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• OpEd: 'Creative Accounting' at the Federal Reserve?

  

  Some worry about the "capital" the Fed holds. An institution that can "print" capital will never run short, says this pro.

• Olick: 2013's Best and Worst Foreclosure Deals 

  

  After improving in 2011, foreclosures ramped up again in 2012, and will likely continue to rise as banks clear out backlogs of distressed loans. More than half of the top 200 U.S. housing markets saw foreclosure numbers rise, according to a new report from RealtyTrac, reports CNBC's Diana Olick.

• UPDATE 1-Talks on industry Libor settlement not advanced-D.Bank

  FRANKFURT, Jan 31- Talks over an industry-wide settlement for banks involved in the Libor rate-fixing scandal have been informal, and are not advanced, Deutsche Bank co-chief executive Anshu Jain said on Thursday.

• Santelli's Morning Bond Update 

  

  CNBC's Rick Santelli discusses the latest action in the bond market, and the U.S. dollar.

• UPDATE 2-Russian cbank rebuffs Putin's call for easy money

  MOSCOW, Jan 31- The head of Russia's central bank rebuffed a call on Thursday by President Vladimir Putin to ease monetary policy, saying interest rates should only fall as progress is made in bringing down inflation.

• Economy Shrinks, Fed Reacts 

  

  The Federal Reserve continues to see downside risks to the economy. Sharing their analysis of today's GDP data and the Fed's decision to keep rates unchanged, with CNBC's Larry Kudlow and Bob McTeer, Former Dallas Fed President.

• Fed Keeps Stimulus Amid Signs of Weak Economy

  

  The Federal Reserve, saying economic growth had "paused" in recent months, announced Wednesday it will continue its $85 billion monthly bond buying and hold interest rates near zero until unemployment falls to at least 6.5 percent.

• Is the Refi 'Apocalypse' Really Upon Us?

  

  A mortgage analyst says, "The thought is that there are a bunch of homeowners on the fence who haven't refi'd who will all jump in thinking they will miss out. The theory is 100 percent nonsense."

• Busch: Weidmann Talk = Euro Strength

  

  Jens Weidmann, a European Central Bank member and head of the Bundesbank, says inflation doesn't concern him - and this strategist says that's good news for the euro.

• Why Markets Aren't Worried About the Bad GDP Report

  

  "The report, noisy as it is, may help ease ideas that has surfaced earlier this month that the Fed may look to soon pull back from its asset purchases," said one strategist in response the surprise drop in GDP.

• Santelli's Morning Bond Update 

  

  CNBC's Rick Santelli discusses the latest action in the bond market, and the U.S. dollar.

• New Hawks and Doves at Fed Likely Won't Alter Policy

  

  The cast of voting members on the Fed's policy committee is changing, but Ben Bernanke will likely retain a solid majority for his drive to keep interest rates low well into the future despite critics who worry about the risks.

• Feldstein: 'We'll Be Lucky' to Get 2% Real GDP Growth' 

  

  Martin Feldstein, Harvard University economics professor, provides an outlook for jobs and economic growth in 2013, and explains why he believes the Fed's policies are taking a dangerous direction.

• Santelli's GDP Rant: 'When You Act Like Europe, You Get Growth Rates Like Europe' 

  

  CNBC's Rick Santelli reports GDP fell 0.1% in the fourth quarter. And CNBC's Steve Liesman and Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics chief economist, discuss its impact on the economy and markets.

• The Fed's Monetary Matrix 

  

  Dino Kos, Hamiltonian Associates; and Jon Hilsenrath, Wall Street Journal, provide a preview of what to expect from the Fed's policy statement on interest rates and what it indicates about the U.S. economic recovery.

• Watch These Four 'B's' of the Markets 

  

  Bulls, Bernanke, Boeing and BlackBerry, will keep investors very busy this morning. Ed Keon, Quantitative Management Associates; and Dan Greenhaus, BTIG, discuss.

• Markets Focused on the Fed 

  

  Lou Brien, DRW Trading Group; and Scott Shellady, Trean, provide a preview of what to expect from the Fed and markets today.

• Nikkei hits 33-month high on easing expectations, weaker yen

  TOKYO, Jan 30- Japan's Nikkei share average ended at a 33- month high on Wednesday, led by exporters and interest rate-sensitive sectors, such as real estate, supported by the continued expectation of a softer yen and further monetary easing by the Bank of Japan.

• Douglas Kass: The Stock Market Is Hitting Its Top

  

  Despite recent stock market gains, famed strategist Douglas Kass thinks stocks face many headwinds.

• Is the Appraisal System Broken? 

  

  John Brenan, The Appraisal Foundation, and Melissa Cohn, The Manhattan Mortgage Company, discuss whether the home appraisal system is broken after the Dodd-Frank Act.