now, that its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying...
Global Markets on the Clock with Fed Announcement at 2:00 pm EDT
Today, analysts and investors alike fully expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to start what has long-been rumored: tapering...