FEDERAL RESERVE

Global Central Banks Flood Market With Dollars: What's the Impact on U.S. Stocks?

A teller counts euro banknotes inside a National Bank of Greece branch in Athens
The world's major central banks, led by the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve, in a coordinated effort Thursday intervened to provide dollar loans to commercial banks in an effort to maintain liquidity in Europe and check institutional investor concern about Europe's private sector banks. What will be the impact on U.S. stocks?
More news
Gold bar

Gold Off As Politicians Vow to Keep Greece in Euro Zone

Gold prices slipped below $1,800 an ounce on Thursday as stock markets extended gains, with assurances from Germany and France about keeping Greece in the euro bloc boosting appetite for assets seen as higher risk at the precious metal's expense.
Romney and Perry are shown before the Reagan Centennial GOP presidential primary debate in Simi Valley

Republican Debate: Romney Wins with Churchill Bust

You know what you do when you're in a race? Go for the top dog. Republican presidential candidates did exactly that in Monday night's CNN/Tea Party debate in Florida. En masse, they gunned for front-runner Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
Texas Crew Gaining Control Over Wildfire

Texas Fires Being Contained, But Damage Is High

Texas' fire fighters appear to be winning the battle to contain one of the largest fires since Texas started keeping records for disasters. Local schools opened and all 5,000 resident of Austin who were displaced should be able to see their property on Wednesday
IBTimes Logo

U.S. Stock Futures Down as Week Begins

Stock futures pointed to sharp falls for equities on Monday after tumbling in the previous session following the resignation of a top official at the European Central Bank, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 1.6 to 1.9 percent.
IBTimes Logo

Fed Scans Capital One-ING Online Banking Deal: WSJ

The Federal Reserve has quizzed Capital One Financial Corp to know whether the proposed purchase of ING Groep NV's U.S. online banking business would create a too big to fail institution, the Wall Street Journal said.
Block of gold

Gold Falls on Profit Taking, Lack of Policy Clarity

Gold prices fell Friday as investors took profits, which in turn triggered computer selling, in an environment where the absence of a clear fiscal or monetary policy on both sides of the Atlantic made any attempt at an outlook for the yellow metal unusually dicey.
IBTimes Logo

Analysis: Global Slowdown Silences Asia's Inflation Hawks

The global economic slowdown has brought emerging Asia's rate-hiking cycle to a premature pause and the next step could be easing if the United States slides into a recession or Europe's debt troubles spawn a full-blown financial crisis.
IBTimes Logo

European Markets Continue Slide

European shares kept falling Friday, with investors disappointed on U.S. stimulus measures, and banks lower after Goldman Sachs downgraded target prices across the sector.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Osborne and IMF Managing Director Lagarde speak to each other at Chatham House in central London

IMF Chief Says Policymakers Should Use All Measures

Policymakers in advanced economies should use all available tools to boost growth, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Friday, calling for bold action to weather a dangerous new phase of recovery.
IBTimes Logo

European Markets Start Trading Day Down

European shares fell early on Friday, tracking Wall Street's Thursday losses, after U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke gave no indications of new stimulus measures.
U.S. President Obama arrives to address a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington

Analysis: Obama Jobs Plan Reinvigorates Growth Outlook

President Barack Obama's jobs package could lift economic growth by one to three percentage points in 2012, add well over one million jobs and lower the unemployment rate by at least half a percentage point, judging by early estimates.

Pages

  • Promoted in Federal reserve

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.