By Dr. Duru: The U.S. dollar had a good week ending May 17th. The dollar index (UUP) closed the week above what I call the "QE2 reference price," the level of the index the day before Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke telegraphed the imminent arriva

(Reuters) - The beginning of the end of the Federal Reserve's massive bond-buying program might come sooner than many investors think if recent gains in the U.S. labor market do not prove fleeting.

College graduates got some sage advice from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at their commencement ceremony Saturday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered optimistic words to a class of college graduates Saturday, saying that living standards may dramatically improve in the long run, and encouraging them to make the most of new technology.

For all the talk of how it's a waste to study American Literature or other majors with limited job prospects, even the Chairman of the Federal Reserve acknowledges a value to cultural pursuits. Ben Bernanke ended his commencement speech at Bard Colle

Now that the Federal Reserve has hired every single pennystock trader and momentum-chasing algo in the world (or at least is enjoying Citadel's helping hand in regards to the latter) it is time for the Fed's human resources department to branch out a

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to...

WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last 100 years that included memories of his 1963 South Car

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last 100 years that included memories of his 1963 South Carolina home.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last 100 years that included memories of his 1963 South Carolina home.

Over the past few weeks, attention in financial markets has once again turned to the prospect of the Federal Reserve tapering back its monetary stimulus, spurred on by public speeches from Fed presidents and articles from WSJ reporter Jon Hilsenrath,

Two from Tim Duy: First, "Dollar Up": Dollar Up, by Tim Duy: The Dollar continues to gain despite the supposed "Great Debaser" Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke bringing us multiple rounds of quantitative easing: Just sayin.... And second, "Confi

Submitted by Lance Roberts of Street Talk Live blog, I have often spoken of the disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street.   While asset prices are inflated by continued interventions of monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, boost

Since "it just doesn't matter" anymore, we hope that soon financial network TV, plagued by the lowest ratings in a decade for the simple fact that nobody cares anymore what Federal Reserve Capital LP does, will at least invite some funnier guests, su

The lousy job environment led the Federal Reserve to launch its latest round of bond buying. The leaden inflation environment could keep it from withdrawing it anytime soon.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low inflation and overly high unemployment over the next two to three

CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low...

In a quiet week for economic data, the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting could make the most noise. 

CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Narayana Kocherlakota on Friday repeated his call for the U.S. central bank to commit to keeping short-term interest rates low until...

(Kitco News) - U.S. dollar direction and comments from Federal Reserve Chairmen Ben Bernanke will influence the gold market next week.

The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low inflation and overly high unemployment over the next two to three years.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve should only act to prevent asset price bubbles if the benefit from doing so is greater than the cost in terms of employment and prices, Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota said Friday. His c

CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has not done enough to lower U.S. borrowing costs to boost economic growth, a top Fed official said on Friday, citing his outlook for overly low...

Currently the agriculture industry is in a boom cycle. A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, according to CNBC, says the boom may end soon, leaving farmers shouldering massive debt.

The rally of equities is being fuelled by the Federal Reserve’s easy money policy while downplaying the basics that must underpin financial markets

LONDON (Reuters) - Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, as speculation that the Federal Reserve may soon rein in monetary easing lifted the dollar.

Gold fell for a seventh straight session on Friday, its longest losing streak in four years, as speculation that the Federal Reserve may soon rein in monetary easing lifted the dollar.

The Federal Reserve reached an agreement with the Bank of Montreal to bolster its efforts to detect and prevent money laundering at its branch in Chicago.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve Board said it has told Bank of Montreal to step up efforts to detect and prevent money laundering at the Canadian bank's Chicago branch.

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve Board said it has told Bank of Montreal to step up efforts to detect and prevent money laundering at the Canadian bank's Chicago branch.

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve Board said it has told Bank of Montreal to step up efforts to detect and prevent money laundering at the Canadian bank's Chicago branch.

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve Boardsaid it has told Bank of Montreal to step up efforts to detectand prevent money laundering at the Canadian bank's Chicagobranch.

The Federal Reserve Board said it told Bank of Montreal to step up efforts at the Canadian bank's Chicago branch to detect and prevent money laundering.

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve Board said it told Bank of Montreal to step up efforts at the Canadian bank's Chicago branch to detect and prevent money laundering.

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve Boardsaid it told Bank of Montreal to step up efforts at the Canadianbank's Chicago branch to detect and prevent money laundering.

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve Board said it told Bank of Montreal to step up efforts at the Canadian bank's Chicago branch to detect and prevent money laundering.

U.S. regulators Friday ordered Bank of Montreal (BMO, BMO.T) to strengthen its anti-money-laundering programs, citing deficiencies in its U.S. subsidiary's efforts at risk management and compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act.

Investors shrugged off suggestions that the Federal Reserve may begin to reverse some of its asset purchase programs by the end of the summer.    

BofA economist Ethan Harris has been adamant in recent months about the slowdown in inflation and what it means for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Harris believes it skews the risks of more monetary stimulus to the upside – after all, despite

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - German Bunds pared gains on Friday, following U.S. Treasuries lower as investors weighed whether the Federal Reserve was preparing to taper off its bond purchase programme...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Major U.S. markets open higher Friday, even as the Federal Reserve talked about curbing stimulus, paving the way for a fourth week of gains for the S&P 500 ahead of the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report and the

To Buy Bonds or Not to Buy: Fed Hawks, Doves Air Views (WSJ) The presidents of the Dallas, Richmond and Philadelphia Federal Reserve banks, long skeptics of the wisdom of the bond buying, said this week that they would like to see the purchases scale

The Federal Reserve's annual stress tests need to incorporate liquidity, since overnight funding lockups and bank runs cause bank failures. Click to view a price quote on BAC. Click to research the Banking industry.    

This is the second of a three-part series rebutting the three most popular approaches toward lowering the systemic risk of large U.S. banks. Read part one, Not Too Big to Fail.NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The Federal Reserve's annual stress test process h

Dollar hits highest level since July on optimism over strength of US economy and expectations Federal Reserve might end stimulus sooner than thought

A strong dollar and demand worries kept Brent under pressure on Friday morning after news that the US Federal Reserve may end its monetary stimulus lifted the greenback.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. inflation data underperformed expectations on Thursday, providing reassurance that the Federal Reserve's stimulus efforts were far from over.The chart below shows a month over month change in CPI inflation readings, which

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index fell on Friday, slipping further from 5-1/2-year highs, with investors jittery after U.S. central bank officials said the Federal Reserve could...

European stock markets dropped on Friday, tracking U.S. stocks lower, after investors were spooked by comments that the Federal Reserve could be looking at fading out its bond purchases as soon as this summer.