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By Daniel Kruger and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
November 2, 2012
Treasuries erased losses after a report showed faster-than-projected jobs growth last month, while average hourly earnings were unchanged, raising concern the U.S. economy is struggling to accelerate.
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By Daniel Kruger and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
November 2, 2012
Treasuries fell for a second day as a report showed the U.S. economy added more jobs than forecast last month, adding to speculation that stimulus from the Federal Reserve is bolstering economic growth.
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By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
September 20, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said the central bank’s third round of quantitative easing will bolster the housing market and economy while helping to prevent lasting damage to the labor market.
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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 Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
August 29, 2012
The Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy continued to expand “gradually” in July and early August as improvement in housing and retail sales helped outweigh weakness in manufacturing.
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By Caroline Fairchild and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
August 7, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said the central bank should pursue an “open-ended” quantitative easing program of “substantial magnitude” to boost growth and hiring amid a global slowdown.
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By Phil Flynn |
August 7, 2012
Oil prices are getting support from weather woes, refinery fires, pipeline sabotage and weak global economic situations that are raising hopes of more global economic stimulus.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
July 10, 2012
Speculators increased bullish commodity positions by the most in two years as prices rebounded from a bear market, boosted by a crop-damaging drought in the U.S. and moves by China and Europe to spur economic growth.
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By Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
June 11, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said recent U.S. economic reports, including weakness in the labor market, indicate the recovery may be losing momentum after last year’s fourth quarter.
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By Rodney Jefferson and Aki Ito, Bloomberg |
June 5, 2012
Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, said further bond purchases would do little to aid the U.S. economy while fueling perceptions the central bank is encouraging government spending
