Federal Reserve

Many say Ben Bernanke is once again responsible for stocks making new highs. According to Bloomberg, he went to Japan this week to promote the idea of helicopter money—the outright ...

Last month, the Federal Reserve announced that 31 out of 33 U.S. banks had passed its latest “stress ...

Harriet Tubman, an African-American woman who helped thousands of slaves, will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, ...

Do you remember the good times of late 2011 to early 2014? Profits for companies in the S&P ...

The financial world is awaiting the Federal Reserve's response to a critical question: How stable are the world's ...

The market couldn't claim it didn't see it coming. The Federal Reserve had been talking about raising rates ...

Federal Reserve policymakers expressed growing concerns at their meeting last month about potential threats to the U.S. economy, ...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen cautioned Wednesday that global weakness and falling financial markets could depress the U.S. ...

The Federal Reserve sounded a note of concern Wednesday about how global pressures could affect a slowing U.S. ...

Since the Fed raised interest rates from record lows last month, the global picture has darkened. Did the ...

Central banks around the globe responded to the 2007–2008 global debt crisis by reducing interest rates and loosening ...

For anyone considering whether to buy a home or car, the Federal Reserve's interest rate increase Wednesday shouldn't ...

For the first time in seven years, the Federal Reserve has raised its target for the federal funds ...

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates after seven years of record lows.

There is a very high chance the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this week. So how will ...

The digital revolution which keeps a tab on inflation. Technological improvement now means capital goods are cheaper every ...

If the Federal Reserve needed any final evidence that the economy is ready for higher interest rates, it ...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday indicated that the U.S. economy is on track for an interest ...

Fed Chair Janet Yellen says while many savers have been frustrated by years of low interest rates, the ...

Federal Reserve officials believed last month that the economic conditions needed to trigger the first interest rate hike ...

The prices charged by farmers, manufacturers and other producers fell in October for the second straight month, fresh ...

Employers added 271,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 5 percent, the lowest level in seven years.

U.S. hiring swelled in October by the largest amount all year, and unemployment dropped another notch to 5 ...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that an interest rate hike in December is a "live possibility" ...

In their latest bid to reduce the chances of future taxpayer bailouts, federal regulators are proposing that the ...

WASHINGTON—A voting member of the Federal Reserve cautioned Friday that the Fed has yet to decide when to ...

The Federal Reserve is keeping its key short-term interest rate at a record low in the face of ...