Government And Institutions

The Labor Department reports on October consumer prices.

Asian stocks faltered Thursday as China's manufacturing weakened and the latest Fed minutes reminded investors that U.S. interest rates are likely to rise next year.

Federal Reserve policy-makers decided to keep its wording on the timing of any interest rate hikes out of concern that a change could be misinterpreted by financial markets.

A coalition of community groups and labor unions are campaigning to open up the selection process for the presidents of the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the growing globalization of financial markets requires the Federal Reserve to understand how economic developments in other nations may affect the U.S. economy.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the Fed is striving to clearly communicate its intentions on interest rates in order to minimize surprises that could disrupt financial markets both in the United States and globally.

Despite the eurozone economy's sluggishness, the European Central Bank is likely to refrain from offering more monetary support at its meeting Thursday as it looks to existing stimulus programs to start working.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is giving President Barack Obama her perspective on the economy and the outlook for a global recovery in the first one-on-one meeting with the president since she assumed the post in February.

It's been a busy week for some of the world's major central banks.

World stock markets mostly rose Thursday, taking in stride the Federal Reserve's announcement it will end a stimulus program that was as massive as it was controversial.

Global stock markets swung higher Wednesday, cheered by a surge in U.S. stocks that were buoyed by solid earnings, while investors were also waiting for signs from the Federal Reserve on U.S. monetary policy.

A comparison of the Federal Reserve's statements from its two-day meeting that ended Wednesday and its meeting September 16-17: BOND PURCHASES: Now: The Fed "continues to see sufficient underlying strength in the broader economy to support ongoing progress toward maximum employment in a context of price stability.

Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace.

The global economy has stumbled, and financial markets have endured some stomach-churning moments.

The $4 trillion experiment is almost over.

Soaring inflation.

Global stocks were mostly higher Tuesday as investors looked ahead to this week's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.

The global economy has slumped.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the last several decades have seen the most sustained rise in income inequality in a century.

The Obama administration says China's currency remains "significantly undervalued," but the administration does not cite China or any other country for unfairly manipulating its currency to gain trade advantages.