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By Craig Torres, Josh Zumbrun and Caroline Salas Gage, Bloomberg |
February 26, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s efforts to rescue the economy could result in more than a half trillion dollars of paper losses on the central bank’s books if interest rates rise abruptly from recent levels.
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By Aki Ito, Bloomberg |
February 15, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the U.S. economy is far from operating at full strength and reiterated his commitment to record easing.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
February 12, 2013
Job openings in the U.S. dropped in December from a four-year high, a sign employers put expansion plans on hold as lawmakers wrangled over tax and spending programs.
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By Neal Armstrong and Wes Goodman, Bloomberg |
January 7, 2013
Economists cut their forecasts for Treasury yields in 2013 to the least since Bloomberg began compiling the predictions as notes were little changed after data showed the unemployment rate was higher than expected.
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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 Allison Bennett and Emma Charlton, Bloomberg |
November 14, 2012
The yen fell the most in two months against the dollar after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said he will dissolve parliament, paving the way for elections that polls show his Democratic Party of Japan will lose.
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By Susanne Walker and Lukanyo Mnyanda, Bloomberg |
October 10, 2012
Treasuries decline, pushing 10-year yields to highest point in more than two weeks, before the U.S. sells $21 billion innotes, the second of three auctions this week totaling $66 billion.
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By Caroline Salas Gage and Craig Torres, Bloomberg |
June 22, 2012
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has repeatedly warned lawmakers that a fiscal cliff threatens the economy. Now he’s created a precipice of his own.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
June 18, 2012
Managed funds added to their bullish commodity positions as mounting speculation that central banks will announce more economic stimulus halted a slide in prices and drove gold to its longest rally since August.
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By Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee |
June 15, 2012
Credit Suisse expects the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to vote next week for more policy accommodation.
