Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends a meeting of the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge

Fed split in June on QE timing; Bernanke sees easy policy for now

Reuters About half of the Federal Reserve's policymakers felt the U.S. central bank's bond-buying stimulus should be brought to a halt by year end when they met in June, but many wanted reassurance the U.S. jobs ...

  • A man walks through the lobby of the London Stock Exchange
    Shares, bonds rally, dollar tumbles after Fed cools taper talk Reuters

    Shares and bonds rallied globally on Thursday and the dollar tumbled, after the head of the Federal Reserve signaled the U.S. central bank may not be as close to winding down its stimulus program as markets ...

    A man walks through the lobby of the London Stock Exchange

    Shares and bonds rallied globally on Thursday and the dollar tumbled, after the head of the Federal Reserve signaled the U.S. central bank may not be as close to winding down its stimulus program as markets ...

  • Athens' municipal employees take part in a protest outside the town hall of Athens
    New aid gives Greece summer respite before showdown Reuters

    Greece has scraped through its biggest political and financial challenge this year by securing a tranche of aid from international lenders but the reprieve may only be temporary. Crunch time for Athens ...

    Athens' municipal employees take part in a protest outside the town hall of Athens

    Greece has scraped through its biggest political and financial challenge this year by securing a tranche of aid from international lenders but the reprieve may only be temporary. Crunch time for Athens ...

  • Gary Gensler speaks to a reporter at the Sandler O'Neill + Partners Conference in New York
    Exclusive: U.S. swap regulator close to deal on cross-border rules - source Reuters

    The top U.S. derivatives regulator is within reach of a compromise over how its rules apply to foreign companies dealing with U.S. banks, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters. Friday is the ...

    Gary Gensler speaks to a reporter at the Sandler O'Neill + Partners Conference in New York

    The top U.S. derivatives regulator is within reach of a compromise over how its rules apply to foreign companies dealing with U.S. banks, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters. Friday is the ...

 
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