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The response of the markets Wednesday May 22 to remarks May 21 by James Bullard, President of the St.

After yesterday's kerfuffle over slowing down asset purchases , it's time to ask whether the Fed Reserve should be tightening.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland says foreclosures have been a concern in Ohio since even before the recession began.

William Dudley, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks during the Asia Society and Economic Club of New York luncheon, in New York, September 24, 2012.

West Texas Intermediate declined for the first time in five days as the dollar advanced against the currencies of trading partners of the U.S. Futures dropped as much as 0.9 percent as the Dollar Index , which tracks the U.S. currency against those of six major trading partners, approached a three-year high.

U.S. stocks slipped by afternoon trade on Monday as indexes struggled to break above their record levels with investors hesitant to rush into the market.

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota speaks at a macro-finance conference hosted by the Boston Federal Reserve Bank and Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts November 30, 2012.

A recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta says because smartphones are increasing in popularity so quickly, scammers are following suit.

Columbia Bank CEO Melanie Dressel has been appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco , where she will become an adviser on the economy, lending conditions and regulatory policies.

A near-term recovery of the global economy was given no better than 50/50 odds by Mohamed El-Erian , CEO and co-chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Co.

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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that the shadow banking system continued to pose a threat to financial stability, and that bank funding markets might still not be able to cope with a major default.

The Federal Reserve's monetary policy has not created more jobs because Congress has not provided clarity on tax policy, regulations, federal spending and other issues, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank president Richard Fisher said in an interview today on CNBC.

's 2.0 percent target, the central bank is facing a major test and some experts wonder whether it will eventually need to ramp up its already aggressive bond buying program.

Janet Tavakoli is president of Chicago-based consulting and expert witness firm Tavakoli Structured Finance.

Bond investors are gaining confidence that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will unwind the central bank's unprecedented $3.3 trillion balance sheet without sparking a crash similar to 1994, when Alan Greenspan surprised the market by doubling benchmark lending rates in 12 months.

I know it sounds crazy to suggest that the Federal Reserve Bank is in trouble, but it's true.

The United States is headed into a period of higher inflation because of a constellation of factors under way in Washington, according to an American economist who has spent most of his career advising crisis-stricken economies around the globe.

In this file photo, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting during the Spring Meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, April 20, 2013.