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By Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
May 20, 2013
The longest decline in Treasuries this year has left U.S. government debt the cheapest since March 2011 when measured by real yields and the best relative value compared with German bunds in more than two decades.
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By Steve Matthews and Jeff Kearns |
April 25, 2013
Debate among Federal Reserve policy makers is shifting away from the timing of a reduction in bond buying to the need to extend record stimulus as inflation cools and 11.7 million Americans remain jobless.
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By Craig Torres, Bloomberg |
April 9, 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said plans to limit the size or change the structure of the largest financial institutions must be made with the intent of allowing a failure without government aid.
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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 Craig Torres and Josh Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
December 7, 2012
A decision by the Federal Reserve to expand its bond buying next week is likely to prompt policy makers to rewrite their 18-month-old blueprint for an exit from record monetary stimulus.
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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 Phil Flynn |
November 16, 2012
Oil prices seemed to shake off worries surrounding the increasing tensions in the Gaza strip and instead decided to focus on the weak jobless claims and the looming fiscal cliff.
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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 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 Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
October 4, 2012
Federal Reserve policy makers said they could change the size of the central bank’s monthly asset purchases to reduce the risks associated with the program, such as disrupting financial markets and spurring inflation.