Topic: Federal Reserve

Lots of people have written about how ridiculous it is that the Federal Reserve claims its loans to the European Central Bank are "secured."    Read More

No matter one’s perspective, we are unable to consider current market conditions vibrant or robust.   Read More

Weekly jobless claims is the big number for markets Thursday, as Greece edges closer to a rescue package.   Read More

The slow progress in Greece’s debt talks will hang over markets Wednesday, as investors also watch one of the last big blasts of the quarter’s earnings news.   Read More

For one time in a row Fed head Ben Bernanke got the story right. No, it wasn’t King Dollar. It was taxes.    Read More

Wall Street’s dealers swept up their biggest share of new 3-year notes in three years, as investors refused to bid aggressively for the $32 billion issuance.    Read More

The Australian dollar got a boost overnight, and this strategist sees room for more.   Read More

The perennially negative Nouriel Roubini – nicknamed Dr Doom for his usually critical views – is turning bullish. But there's a caveat.   Read More

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is likely to repeat his case Tuesday for a long period of low rates, and he’ll keep markets guessing about whether the Fed will do more quantitative easing.   Read More

“There’s no fear in this market right now. They’ve absolutely crushed volatility,” one options trader said. In the week ahead, traders will be watching testimony from Bernanke and earnings from Coke, Disney & more.   Read More