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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?
Former Treasury official: AIG no longer 'too big to fail'
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 10, 2012
The former Chief Restructuring Officer at the U.S. Department of the Treasury says the government could end up making $20 billion on the AIG bailout
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.
Tepid news in jobs, construction, retail
Diane Swonk Aug 16, 2012
Today starts with some more tepid economic news. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits ticked up slightly to 366,000 last week.
