China's key stock index closed up 1.93 percent Wednesday, with investors upbeat after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) pledged to keep interest rates near zero for a prolonged period. The Shanghai Composite Index ended at 3,050.479 points, extending Tuesday's 0.53 percent gain and rebounding from a f...

SYDNEY, Sept 16 - The U.S. Federal Reserve is not inclined to cut interest rates at its policy meeting on Tuesday but could signal a willingness to ease in the future, given turmoil in financial...

* Spat over printing dollars likely to hit G20 deal * Brazil says Fed move won't help global growth * China cbank advisor warns on future crisis * ECB's Trichet still confident U.S. backs strong...

* Bernanke says case can be made for Fed easing * Inflation low, deflation a risk, Fed chief says * Unemployment to drop only slowly, a risk to recovery (Recasts; updates markets) BOSTON, Oct 15...

* Bernanke says case for Fed easing can be made * Inflation low, deflation a risk, Fed chief says * Unemployment to drop only slowly, a risk to recovery (Recasts with Bernanke's speech) BOSTON, Oct...

A DIFFERENT COMMUNICATIONS CHALLENGE Over the past two decades, the Fed has become much more transparent than it once was. In the 1990s, it began releasing the results of its interest rate decisions and minutes...

"THREE BIG FEDDIES" Though rarer, access is sometimes also bestowed upon outsiders. Paul Markowski, a China expert who counts hedge funds and foreign central banks among his consulting clients, has never worked at the Fed...

* Fed officials share insights with ex-colleagues * Big investors pay to get information well before others * Critics fault Fed culture, communication for leaks NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 30 - To the outside world, the...

SteelOrbis - According to the latest edition of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, a report published eight times per year that gathers information on...

* Fed seen holding rates, policy steady * Fed not seen softening "extended period" language * Mild improvement to outlook likely to be acknowledged * Policy statement due at 2:15 p.m. (1915 GMT) (Adds background)...