The Federal Open Market Committee is all but certain to hold interest rates near zero at the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting on Wedn...

Within weeks, though, its actions became so groundbreaking they cast the U.S. central bank as creditor to the world and open to frightening...

Fed watchers said their base case is for the central bank to stand pat.

“There is no sense in data that we are on the cusp of an acceleration of inflation,” says Powell

Improvements in the labour market this year have so far occurred in the face of fiscal constraints that began at the start of 2013.

Bank has the option to hold interest rates near zero even after reaching near-term targets for inflation or unemployment: Federal Reserve V...

A plunge in global commodity prices is tilting the balance in favour of Fed Chairman Bernanke and colleagues who may seek further action to...

As energy costs eat up more of consumer expenditures, companies have difficulty raising prices on other goods and services.

Ben S Bernanke signaled he’s concerned Europe’s crisis will hobble a 2 1/2-year US expansion that may need another boost from the central b...

The economy is faltering, including slowing manufacturing, plunging consumer confidence, falling home values and lower bond yields and stoc...

When Bernanke convenes his press conference next week, he may emphasise a point the markets seem to have forgotten: He’s serious about keep...

Manufacturing expanded in April at the fastest pace since 2004, propelling a US recovery that’s getting a bigger lift from consumer spendin...

Confidence among US consumers fell more than anticipated in February to the lowest level since April 2009 as the outlook for jobs diminishe...

Fewer Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week and total benefit rolls shrank, indicating companies are neari...

In announcing plans to pump more than a trillion dollars into markets, the Federal Reserve seems alone in responding quickly to the shudder...

Fed said it would buy up to $300 bn in long-term US Treasury bonds over next six months to improve conditions in private credit markets. Su...

Personal spending in the US rose in June at the slowest pace in 9 months while a gauge of inflation rose less than forecast.