ECB surprises markets with rate cut
By DAVID McHUGH President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi adjusts his glasses during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, following a meeting of the ECB…
Monetary policy
Forecast-busting US services survey jolts markets
By PAN PYLAS Investor studies share prices during the afternoon trading at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Global stocks markets were mixed…
Asia stocks muted on prospect Fed to trim stimulus
By KAY JOHNSON A man walks past an electronic stock indicator in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Asian stocks rose Wednesday after the Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time…
YELLEN IS OBAMA CHOICE TO SUCCEED BERNANKE AT FED
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and JIM KUHNHENN FILE – In this Monday, June 3, 2013, file photo, Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,…
VERIZON HAS BIGGEST BOND SALE IN HISTORY
By KEN SWEET FILE – In this Thursday, June 6, 2013, file photo, pedestrians use their cell phones as they pass a Verizon Wireless store near Union Square, in New…
BOE’S CARNEY TAKES HIS MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC
By DANICA KIRKA Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, speaks during his address to business leaders in Nottingham, England, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Carney said officials are ready…
VENEZUELA’S CHOICE: CHAVEZ HEIR OR FRESH START
By FRANK BAJAK and ALEXANDRA OLSON Venezuela’s interim President Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony marking the Day of the National Revolutionary Militia, also called Bolivarian militias, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday,…
FED IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN STIMULATIVE PROGRAMS
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER FILE – The Federal Reserve Building is seen in Washington Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 file photo. Don’t expect the Federal Reserve to let up in its drive…