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Fed's Mixed Messages Baffle Markets

Saying stock markets are reacting to clues provided by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and the Fed is sort of ridiculous -- because neither has given any clear direction which way the Fed is headed.Sure, eventually the Fed will have to wind down its $85-billion-a-month bond buying program known as quantitative easing. But neither Bernanke nor any of his colleagues on the monetary policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has given any real indication of when or how that will happen.This is a fact, despite the almost-maniacal parsing of Bernanke's words as well as the notes contained in the minutes of the Fed's monthly meeting which were released Wednesday afternoon.Indeed, in both Bernanke's public statements and within virtually every Fed document related to the Fed's most recent bond buying program, known as QE III because it is the third such program initiated since the fiscal crisis of 2008, it is plainly noted that the Fed will either scale back OR ADD to its purch...

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    The droves of Americans who have abandoned hope of finding a job should make the Federal Reserve hesitant to remove its support for the economy, according to a study...

  2. Does the Jobs Report Indicate the Weakening of the Economy?

    Russell Investments Chief Market Strategist Steve Wood and OppenheimerFunds Chief Economist Jerry Webman discuss whether the jobs report shows that the economy is weakening.

  3. Fed's Yellen Expresses Regret Over Troubled Foreclosure-Review Process

    Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's vice chairwoman, expressed regret Thursday over the troubled process involving an independent review of foreclosure documents, wh...

  4. Fed's Yellen: Policy Now Depends On Communication

    The Federal Reserve communication strategy has transformed from "never explaining" to the point where sometimes "the explanation is the policy," said Federal Reserve...

  5. MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stock Indexes Stimulated By Japan

    U.S. stocks resumed an advance Thursday as cheer over Japan's monetary stimulus overcame resistance that came as U.S. jobless claims climbed to a four-month high.The...

  6. MARKET SNAPSHOT: Stocks Steady As Japan Plans Stimulus

    U.S. stocks veered between slight gains and losses Thursday afternoon as cheer over Japan's monetary stimulus hit resistance as U.S. jobless claims climbed to a four...

  7. MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Rise On Japan Stimulus Plan

    U.S. stocks mostly rose Thursday as enthusiasm over increased monetary stimulus by Japan was dented by domestic concerns as U.S. jobless claims climbed to a four-mon...

  8. MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Rise On Bank Of Japan Easing Plan

    U.S. stocks rose Thursday as enthusiasm that came with increased monetary stimulus by Japan overcame domestic concerns in the face of U.S. jobless claims climbing to...

  9. Dudley Stands by 'Very Accommodative' Policy

    The Federal Reserve must remain very accommodative because the labor market remains "far from healthy" despite some recent overall economic improvement, an influenti...

  10. BOND REPORT: Treasurys Pare Losses Ahead Of FOMC

    Treasurys pared losses Wednesday as the market looked ahead to the wrap of the Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting.Yields, which move inversely to prices, remain...

  11. Is It Time to Buy Bonds?

    RBS Securities’ head of Treasury strategy Bill O’Donnell on whether investors should consider buying more bonds in this market.

  12. Global economy: Shafts of sunshine try to pierce thick clouds

    Global economic news is improving here and there, but a batch of data due this week is unlikely to shake financial markets' conviction that major central banks are n...

  1. QE Debate Continues as Economy Improves

    The minutes from the Federal Reserve Board's last meeting show a group of policy makers still decidedly at odds over when and how the Fed should step back from four ...

  2. Federal Reserve Considering an End to QE?

    Wall Street Journal Chief Economics Correspondent Jon Hilsenrath on the outlook for Federal Reserve policy.

  3. BOND REPORT: Treasurys Extend Fall On Retail-sales Growth

    Treasurys ended mostly lower Monday on a stronger-than-expected retail-sales report, capping the largest three-day price drop on 10-year benchmark notes since early ...

  4. Fed's George Pushes for Exit From Bond-Buying Program

    JACKSON, Wy.--The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City on Friday continued to push for the nation's central bank to start tightening monetary policy ...

  5. Fed's George Pushes For Fed To Begin Exit of Bond-Buying Program

    JACKSON, Wy.--The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City on Friday continued to push for the nation's central bank to start tightening monetary policy ...

  6. Fed's Yellen: Reaching For Yield Not a Threat

    Some investors are "reaching for yield" but there are no indications that these actions threaten the country's financial markets, said Federal Reserve Vice Chairman ...

  7. What Kind of Fed Chief Would Janet Yellen Be?

    With Ben Bernanke's term poised to expire early next year, Wall Street continues to ponder who will be controlling the levers of the Federal Reserve's $3 trillion ba...

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