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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
December 11, 2012
Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year yields to a two-week high, as investors sought higher-yielding assets and the Federal Open Market Committee began a two-day meeting amid forecasts it will decide to buy more bonds to spur the economy.
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By Steve Matthews and Caroline Salas Gage, Bloomberg |
November 20, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said he opposes a proposal to tie central bank stimulus to the U.S. unemployment rate because such a move may spur inflation.
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By Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
November 15, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said he opposes additional purchases of securities by the central bank because they will complicate an eventual exit from record stimulus and risk a surge in inflation.
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By Susanne Walker and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
September 18, 2012
Treasuries advanced for a second day, recouping more than half the losses posted since Federal Reserve policy makers announced more stimulus last week
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By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
September 17, 2012
Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker said the third round of quantitative easing, or QE3, announced by the central bank last week probably won’t do much to repair the U.S. labor market.
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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
September 11, 2012
The dollar fell against all of its 16 most-traded counterparts before the Federal Reserve starts a two-day meeting tomorrow amid speculation it will buy bonds to boost the economy.
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By Joseph Ciolli and David Goodman, Bloomberg |
September 11, 2012
The euro rose to the highest in almost four months versus the dollar after Germany’s top constitutional court said it will proceed with a ruling on the country’s role in the European Stability Mechanism bailout fund.
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By John Detrixhe and Tom Keene, Bloomberg |
September 7, 2012
Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Bill Gross said lower-than-forecast U.S. employment growth will move the Federal Reserve closer to more quantitative easing.
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By Michael McFarlin |
August 24, 2012
In what is becoming a yearly tradition, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke’s policy came under scrutiny by Congressional Republican leaders.
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By Daniel P. Collins |
August 22, 2012
Andrew Wilkinson, Chief Economic Strategist for Miller Tabek, wrote, “The August minutes deliver a new pair of words upon which it seems an imminent resumption of asset purchases is predicated.”
