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CNBC's Hampton Pearson drills down on today's weak jobs report. And, Phil Orlando, Federated Investors; and Zachary Karabell, River Twice Research, provide their outlook on the markets and economy. Also, discussing whether the increasing number of people on disability is negatively impacting the economy and business, with Rana Foroohar, Time Magazine; Jim Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute; and Matt Swift, Legacy Management Group CEO.
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Conventional wisdom would suggest it’s time to get out of the market about now. But this market is anything but conventional.
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Paul O'Neill, former Treasury Secretary, told CNBC yesterday he worries it won't be easy to unravel the Fed's bond buying program. Julia Coronado, BNP Paribas, and CNBC's Jeff Cox & Rick Santelli discuss.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. disclosed Thursday that board member Stephen Friedman, who was at the center of a controversy over conflict of interest at the Federal Reserve, plans to retire May 22.
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WASHINGTON, April 4- The Federal Reserve should focus its energies on bringing down an elevated U.S. unemployment rate even if inflation "slightly" exceeds the central bank's target, Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday.
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After gold plunged Thursday, pros disagreed on how to trade it but came to a consensus on what's pushing it lower.
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DAYTON, Ohio, April 4- A second Federal Reserve official has suggested that U.S. interest rates may have to remain near zero until the unemployment rate falls as low as 5.5 percent, lower than the 6.5 percent threshold the U.S. central bank has in mind.
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The war of words is escalating into action since North Korea moved a missile to its east coast. Gen. Barry McCaffrey, U.S. Army (retired), weighs in.
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CNBC's Bob Pisani and Art Cashin, of UBS, discuss the Bank of Japan's bazooka and what it means to the global economy. You'll have to watch how people in the region react and whether it will start a currency war, says Cashin.
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WASHINGTON, April 4- Hedge fund and derivative investors are taking on more risk as aggressive monetary easing and an improving economy boost demand for higher-yielding securities, a Federal Reserve survey showed on Thursday.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli talks with Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian, about the likely outcome of central banks' "experimental" monetary policies.
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CNBC's Rick Santelli explains why the numbers don't add up when he look at unemployment and people claiming disability.
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CNBC's Steve Liesman talks with Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart about unemployment levels; inflation risk; and winding down quantitative easing.
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Neil Irwin, "The Alchemists" author, discusses the Fed's exit strategy and possible successors for Ben Bernanke.
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Byron Wien, Blackstone Advisory Partners, shares his views on North Korea's threats and its impact on global markets; and why he thinks a correction is coming.
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Ian Stannard, head of European FX strategy at Morgan Stanley, says the debate over monetary tightening in the U.S. will impact on the dollar, which has recently become a lot more pro-cyclical and reactive to positive data.
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Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart told CNBC more solid economic data coupled with a "substantial improvement" in jobs are needed before the central bank would consider tightening policy.
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Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart, talks with CNBC's Steve Liesman about continuing the Fed's asset purchase policy; the outlook on employment; and the cost of quantitative easing. "Clearly inflation has to be front and center as a concern," Lockhart added.
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Nick Carn, founder of Carn Macro Advisors says that while global economic growth remains weak, central bank action is cheering markets.
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Todd Elmer, Currency Strategist at Citi remains cautious on the yen while weighing the impact of BoJ easing and other global central bank strategies on major currencies across the board.
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The Federal Reserve's bond-buying program and zero percent interest rates are dangerous, former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill told CNBC.