* World central banks extend swap lines until Feb 2010 * Fed: markets will likely be strained for some time * Fed extends five emergency funding facilities NEW YORK, June 25 - The Federal Reserve...
WASHINGTON, June 11 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will be asked to testify on their role in Bank of America Corp's BAC.N acquisition of Merrill Lynch, the Democratic...
WASHINGTON, June 5 - Policy-makers at the U.S. Federal Reserve stepped up their anti-inflation rhetoric this week after a bond market sell-off delivered a sharp reminder that they ignore investors at their peril. Extreme bond...
CHICAGO, June 5 - The prospect of an interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve by year-end was back in play on Friday in futures markets after May's U.S. payrolls report was far less weak...
WASHINGTON, June 5 - The Federal Reserve needs to be "anticipatory" and not wait too long to tighten monetary policy, Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said in an interview published on Friday. "We're not there...
WASHINGTON, May 28 - Key U.S. House Democrats urged the Federal Reserve to issue rules requiring banks to obtain approval from customers before allowing them to overdraw from their bank accounts using debit cards and...
PRINCETON, N.J., May 23 - The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to keep benchmark interest rates near zero for a while in an economy that is pulling out of a steep decline and appears on...
PRINCETON, N.J., May 23 - The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to keep benchmark interest rates near zero for a while in an economy that is pulling out of a steep decline and appears on...
PRINCETON, N.J., May 23 - The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to keep benchmark interest rates near zero for a while in an economy that is pulling out of a steep decline and appears on...
SINGAPORE, May 21 - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the U.S. economy and financial markets had improved but warned that banks faced a capital shortfall, which could stall lending and obstruct a recovery,...