What to Expect from the Federal Reserve's Next Round of Quantitative Easing

The U.S. Federal Reserve today (Wednesday) is all but certain to announce a second round of

Slow GDP Growth Sets Stage for Fed's Next Round of Quantitative Easing

The U.S. economy continued to struggle to grow in the third quarter, most likely giving government officials enough cover to pump more liquidity...

How Far Will Fed Go To Get Economy Rolling?

The market has been marking time lately as investors await the election results and the much -anticipated Federal Reserve announcement after the...

Is the U.S. Federal Reserve Setting the Stage for Hyperinflation?

The U.S. government wants to stimulate growth in the moribund economy by stoking the fires of inflation. But by leaving interest rates low and...

How Bernanke Will Keep a Fire Lit Under Stocks Until Year End - And Which Sectors Will Soar

While many investors have solid reasons to remain concerned about the broader economic picture, there are some market sectors roaring forward that...

Don't Miss Out on the Global Stock Rally

Indices across the world rose last week in what looks to be the beginning of a historic stock rally.

The

The Fed's Actions Are Boosting the Bull Cycle for U.S. Stocks

News from the U.S. Federal Reserve is keeping the bull cycle for U.S. stocks alive and well. Despite investors taking a breather this week, the...

Question of the Week: U.S. Federal Reserve Keeping Low Rates Does More Harm Than Good

After their meeting last week, U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers said they are more worried about deflation than inflation and vowed to look for...

We Want to Hear From You: Should the U.S. Federal Reserve Keep Interest Rates Low?

After their meeting yesterday (Tuesday), U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers said they are more worried about deflation than inflation and vowed to...

Question of the Week: Readers See Failures in Fed's Policies During U.S. Economic Recovery

The U.S. Federal Reserve last week said it would take a small "easing" step - what Fed watchers described as a largely symbolic move ...

The Fed's Treasury Purchase Plan is Just Further Proof That It's in the Denial About the Dollar

This week's decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve to buy Treasuries in an effort to prop up borrowing is further proof that the economy is worse off...

An Anemic Economic Recovery Keeps the Fed From Focusing on Inflation

With interest rates near zero and a balance sheet that's in excess of $2 trillion, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would be very glad...

Fed Plan to End Mortgage-Backed Securities Purchase Program Brings Market Anxiety

Anxiety surrounds Tuesday's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as the central bank's year-long mortgage-backed securities (MBS) purchase...

Epitaph For the ARM: Is the Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Finally Dead?

[Editor's Note: This analysis of the adjustable-rate-mortgage (ARM) market is part of a two-story package on the U.S. mortgage...

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...