Bernanke Testimony to Congress: The World According to the Federal Reserve

The U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testimony to Congress ended ahead of schedule today (Thursday) in the Senate, reiterating the same...

Out of Answers, Federal Reserve Can Only Offer Empty Rhetoric

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is scheduled to issue a statement at 2:15 pm. today (Tuesday), but don't expect anything other than more...

Jim Rogers: "The Fed is Lying to Us"

Despite statements to the contrary, the U.S. Federal Reserve has continued to pump money into the economy, says investing legend Jim...

How to Fix the U.S. Housing Market

If this week's economic reports showed us anything, it's the fact that two years into what's supposed to be an economic recovery, the U.S. housing...

Two Ways to Tell if the U.S. Economy is Ready to Get Back on its Feet

The U.S. economy has been crippled by the financial crisis. And regardless of what policymakers try to do to spur growth, it will hobble along lamely...

How to Stop Greedy Banks From Killing U.S. Capitalism

A white paper on bank reform delivered to Congress and regulators last week by the Association of Mortgage Investors - the powerful lobbying group...

Having Served its Purpose, TALF Could Soon Turn a Profit for the Fed

The Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program has succeeded in reviving the consumer loan-backed market and may even return a...

Senate's Proposal Calls for Fed to Increase Its Role in Consumer Protection

The Senate's journey to agreement on a financial reform bill could lead to consumer protection responsibilities remaining in the hands of the Federal...

How "Hot Money" is Wrecking the U.S. Banking System...

When the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) released its list of "problem banks" this week, 702 institutions holding $402.8 billion in assets...