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By Hans Nichols, Bloomberg |
March 22, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said he’s “spoken to the president a bit” about his future and that he feels no personal responsibility to stay at the helm until the Fed winds down its unprecedented policies to stimulate the economy.
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By Brian Faler, Bloomberg |
March 21, 2013
Congress gave final approval to legislation to avert a partial government shutdown in a rare example of bipartisan cooperation on federal spending.
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By Jeff Kearns and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
March 20, 2013
The Federal Reserve will keep up its bond buying at a pace of $85 billion a month even as the world’s largest economy and the job market pick up.
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By Silla Brush |
March 20, 2013
U.S. House lawmakers may advance legislation that would give banks greater ability to trade swaps overseas.
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By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg |
March 18, 2013
As Congress returns this week to confront immediate budget issues that have consumed the debate in Washington, lawmakers are preparing to pivot to topics such as immigration, gun control and energy policy.
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By Derek Wallbank, Bloomberg |
March 15, 2013
U.S. House Republicans won’t wait for President Barack Obama to issue a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. They plan to vote by the end of May on legislation that would sidestep the White House.
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By Roger Runningen, Bloomberg |
March 15, 2013
President Barack Obama, in an annual economic message to Congress, said the “top priority” of his second term is job creation, fueled by an effort to make the U.S. a magnet for manufacturing.
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By Nicholas Larkin, Bloomberg |
March 8, 2013
Copper analysts are the most bullish in five weeks because of mounting optimism the global economy is strengthening, diverging from hedge funds holding their biggest wager on a retreat since August.
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By Nicholas Larkin |
March 7, 2013
Copper analysts are the most bullish in five weeks because of mounting optimism the global economy is strengthening.
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By Cheyenne Hopkins and Silla Brush |
March 6, 2013
Lawmakers introduced legislation that would allow more swaps trading to be conducted at banks that have federal insurance.
