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The simultaneous research reports could foreshadow a move by the Federal Reserve to lower the unemployment threshold for rate hikes.

The former Fed vice chair -- considered to replace Ben Bernanke -- said the July jobs report is unlikely to 'deflect' the start of QE tapering next month.

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Economists believe the Fed will put off dialing back monetary stimulus until late March due to concerns about job growth and the government shutdown.

A slew of looming personnel changes at the Fed may be compromising its ability to effectively communicate future policy moves to an increasingly-skeptical market.

The central bank's forceful response to the tragic events of 9/11 highlight its role as the lender of last resort in times of crisis.

History shows Fed chiefs often face early challenges that can engulf their first term -- will history repeat itself?

The Tapering Paradox: If the Federal Reserve is thinking of ending quantitative easing next year because of economic strength, then why is the stock market stuck in reverse? 

The Federal Reserve's televised press briefings have emerged as a key messaging tool for the central bank.

What if the red-hot stock market overheats? With no fears of a breakup of the eurozone to a double-dip recession in the U.S. coming true, concerns of a melt-up scenario grow louder.

There's an old adage on Wall Street to 'sell in May and go away." But with markets hovering around record highs, will this year be different?

The White House insists 'no decisions have been made' on a new Federal Reserve chief appointment.

The race to replace Fed chairman Ben Bernanke is heating up after President Obama's comments this week that Bernanke is ready to retire, and it turns out there's a long list of dark-horse candidates in the running.

Despite the market's overreaction, neither Bernanke nor any of his Fed colleagues has given any real indication of when or how QE III will be tapered off.

U.S. Treasury bond yields slipped Wednesday afternoon following the Federal Reserve’s decision to delay scaling back its bond-buying program.

Some market watchers fear the overwhelmingly bullish sentiment on Wall Street could drive stocks too high, too fast. 

Housing data should shed light on rising mortgage rates -- a trend analysts believe could push potential homebuyers out of the market. Rates have risen as the Fed is expected before the end of the year to scale back bond-buying.  

An influential member of the Federal Reserve floated a plan in which top executives at big U.S. banks would receive deferred payment in debt rather than stock.

Last month the Federal Reserve tricked investors. Is a treat in order this month in the form of additional stimulus?

Atlanta Fed chief Dennis Lockhart said the central bank will likely scale back its bond-buying program later this year if economic conditions match the Fed’s outlook.