Federal Reserve
Economics
The FTSE 100 has moved 3% higher after the world's major central banks announced a move to boost liquidity within the financial system.
30 November 2011
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Economics
The Federal Reserve gave out $1.2trn in loans to US banks secretly in 2008, Federal documents have revealed.
29 November 2011
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US
The US supercommittee's failure to agree a debt reduction plan means the country faces a second rating downgrade by the year end, an economist has warned.
23 November 2011
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Investment
The US Federal Open Market Committee(FOMC) is remaining cautious over the country's economic outlook, despite recent positive data buoying investor sentiment.
23 November 2011
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US
The Federal Reserve plans to stress test six major US banks against market shocks, as part of an annual review of bank health.
23 November 2011
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Economics
A Federal Reserve official has called for more "monetary accommodation" to tackle surging unemployment and the country's under pressure mortgage market.
16 November 2011
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Investment
Minutes of last month's meeting of the Federal Reserve's open market committee have raised the prospect of a third round of quantitative easing to boost the US's sluggish recovery.
13 October 2011
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Economics
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has told Congress the US economy is "close to faltering" and more action may be needed.
05 October 2011
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US
The Federal Reserve's latest cunning plan seems to have been misinterpreted by many, but not by Mr Market. This is less of a money-printing exercise, á la QE1 and QE2, than an attempt to flatten the yield curve.
30 September 2011
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