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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
May 2, 2013
The Federal Reserve said it will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion while standing ready to raise or lower purchases as economic conditions evolve.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
January 25, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s unprecedented bond buying pushed the Fed’s balance sheet to a record $3 trillion as he shows no sign of softening his effort to bring down 7.8 percent unemployment.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
October 4, 2012
Federal Reserve policy makers said they could change the size of the central bank’s monthly asset purchases to reduce the risks associated with the program, such as disrupting financial markets and spurring inflation.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
September 12, 2012
The Federal Reserve is likely to announce a third round of bond purchases tomorrow, according to almost two-thirds of economists in a Bloomberg survey, while also extending the duration of its zero-interest-rate policy into 2015.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
July 3, 2012
For Mike and Kathryn Fry, the time was right to take advantage of the Federal Reserve’s low interest rates to buy a home.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
June 7, 2012
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the economy is at risk from Europe’s debt crisis and the prospect of fiscal tightening in the U.S., while refraining from discussing steps the central bank might take to protect the expansion.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
April 24, 2012
The Federal Reserve tried to bring more clarity to policy making in January by releasing Fed officials’ forecasts for interest rates. Instead, it may be creating confusion.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
April 3, 2012
The Federal Reserve is holding off on increasing monetary accommodation unless the U.S. economic expansion falters or prices rise at a rate slower than its 2% target.
