WASHINGTON, Sept 16 - The U.S. Treasury Department, facing the prospect of piercing the legal limit on U.S. debt within weeks, said on Wednesday it was scaling back a borrowing program it runs on behalf...
* N.Y. Fed's business index highest since Nov 2007 * Six-month outlook gauge highest since Oct 2004 (Adds details from Sept report) NEW YORK, Sept 15 - A gauge of manufacturing in New York State...
NEW YORK, Sept 13 - The last time the Federal Reserve was raising interest rates, it did so at a snail's pace...
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 - The U.S. central bank must resist popular pressure to keep interest rates too low as the economy recovers, according to a top Federal Reserve official. Kansas City Federal Reserve President Thomas...
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 - The Federal Reserve on Thursday ordered Midwest Independent Bancshares Inc, a "bankers bank" in Missouri that provides services to about 450 financial firms, to strengthen its board oversight and better manage...
* Bernanke renomination good for stability -analysts * Timing of stimulus withdrawal crucial FRANKFURT, Aug 25 - Ben Bernanke's renomination as the head of the U.S. central bank is the right decision in the face...
NEW YORK, Aug 20 - The dollar and yen edged lower on Thursday in thin trade as gains in global stock markets...
*Measure shows first growth in 10 months *New orders highest since Nov, 2007 *Positive turn hints US recession over or ending (Adds detail, market reaction, analyst comments) CHICAGO, Aug 20 - Factory activity in the...
NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Consumers, the cornerstone of U.S. economic activity, are still in disarray, data and central bank measures signaled on Monday...
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 - The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Monday it was extending to mid-2010 an emergency program aimed at boosting lending in the ailing commercial real estate market, but said it did not...