1. April Meeting Minutes Show "Fiscal Cliff" Is A Major Point Of Fed Concern
(Matching tags: Federal Reserve,Economic Outlook)

The so-called fiscal cliff was a noted concern when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met in April according to minutes released in May. Expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts, the payroll tax cuts, ...

2. Model Used For 2008 Recovery Tactics By The Fed Failed To Discount Important Factors
(Matching tags: plan execution,Federal Reserve,fraud)

  Fed chief Ben Bernanke compared initial losses from the 2008 credit crisis to the burst of the dot-com bubble in the early 2000s in a speech at a conference last month. The two crisis produced ...

3. Consumer Price Index Comes In Unexpectedly Strong
(Matching tags: economic indicators,Federal Reserve,exit planning)

Just as the Fed made statements that made further easing seem unlikely, along comes the consumer price index (CPI) up 2.7% from a year ago in March. A main objective of the Fed has been to keep inflation ...

4. Fed Speak Indicates Slight Shift Away From Easing
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The Fed is ending Operation Twist in June, indicating less emphasis on continued easing and alerting investors to a slight change in Fed stance. Operation Twist is a program where the Fed tries to keep ...

5. A Third Quantitative Easing Is Still A Possiblitity Based On The Disappointing Jobs Report
(Matching tags: economic indicators,Federal Reserve,economy)

  One disappointing report doesn’t ensure the Fed will do a third quantitative easing (QE3) but it certainly keeps a third round in the offing. Better economic indicators and the rising stock ...

6. Bernanke Says Weakness In Jobs Market Will Continue To Guide Fed Policy
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Like gains in the equities markets, recovery in the economy doesn’t go straight up. In spite of recent good news about job growth, the Fed chairman made it clear on Monday, March 26 that FED policy ...

7. Why Do We Have A Central Bank?
(Matching tags: client education,Federal Reserve,economy)

  The Fed. It has come under fire from both sides of the political aisle for:   ·         Not acting fast enough ·         ...

8. How Will A Long Period Of Low Bond Yields Affect Retirement Plans?
(Matching tags: retirement planning,Federal Reserve,interest rates)

The Federal Reserve recently said it will keep short-term interest rates near zero for about three more years, and that it may resume buying longer term bonds to lower yields. Though stocks rallied ...

9. The Federal Reserve Extends The Time Period It Plans To Keep Interest Rates Low
(Matching tags: interest rates,Federal Reserve,U.S. economy)

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will keep short-term interest rates near zero through most of 2014.  ...

10. Transcripts Show Fed Officials Saw The Housing Bubble But Missed The Larger Crisis
(Matching tags: Federal Reserve,real estate,U.S. economy)

Federal Reserve officials talked about the exploding housing market regularly in 2006 but failed to see how a housing downturn could crater the broader economy, according to newly released transcripts. ...

11. The Federal Reserve Will Reveal Its Members' Forecasts Of Interest Rates
(Matching tags: Federal Reserve,interest rates)

Reversing a long-standing policy, the Federal Reserve has decided to start publishing the predictions of its senior officials regarding the direction of short-term interest rates.  ...

12. Officials Counter Growing Belief That The Fed Will Soon Boost U.S. Financial Markets
(Matching tags: Federal Reserve,U.S. economy,interest rates,banks)

Two Federal Reserve officials said separately that U.S. economic indicators are trending upward, making it unlikely the Fed will step in anytime soon to strengthen the economy.  ...

13. Most Economists Expect The Fed To Start A Third Round of Stimulative Spending
(Matching tags: Federal Reserve,U.S. economy)

Seven in 10 economists believe the Federal Reserve will begin a third round of large-scale asset purchases, according to a Bloomberg News survey.  ...

14. PIMCO Shifts Some Assets Into Mortgage-Backed Securities After Treasury Debacle
(Matching tags: bonds,mortgage debt,Federal Reserve)

The world’s largest bond fund is betting that the Federal Reserve’s reinvestment program in mortgage-backed securities will cause prices to rise significantly.  ...

15. Bernanke Says The Recovery Is Losing Steam And More Fed Action May Be Needed
(Matching tags: Federal Reserve,U.S. economy)

The U.S. economy is “close to faltering” and sluggish job growth will likely continue, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Joint Economic Committee of Congress Tuesday.  ...

16. Fed's New Bond Buying Strategy Opens New Opportunities For Fixed-Income Investors
(Matching tags: Treasury bonds,Federal Reserve,interest rates,bonds)

The Federal Reserve’s Operation Twist may do little to stimulate the economy but it does suggest strategies for fixed-income exposure, some analysts said.  ...

17. The Fed Makes A Modest Move Aimed At Stimulating The Dragging Economy
(Matching tags: Federal Reserve,Treasury bonds,interest rates)

Federal Reserve policy makers plan to extend the maturities of Fed-owned Treasury bonds by buying $400 million of long-term debt and selling an equal amount of shorter-term securities.    ...

18. Federal Reserve Is Likely To Take Moderate Action To Bolster U.S. Economy
(Matching tags: Federal Reserve,bonds,U.S. economy,world economy)

The Federal Reserve will shift its balance sheet by purchasing more longer-term securities in a bid to push down longer-term interest rates, some analysts are predicting.  ...

19. Deteriorating Economic Conditions May Prompt New Fed Action To Spur Growth
(Matching tags: U.S. economy,Federal Reserve,inflation)

Federal Reserve officials are considering new ways to jumpstart the stalling recovery.  ...

20. Current Gap Between Treasury Yields Signals No Recession, Based On Historical Data
(Matching tags: bonds,U.S. economy,Federal Reserve)

The U.S. economy has never contracted when the difference between 10- and 30-year Treasury yields was as wide as it is today, at 1.34 percentage points.