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What QE3 would mean for the economy
Chris Farrell Sep 13, 2012
The Federal Reserve wraps up its two day policy meeting today. It's expected to announce whether it will pump more stimulus money into the U.S. economy.
The economic effects of quantitative easing
Paddy Hirsch Sep 13, 2012
Marketplace's Paddy Hirsch explains what QE3 is supposed to do for the economy.
Will the Federal Reserve step in, again?
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 10, 2012
At its two-day meeting this week the big question on every economists' mind: Will the Fed announce another round of economic stimulus?
QE3 ahoy!
Paddy Hirsch Sep 7, 2012
Today's gloomy jobs report makes another round of quantitative easing a lot more likely.
After Europe's bond move, all eyes on the Fed
Mark Garrison Sep 7, 2012
The European Central Bank says it will buy sovereign bonds to prop up ailing economies. What will the Federal Reserve do next week?
Europe's big bond bet and what it means for the U.S.
Paddy Hirsch Sep 5, 2012
Europe will likely announce a big bond-buying program tomorrow. The U.S. Fed will be watching.
Conflicting messages from the Fed in Jackson Hole
Mark Garrison Aug 31, 2012
Ben Bernanke delivers a highly anticipated speech at an economic conference in Jackson Hole Wyoming.
Expectations limited for Bernanke's Jackson Hole speech
Mark Garrison Aug 31, 2012
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to give a big speech at an economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It's a place with a little bit of Fed history.
Richmond Fed president on keeping inflation stable
Jeremy Hobson Aug 29, 2012
Jeffrey Lacker, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, says he's wary of using monetary policy to increase inflation to try and boost economic growth.
Signs that the Fed could inject more money into economy
Scott Tong Aug 23, 2012
There are new signs the Federal Reserve is getting ready to pump more money into the U.S. economy. Notes from a Fed meeting earlier this month were just released and they seem to indicate we've got another economic stimulus package in our future.
