US June Jobs Report Preview – More Moderate Growth Or A Swoon?
A “status quo” jobs report reflecting continued labor market healing will probably nudge the Fed toward tapering.
The Last 3 Months Have Been Brutal For Gold Investors: What's Next?
Gold rallied on the last day of the second quarter, but it was a case of too little, too late.
Fed Still Unsure When Asset Purchase Will End: Board Member
Fed Governor Jeremy Stein Friday told the Council on Foreign Relations that the asset purchase program will continue.
Fed's Easy-Money Policy Doesn't Have To End In Tears
By hinting at a QE expiration date, Bernanke has essentially hit the reset button on the global financial system. But it’s all for the better.
China's Credit Crisis Pushes Local Stocks To Multi-Year Lows
Asian markets fell again on Tuesday, led by a record fall in the Shanghai stock index, as concerns grew over liquidity in China’s banking sector.
The June Swoon - Global Markets Continue To Tumble
The global sell-off continued Monday, after China's central bank announced efforts to systematically slow down its growth rate.
Fed's Tapering 'Inappropriately Timed': Board Member
The president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank urged the U.S. Federal Reserve not to taper just yet.
Fed Head’s End-Of-Bond-Purchases Talk Spooks Markets
Can the chairman of the world's most powerful central bank still sway markets with his words? Take a look.
Post-Fed Comments, Dow Plunges 354 Points
U.S., German and French stocks fell, on average, about 2.5%, as investors fled the markets on fears the Fed will turn off the money spigot.
Gold Plunges 5.6% After Fed Signals Possible Stimulus Reduction
The price of gold has fallen by nearly one-third since October 2012 - but where is the world's most precious metal headed from here?
US Stock Futures To Open Lower
U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open on Thursday weighed down by weak Chinese data, and concerns about the Fed's bond-buying program.
Bernanke Can Change Asset Class Performance
This is how influential the chairman of the Federal Reserve is.
Fed Stands Pat, Keeps Stimulus The Same
However, the Fed said downside risks to the economy and job market have "diminished since the fall."
Bernanke Won't Comment On New Term
The Fed chair ducked questions on a possible departure, and added he may start tapering QE this year. He wants "maximum employment."
Fed Tapering: Winners & Losers
Which types of U.S. investors will gain when the Federal Reserve eventually tapers -- i.e., decreases -- its quantitative easing program?
FOMC Preview: Tapering Is Not Tightening
Economists expect the Federal Reserve Wed. to continue, for the time being, its QE program of $85 billion in asset purchases per month.
ECB Could Use Negative Deposit Rates To Aid EZ: Draghi
ECB's Mario Draghi said Tuesday that the bank may resort to unusual policy measures such as negative deposit rates to save the euro zone.
Bear Roars: Global Stocks Sink On Fears Cheap-Money Ride Ending
The global party may be ending. Investors dump stocks on concern the U.S. will stop shoveling cheap money into the markets.
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Fed Likely To Wind Down Bond Buying: Analysis
The May jobs report suggests the economy is stronger than it was nine months ago when the Fed launched its third round of monetary easing.
PIMCO Head To Fed: Quantitative Easing Is Not Working Very Well
PIMCO's Bill Gross, head of the world's largest bond fund, critiqued Ben Bernanke's bond policy, saying the Fed is as much at fault as Congress.
South African Rand Falls Fastest Against US Dollar
The currency's new low, 10.13 rand per U.S. dollar, is part of a broader investor sell-off in 20 emerging market currencies.
Goldman Sachs Warns Of Sell-Off In US Treasurys
Goldman Sachs analysts said in a research report Friday that a mass sale of U.S. Treasury bonds is under way.
Don't Buy Fannie Mae Stock, Buy Pizza
On March 14, Fannie Mae stock was floundering around 50 cents per share. On March 15, the fuse was lit on shares of FNMA as housing legislation rumors swirled around the digisphere. By March 16, the stock jumped 20 percent, and by the end of the next day it hit 75 cents per share -- a 50 percent spike in a week on pure rumors. Not bad.A week later, Fannie Mae stock tripled, then lost all of the value it gained in the same day. Does anybody else see a serious problem with this? I do. Originally, I wanted to buy Fannie Mae stock, thinking it sounded like a lucrative idea. The line of thought went something like: The better the housing market does, the better the stock will do, right?
Asian Markets Fall Sharply On Fed’s Comments, China Report
Comments by Ben Bernanke and the latest China manufacturing activity report pull down Asian stock markets.
US Stock Futures Signal Higher Open Ahead Of Fed Chairman's Testimony
U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open on Wednesday ahead of a key testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke where he is expected to talk about the future of the country's monetary policy.
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