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."

There has been a lot of talk about a rebound in the equity and real estate markets helped along by the Fed's free money. That much is for sure the truth; but the evidence of a viable and sustainable recovery built on free-market forces just isn't there.

Rethinking and reforms are both taking place. But we still do not know the final destination, be it for the redefinition of monetary policy, or the contours of financial regulation, or the role of macroprudential tools.

The end of these unconventional monetary policies will come and may pose threats to financial stability because of the length and breadth of their unprecedented reign. Policymakers should be alert to the risks and take gradual and predictable measures to address them.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employees at JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs Group, Wells Fargo and Citigroup were among those to receive market-sensitive informati...

By Koh Gui Qing BOAO, China, April 7 (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund hailed Japan's unpreceden...

The goal of continued stability -- and certainly the hope for more broadly shared growth -- cannot be taken lightly. Everybody I spoke to in Algiers agreed the country needs a more open and diverse economy to create a bigger pie, and to ensure that all Algerians get their fair share in it.

We are only two weeks in to 2013 and there is plenty of time for far more embarrassing financial columns to be written, but The Guardian's financial editor, Heidi Moore, has opened up an early lead in the competition.

With the New Year, we all hope to put the global financial crisis behind us. We also need to do more to secure our future. Beyond our current economi...

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If the global economy was about to make a significant move to the upside, why haven't industrial commodities and equity markets begun to price in that improvement -- especially in consideration of the massive amount of liquidity that has been added by central banks?

For the time being, the U.S. economy will remain extremely vulnerable to any setbacks. The Fed has announced that it is prepared to keep the liquidity taps open until unemployment has dropped substantially.

* U.S. central bank adopting series of policy guidelines * Next on agenda: economic thresholds to guide rate hikes * Bernanke expected to st...

Two aspects of the current system of money creation cause unnecessary difficulties for the federal government's budget.

WASHINGTON — Two weeks before a U.S. election focused on the economy, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday that its help is still needed to increa...

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...

Actions by the Fed can never offset the damage done by an obstructionist Congress. But by engaging in this next round of quantitative easing, the Fed anticipates that it can help shore up the housing market and improve business conditions for investment.

Surprise! The Federal Reserve did something pretty much no one thought they would do: they announced dramatic additions to monetary accommodation less than two months before the elections.

Central bankers seem to be the only policymakers both willing and able to respond to many unusual challenges. Yes they are using imperfect tools. Yes the outcomes of their actions involve collateral damage and unintended consequences. But they see all this as preferable to the alternative of doing nothing.