Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve officials had differing views on the best way to signal to financial markets when they might raise a key short-term interest rate.

Members of the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting board issued slightly more dovish rate-hike forecasts in June than the last update in March. 

Members of the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting board issued slightly more dovish rate-hike forecasts in June than the last update in March. 

It is obvious the dollar will lose its reputation as a store of value if it hasn’t already.  It’s only a matter of time. 

It is obvious the dollar will lose its reputation as a store of value if it hasn’t already.  It’s only a matter of time. 

It is obvious the dollar will lose its reputation as a store of value if it hasn’t already.  It’s only a matter of time. 

The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank president warned of the risks of keeping U.S. interest rates too low for too long.

While Janet Yellen spooked Wall Street by talking about a 2015 rate hike, history shows stocks can continue to rise in the face of higher interest rates. 

The selloff in U.S. stock markets hasn’t exactly come as a surprise. Stock prices, fueled by easy Fed money, had been on a tear for years and analysts had been anticipating some sort of correction.  

Gold slid more than 1 percent on Thursday to its lowest since late June after the U.S. Federal Reserve took its first step away from the ultra-loose monetary policy that had helped drive bullion prices to record highs in recent years.

After initially rising, the 10-year Treasury yield is now trading slightly below where it was before news of the Fed's decision to taper bond purchases.

Today is the five year anniversary of the Federal Reserve’s zero-interest-rate-policy.  

Economic data have been all over the place in recent weeks, leaving investors to focus on clues from the Fed for where markets may be headed.

Investors next week will be eyeing the Federal Reserve and earnings reports from Apple and Facebook.

Wall Street's euphoria over the Federal Reserve's no-taper decision has begun to evaporate as investors wonder if the central bank is worried about a less-than-stellar economy.

It’s Fed day, finally! And the government released bleak statistics this week on household income. Plus, don’t tell Versace that home prices are rising. Here is the morning business outlook for Wednesday.

In the event that stocks rally in reaction to the FOMC decision, it’s possible that we’ll see new highs in the S&P 500 and possibly the Dow Jones Industrial Average as well.  Here are the numbers to watch.

Investors are grudgingly accepting a sooner-rather-than-later end to Fed easy money policies, which should prevent a full-blown taper tantrum.

The Dow and S&P 500 will head into Friday's session at record highs, after remarks from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Wednesday.  Meanwhile, drivers can expect major pains at the pump this summer.

The president of the World Bank said it is watching for any spillover effects on developing countries of a slowing of U.S. money creation and will move to provide affordable capital when borrowing costs rise.