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By Caroline Salas Gage and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
February 27, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank may decide to hold bonds on its $3.1 trillion balance sheet to maturity as part of a review of its strategy for an exit from record monetary easing.
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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 Jeff Kearns and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
November 14, 2012
A number of Federal Reserve officials said the central bank may need to expand its monthly purchases of bonds next year after the expiration of Operation Twist, according to minutes of their last meeting.
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By Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
September 21, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said the central bank may ease beyond its current plan to buy mortgage-backed securities if the labor market doesn’t show signs of greater strength.
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By Jeff Kearns and Aki Ito, Bloomberg |
June 14, 2012
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told lawmakers last week the “central question” confronting the Federal Reserve at its next meeting is whether growth is fast enough to make “material progress” reducing unemployment.
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By Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
June 1, 2012
The Federal Reserve is more likely provide added stimulus when its current effort winds down after a report showed the economy added fewer jobs in May than forecast, according to Morgan Stanley.
