QUANTITATIVE EASING

Price inflation in the auto market is slowing. You can thank Japan for that.

The FOMC minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July 30-31 policy meeting are scheduled for release on Wednesday at 2 p.m. EST.

With the markets fearing when the Fed will taper QE, is now the time to refinance as mortgage interest rates are at historical lows?

The five-year crunch may have ended, but consumers still aren't able to get loans. So where is the Fed's quantitative easing going?

IBTimes Money Editor Mike Obel discusses the background and history of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing (QE) program and whether the central bank will announce it will taper its stimulus measures after the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) September 17-18 meeting.

What's more, one analyst argued the downward pressure on core inflation (excluding food/energy) is fading.

Atlanta Fed President Lockhart said Tuesday even with a taper's start, interest rates will remain low for some time.

At issue is whether the economic recovery under Abenomics is strong enough to get past the effects of a consumption tax increase.

The CEO of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., Peter Schiff, and Commodity Analyst at Schneider Electric, Matt Smith, appeared on CNBC on Monday to discuss the outlook on gold and energy prices.

All eyes are on the Federal Reserve and Ben Bernanke this week, as the FOMC meets for its two-day policy meeting beginning on Tuesday.

U.S. Q2 GDP is expected to be miserable, with the consensus estimate at an annualized increase of 1%.

Policymakers will use this meeting to debate how to prepare financial markets for the future bond-buying program reduction.

The U.S. economy is just starting to gain momentum. So why would one want to squelch it by decreasing quantitative easing too soon?

The Fed chairman underscored that the stimulus reduction is "by no means on a preset course."

A Wednesday release of BOE meeting minutes showed a remarkable unanimous vote against increasing bond purchases.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is on Capitol Hill for his regular, semiannual testimony on the economy.

BoJ officials disagree on policies to curb volatility and excessive easing, but stay confident about the country's economic future.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the central bank's current quantitative easing policy will not end anytime soon.

Asian markets rally on Bernanke's comments about the continuation of the Fed’s stimulus program while the FOMC remains divided on the question.

Investors will eye the Fed’s minutes for any clues as to when the central bank will begin to scale back its $85 billion-per-month quantitative easing program.

A “status quo” jobs report reflecting continued labor market healing will probably nudge the Fed toward tapering.