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By Austin Kiddle |
January 4, 2013
Gold, stocks and bond prices plunged on Thursday after the release of the December FOMC minutes, which revealed that QE3 could end this year.
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By Phil Flynn |
January 4, 2013
So much for Federal Reserve transparency, it is very clear after the release of the Fed minutes that the Federal Reserve either misled the market after the last Fed meeting or there is something more sinister going on.
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By Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
January 3, 2013
U.S. stocks fell, following the biggest rally in a year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as Federal Reserve policy makers said they will probably end their bond-purchase program sometime in 2013.
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By Claudia Carpenter and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
December 27, 2012
U.S. stocks retreated for a fourth day, while Treasuries gained, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said nothing is happening in budget talks and the nation appears to be headed toward the fiscal cliff.
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By Steven K. Beckner |
December 20, 2012
The Federal Reserve rang out the old year with fireworks, but the New Year could be just as explosive. December FOMC meetings have traditionally been rather staid affairs, but not this past one.
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By Grant Smith and Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
December 17, 2012
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to an almost two-month high, as investors weighed prospects for a budget deal in Washington.
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By Austin Kiddle |
December 14, 2012
Gold is finding support from a trifecta of geopolitical locations ranging from the Fed's continued stimulus, gold buying in Germany and the expected outcome of next week's Japanese election.
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By Press Release |
December 12, 2012
The Federal Reserve set an unemployment target of 6.5% and pledged to continue buying longer-term Treasuries to "maintain downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, support mortgage markets, and help to make broader financial conditions more accommodative."
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By Craig Torres and Josh Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
December 7, 2012
A decision by the Federal Reserve to expand its bond buying next week is likely to prompt policy makers to rewrite their 18-month-old blueprint for an exit from record monetary stimulus.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
November 29, 2012
The economy in the U.S. expanded more than previously estimated in the third quarter as a narrower trade deficit and gains in inventory overshadowed a smaller gain in consumer spending.
