Sure, Ben Bernanke is worried about the U.S. government's debt problem. He just thinks we're going about solving it the wrong way. Unfortunately, t...

When it comes to monetary policy, the Federal Reserve has just two jobs, and it's failing at both of them. The Fed has a dual mandate to promote ma...

This report takes a closer look at monetary policy, what the FOMC is trying to accomplish, where voting members are in the process and ultimately, how far we have traveled from "home."

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve stuck to its plan to buy $85 billion in bonds each month to push down borrowing costs and prop ...

Expect next week's policy meetings to signal that central bank stand ready to step in, once again, to maintain the disconnect between buoyant equity markets and sluggish economic conditions -- not as an end in itself but, given Congressional dysfunction, as virtually the only way today to support economic activity (and it is rather imperfect as the expected benefits come with growing costs and risks). Look for the Federal Reserve to alter the thrust of its policy narrative. Rather than advance its prior emphasis on tapering its monthly $85 billion purchases of market securities, it will seek to reassure markets by iterating its willingness to do more if needed. Across the Atlantic, the European Central Bank will face increasing pressure to cut its interest rate (currently at 0.75%) and liberalize the collateral requirements it imposes -- both meant to loosen monetary conditions.

One day soon conservatives won't have Ben Bernanke to kick around any more. Instead, the next Federal Reserve Chairman will likely be somebody who wil...

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve says it will begin circulating a redesigned $100 bill this fall, more than two years after its initial target. Th...

With the Fed likely to remain accommodative, bullish market sentiment may continue to overshadow concerns elsewhere. However, Cyprus has highlighted that we're far from an end to the crisis.

Ben Bernanke recently said the Fed is on the lookout for trouble in credit markets. It didn't have to look very long. The Federal Reserve and other...

What do the president, the party leaders, all members of Congress, all the headline economists (both hawks and doves), the entire Federal Open Market Committee, and just about everyone else apart from Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) proponents agree on?

Most of the biggest banks in the U.S. have passed the Federal Reserve's latest stress test, designed to measure their ability to withstand a crisis. W...

Newly minted Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday showed why big banks are not her biggest fans, grilling Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke about the ...

Science has determined that people need to know 7.5 things per day, on average, about the world of business. You can't argue with science. Lucky for y...

If you want to feel confident that the Federal Reserve knows where it's going as it steers the world's biggest economy, then you probably should not r...

* AIG board to meet Wednesday to decide * Company says obliged to consider demands * Ex-CEO Greenberg ca...

I'm glad Ben Bernanke is standing tall, doing his best to keep the focus on growth and jobs. But the fact that he's virtually alone in that pursuit is what's so disturbing.

If the U.S. economy goes over the fiscal cliff, there's really nothing the Federal Reserve can do to help. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke repeated that ...

Science has determined that people need to know 7.5 things per day, on average, about the world of business. You can't argue with science. Lucky for y...

Science has determined that people need to know 7.5 things per day, on average, about the world of business. You can't argue with science. Lucky for y...

The stock market is freaking out like Bill Paxton's panicky marine in "Aliens," yelling "Game over, man! Game over!" All because it's afraid of losing...

Thing One: When Doves Cry: Ron Paul and Rick Perry may not like Ben Bernanke's Federal Reserve, but they should thank their big, bright Texas stars th...