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After two days of Taper Torture, Bernanke reveals the Fed's decision: To Taper, or not to Taper.
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WASHINGTON, June 19- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this year.
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*Copper price touches lowest level since May 3. NEW YORK/ LONDON, June 19- Copper slid to six week lows on Wednesday after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke outlined plans for reining in the U.S. central bank's massive bond-buying program, comments that boosted the dollar and knocked assets considered more risky.
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*Shares tumble after Fed chief signals stimulus could be pared back. *Adobe, FedEx rise after results; Sprint tumbles. NEW YORK, June 19- U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank would start to reduce its stimulus measures later this year if the economy is strong enough.
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NEW YORK, June 19- Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields surged to their highest levels in 15 months on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the U.S. central bank was prepared to reduce bond purchases if its economic outlook proves correct, even though the U.S. economy remained stuck at a sluggish pace.
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What economic headwinds stand in the way of Fed tapering? Greg McBride, BankRate.com, and Scott Shay, Signature Bank, weigh in.
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Taper Tantrum! Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke stated again that if economic conditions continue to improve, the Fed will begin tapering its bond purchases by year end.
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Parsing market reaction to the Federal Reserve's policy statement, with Jeff Saut, Raymond James; Brian Gendreau, Cetera Financial Group; Gordon Charlop, Rosenblatt Securities; and CNBC's Rick Santelli.
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Why stocks and bonds are going lower today following Bernanke's press conference, with Kenny Polcari, O'Neil Securities; Rich Bernstein, Richard Bernstein Advisors; Jason Pride, Glenmede; and David Kudla, Mainstay Capital Management.
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Fed Chairman Bernanke anticipates that it would be appropriate to moderate the monthly pace of purchases later this year. Steve Forbes, Forbes Media; Mark Olson, Trelliant Risk Advisors; Richard Wolff, The New School; and CNBC's Steve Liesman, Rick Santelli and Gary Kaminsky, react.
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Ylan Mui of the Washington Post asks Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke about President Obama's assessment of his term and whether he plans to step down at the end of his term.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke discusses his expectations for inflation. "We not only want to avoid inflation that is too high, but also inflation that is too low," he says.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke shares his plans for tapering, his thoughts on how concerned the Fed is over inflation, and whether he still supports Bank of Japan's policies.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke clarifies his plans for the asset purchasing program, and addresses the state of the labor force.
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His term expires January. People are saying Obama fired him earlier this week. Bernanke won't talk about it.
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*Fed says risks to growth, jobs have lessened since fall. WASHINGTON, June 19- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this year.
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NEW YORK, June 19- Oil prices came under pressure on Wednesday while gold and copper fell after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could begin to scale back its stimulus measures for the U.S. economy later this year. Wheat had its biggest rally since April on bargain buying and expectations the grain will be used as a livestock feed.
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*Shares tumble after Fed chief signals stimulus could be pared back. *Adobe, FedEx rise after results; Sprint tumbles. NEW YORK, June 19- U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank would start to reduce its stimulus measures later this year if the economy is strong enough.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed might reduce the amount of money it pumps into the economy later this year, while higher crude stocks in the United States also hurt prices.
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NEW YORK, June 19- U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, with losses accelerating in afternoon trading after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could begin to scale back its stimulus measures later this year. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 205.66 points, or 1.34 percent, at 15,112.57.
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The Fed said it would maintain its current $85 billion a month in bond purchases, but Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. central bank expects to slow the pace of the purchases later this year. "
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