Federal Reserve

Waving Bye-Bye to $47.2 Billion in Bond Purchases; 75% of American Families Living Paycheck to Paycheck; Golden Dominos Continue to Fall

It all began a little more than a month ago today, when the minutes of the May 22...

PowerTrend Brief: IF Only Ben Bernanke Could Communicate More Clearly

It is looking like the stock market turmoil that kicked into high gear last week has rolled over...

Is the Federal Reserve There Yet?; British Bourse Buckles as Well; The Danger of Thinking Outside of the Box… Voice Box That Is

It’s official; U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told reporters yesterday that the government’s quantitative-easing stimulus program would...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall on Bernanke Comments; Dollar Gains Ground after Fed Decision; Obamacare Hurting Jobs

Stocks declined today, after a two-day rally in the S&P 500, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said...

Daily Data Flow: Wall Street Rises on Fed Hopes; Dollar Gains on Yen; Health-Care Cost Inflation to Stunt in 2014

Stocks soared today due to growth-oriented sectors rallying on expectations that the Fed will maintain its current level...

PowerTalk: What You Need to Know as the Fed Gets Ready to Taper its Stimulus: Advice from Experts Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Ever since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the U.S. central bank could begin tapering its stimulating efforts,...

PowerTrend Brief: The Informed Investor Scores Big Profits by Embracing Volatility

Ever since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the Fed could begin tapering its stimulating efforts, volatility returned...

Asian Currencies Feeling the Sting; Netflix Teams up with DreamWorks; The Other Side of the Story: Easing to Spur Double-digit Stock Growth

For weeks now, uncertainty about how long the Federal Reserve’s stimulus support would last has been the primary...

Rising Unemployment Gives Fed Reason to Stay with Easy-Money Policies; Seek Profits in Eastern Europe; Is Gold about to Rise Again?

Investors should look at Eastern Europe for the next round of oversized profits, said Templeton Group’s Emerging Markets...