BEN BERNANKE

Gold futures fell for the third straight session while Asians markets mostly declined on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting.

Which types of U.S. investors will gain when the Federal Reserve eventually tapers -- i.e., decreases -- its quantitative easing program?

Economists expect the Federal Reserve Wed. to continue, for the time being, its QE program of $85 billion in asset purchases per month.

The focus will be on the FOMC statement Wednesday, when the Fed will likely lower its forecasts, but remain ambiguous about the prospects for tapering its QE.

Fed member Yellen's views on monetary policy resemble those of the U.S. central bank's current chairman, Ben Bernanke.

Riskier auto financing is on the rise, as are repos, but the market seems OK with that -- for now.

The May jobs report suggests the economy is stronger than it was nine months ago when the Fed launched its third round of monetary easing.

Japanese investors tend to be pioneers in the global currency market, and they’ve been flocking to Mexico lately.

Uncertainty about the future of the Fed’s monetary policy is hurting investor favorites in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.

Regulators voted to term AIG, Prudential Financial and GE Capital as "systemically important" and place them under increased scrutiny.

As online payment systems proliferate, the U.S. Federal Reserve has cast a wary eye.

Unemployment remains high across the United States, but President Barack Obama and Congress seem to have forgotten all about it.

Goldman Sachs analysts said in a research report Friday that a mass sale of U.S. Treasury bonds is under way.

The OECD Wednesday downgraded its global economic growth forecast for the year. Even so, the U.S. is buoying developed-world growth.

Japan's Nikkei index fell yet again by more than 3 percent in a cautious Asian market.

The dive in the Asian markets was fueled, in part by Abenomics. Here's why Japan is sticking to it.

Investors seemed to weigh the Asian market sell-off and Europe decline against a stream of encouraging news about the U.S. economy.

Comments by Ben Bernanke and the latest China manufacturing activity report pull down Asian stock markets.

U.S. stock futures fell steeply on Thursday, worried about uncertainties about the Fed's stimulus program and disappointing economic data out of China.

The head of the world's most powerful central bank said that despite job growth, the economy still needs help from the Fed.

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open on Wednesday ahead of a key testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke where he is expected to talk about the future of the country's monetary policy.