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Former Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer is reportedly President Obama’s top pick to become vice chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

A lack of economic data reports next week will leave investors parsing the words of various Fed members for clues as to what direction the central bank is leaning with regard to scaling back easy money.  

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver testimony on May 22 on the outlook for the U.S. economy before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress.

A top International Monetary Fund official said the U.S. economy would likely grow as much as 2 percentage points higher this year if the government were not tightening fiscal policy.

If specific thresholds can be set for raising interest rates, why not for when the Fed might start tapering off QE? 

Exclusive: Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan told FOX Business on Tuesday that markets aren't in bubble territory.

The vote removes one more hurdle before Janet Yellen can succeed Ben Bernanke and become the first female Fed chief. 

The Senate Banking Committee is expected to vote Thursday on Janet Yellen's confirmation to become the next Fed chief.

In the absence of attention-grabbing economic reports, investors next week will be hanging on the words of various Federal Reserve policy makers, including Chairman Ben Bernanke, slated to speak Wednesday.

The European Central Bank slashed its main refinancing rate by 0.25 percentage point to a record low of 0.25%, surprising economists.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said any tapering will depend on the strength of economic data.

The Fed wants reassurance labor market improvements will be lasting before scaling back its $85 billion a month bond-buying.

The U.S. Federal Reserve meets this week amid intense speculation over its massive bond-buying campaign, here are some of the issues the 19 policymakers will weigh.

The Federal Reserve is expected to ease up on its quantitative easing over the next several months. Here's how to prepare your portfolio when it happens.

The president called Larry Summers and Janet Yellen both highly qualified to be the next Federal Reserve chairman, but said he was reviewing a range of candidates.

The U.S. and the European Union launched negotiations for the world's most ambitious free-trade deal that could create thousands of new jobs and accelerate growth.

The president of the Atlanta Fed said recent improvement in the U.S. economy may warrant central bankers taking their foot off the monetary pedal.

It isn't yet clear how recent volatility in global financial markets will affect the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said Monday.