Federal Reserve

The Fed said it will cut its bond purchases to $45 billion a month, and renewed its pledge to hold rates low until employment improves and inflation rises. 

The announcement due Wednesday at the end of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting should be as predictable as April showers bringing May flowers.

The April jobs report, a statement by the Federal Reserve on future monetary policy and many more earnings reports highlight a very busy week for economic data.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen should avoid the tainted legacies of her predecessors -- Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan -- both burned by ignoring signs of emerging financial bubbles.  

The argument for owning physical gold in my mind is very simple.  All you have to do is look at what is going on in the world. 

Banking regulators on Tuesday took another step in their efforts to ensure that the largest U.S. banks have enough capital to withstand a financial crisis.

The lone dissenter to Federal Reserve policy shifts announced this week issued a public statement on Friday critical of the central bank’s new strategy.

Most Americans don't pay much attention to what goes on at the Fed on a daily basis, and that's a good thing. Market pros and the media, on the other hand...

The Fed provided clarification to its rate hike guidance, a situation increasingly cloudy as the unemployment rate dropped in recent months.

The focus of Federal Reserve policy makers meeting this week has likely shifted away from tapering bond purchases toward the timing for eventually raising interest rates.

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to continue scaling back its easy-money programs when it meets on Tuesday and Wednesday, the highlight of next week’s economic calendar.

The Fed is reportedly moving away from its original plan to unwind the unprecedented easing program it launched after the 2008 financial crisis. 

Brrr: Snow and extremely cold weather across much of the U.S. last month likely put a cold spell on hiring ... but it probably wont shake the Fed.

Banking regulators issued final stress test guidance for medium-sized firms, saying banks that size are not subject to the same rules as so-called ‘too big to fail’ banks.

Banks continue to grapple with a constantly-changing series of regulatory reforms and a new report suggests the lingering uncertainty is taking its toll. 

As the Fed unwinds its unprecedented easy-money policies market volatility is a sure bet. My advice to average investors: ignore it.  

The Fed on March 20 will release the results of the latest round of stress tests conducted on the largest U.S. banks to determine how prepared the banks are to withstand another financial crisis.

Transcripts from 2008 Fed meetings divulge publicly, for the first time, details of decisions made by the central bank during the height of the financial crisis.

The Federal Reserve has adopted several new rules aimed at reducing the amount of risk taken by the world’s largest banks in an effort to prevent another financial crisis.

Notes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting, housing data and a smattering of earnings highlight next week’s economic calendar. All U.S. securities markets are closed on Monday for President's Day.