Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg

• Business Loans Lead Credit Thaw, Fed Says

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  May 6, 2013

  Survey shows pickup in demand for commercial loans.

• Fed Calls Growth ‘Moderate’

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  October 24, 2012

  Central bank says again that rates are likely to stay near zero through mid-2015.

• Fed To Buy $40 Bln in Mortgage Debt a Month

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  September 13, 2012

  Purchases to continue until jobs outlook improves ‘substantially,’ Fed says.

• Jackson Hole May Disappoint Investors

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  August 27, 2012

  Fed Chairman Bernanke isn’t likely to signal new stimulus in his speech Friday.

• Fed Asset Purchases Seen in Fall

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  July 31, 2012

  About half of economists surveyed expect FOMC to step up stimulus in September.

• Banks Eased Loan Standards

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  May 1, 2012

  Demand for loans also increased during the first quarter, according to Fed survey.

• Fewer Banks Eased Biz Loan Terms

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  November 7, 2011

  Fed survey also shows demand weakened for commercial loans in Q3.

• Bernanke Signals QE3 Possible

  By Scott Lanman, Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  August 10, 2011

  FOMC statement seen as a sign that more quantitative easing is still an option.

• Fed Considers Explicit Inflation Target

  By Craig Torres, Steve Matthews, Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  June 16, 2011

  Strategy is advocated by Bernanke and followed by other central banks.