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  • Fed won't move till March 2016: Strategist
    Fed won't move till March 2016: Strategist   

    The lack of wage inflation will keep the Fed on hold until next year, says Jim Swanson, chief investment strategist at MFS Investment Management.

  • Ben Bernanke
    Ben Bernanke: No hurry to hike

    The former Federal Reserve chief also said there's been too much reliance on the Fed, and other policymakers in the government need to step up.

  • Ben Bernanke
    Ben Bernanke: Here's my worst moment as Fed chief

    Reflecting on the financial crisis, Ben Bernanke tells CNBC he was most troubled by the knowledge this firm was going to fail.

  • What does the Fed's 'financial stability' mean?
    What does the Fed's 'financial stability' mean?   

    The Fed introduced the term 'financial stability' at its last policy meeting, which likely includes credit spreads, explains Will Oswald, global head of FICC research at Standard Chartered.

  • A construction worker climbs on the roof of a home in Boca Raton, Florida.
    Toll Brothers CEO: Housing comeback in 5th inning

    Real estate may take longer to really fire on all cylinders, said Doug Yearley. Home Depot's CEO was more optimistic.

  • Santelli: Rate risks
    Santelli: Rate risks   

    CNBC's Rick Santelli discusses bond prices and yields.

  • Brace for another month of volatility
    Brace for another month of volatility   

    Scott Nations, chief investment officer & president at NationsShares, says market volatility will likely last through October, with the Fed's policy meeting and U.S. jobs data being key risk factors.

  • Santelli: HYG barely up
    Santelli: HYG barely up   

    CNBC's Rick Santelli discusses bond prices and yields.

  • European Central Bank feeling stimulus pressure
    European Central Bank feeling stimulus pressure   

    Inflation in the euro zone came in negative for September, raising pressure on the Europe Central Bank to ramp up monetary stimulus.

  • Expect RBI to cut rates by 25 basis points: Pro
    Expect RBI to cut rates by 25 basis points: Pro   

    Shilan Shah, India economist at Capital Economics, expects the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to lower the key repo rate by 25 basis points. Attention will also fall on the tone of the policy statement, he adds.

  • Charles Evans
    Fed's Evans: Later rate hike better for economy

    Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans contended normalizing policy too early brings risks amid pressure on inflation.

  • A red start to the week
    A red start to the week   

    Discussing the message to investors from the Federal Reserve, with Kate Warne, Edward Jones investment strategist, and Robert Luna, Surevest Capital CEO.

  • Fed's Evans: Later liftoff better
    Fed's Evans: Later liftoff better   

    CNBC's Sara Eisen reports Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans is making dovish comments on interest rates.

  • A general view of headquarters of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan.
    Kuroda: BOJ won't hesitate on new easing

    Haruhiko Kuroda reiterated the central bank's readiness to expand monetary policy further if needed to achieve its 2 percent inflation target.

  • Why a Fed hike in 2015 is off the table
    Why a Fed hike in 2015 is off the table   

    Despite Janet Yellen's comments that she personally anticipated an interest rate hike this year, Andrew Freris, CEO of Ecognosis Advisory, says U.S. economic data and the global context doesn't support a hike.

  • Janet Yellen
    The trouble with the Fed's inflation call

    Inflation is now running at next to nothing. So why is the Fed concerned that it could outrun its 2 percent goal?

  • Yellen's speech was reassuring for markets: HSBC
    Yellen's speech was reassuring for markets: HSBC   

    Fed chair Janet Yellen's comments about the U.S. economy looking "generally solid" are positive for risk assets, says Bill Maldonado, CIO for Asia Pacific at HSBC Global Asset Management.

  • Weak yen impact will show up in Japan's CPI: Expert
    Weak yen impact will show up in Japan's CPI: Expert   

    Bill Adams, senior international economist at PNC Financial Services Group, says the depreciation of the yen will eventually offset the impact of lower oil prices on Japan's consumer inflation.

  • Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen
    Yellen 'felt dehydrated' after long speech

    Fed Chair Janet Yellen had a brief health scare after a speech in which she left the door open for a rate hike this year.

  • Jack Welch
    Jack Welch: 'Tar and feather' VW cheaters

    Ex-GE chief Jack Welch says Volkswagen officials responsible for emissions rigging should be punished. He also weighed in on the Fed rate guessing-game.