Depreciation in the index leads many traders to change their tactical stance from risk-off trades to risk-on trades, or towards more alloca...

Higher borrowing costs curb the appeal of bullion, which does not pay interest or give returns like other assets such as bonds and equities.

Auer, Goldman Sachs pointed out, had gleaned insights into operations and risk-management strategies that could be useful to competitors, t...

The FOMC dropped a pledge to be "patient" as it considered the first rate rise since 2006, while also reducing forecasts for the path of in...

The Federal Open Market Committee is embarking on a critical phase in its 7-year battle with a financial crisis, a recession & a sub par re...

More positive news for the US economy was reported on Wednesday as US private employers added 208,000 new jobs, according to the ADP Nation...

That was the year, following a recovery from the Great Depression, that the Fed prematurely tightened monetary policy and was forced to bac...

Dudley said he sees a “reasonably favourable” outlook for the US economy, even as elevated joblessness and too-low inflation warrant a high...

Central bankers elsewhere are, on the other hand under pressure to combat deflationary risks. Europe is faced with a Japan- like deflation ...

“WTI’s weakness represents the fact that the market is comfortable with the demand and supply situation,” an oil trader said.

Global equities held near the highest level since January 2008 and rallied 18% this year on prospects for an economic recovery.

“I expect that labour market conditions will improve only slowly and that inflation will remain muted,” Dudley said on Monday.

The combination indicates the world's largest economy has enough staying power to withstand a recession in Europe and a slowdown in China.

Payroll growth in the US beat forecasts in December and unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in almost three years as the economy ...

The US economy may end 2011 growing at its fastest clip in 18 months as analysts increase their forecasts for the fourth quarter.

Federal Reserve policy makers neared agreement on the sequence of tools they will use to withdraw record monetary stimulus, with little acc...

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