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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
June 19, 2013
The Federal Reserve will keep buying bonds at a pace of $85 billion a month and said that risks to the economy have decreased.
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By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
June 7, 2013
The dollar remained lower against the yen after a report showed employment growth was more than forecast last month while the jobless rate unexpectedly increased, spurring speculation the Federal Reserve will maintain its stimulus programs.
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By Daniel P. Collins |
April 1, 2013
With central banks publicly decrying currency manipulation, the forex markets are returning to a semblance of normalcy. What will that mean for 2013?
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By Lu Wang |
January 9, 2013
The volatility index rose sharply, snapping a six-day streak of losses, after the gauge of U.S. stock options prices reached the lowest level since 2007.
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By Michael McFarlin |
December 28, 2012
With 2013 upon us, we asked analysts to look ahead and discern which markets they saw as having potential to outperform in the New Year.
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By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
December 27, 2012
The dollar strengthened from almost an eight-month low against the euro after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the U.S. may fall off the so-called fiscal cliff that threatens the nation with recession.
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By Alanna Byrne |
December 21, 2012
Growing concern over the fiscal cliff negotiations sent global stocks falling overnight, and will likely offset the impact of several positive economic reports.
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By Alanna Byrne |
December 20, 2012
On the heels of Wednesday’s news that housing starts took a slight dip in November comes the report that existing home sales rose in all regions last month.
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By Alanna Byrne |
December 19, 2012
Following several strong months, U.S. housing starts fell by 3% in November to 861,000 units, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Commerce Department.
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By Daniel P. Collins, Michael McFarlin |
December 12, 2012
Andrew Wilkinson, chief economic strategist for Miller Tabak & Co., calls the Federal Reserve’s statement following the December Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting “something of a surprise.”
