Federal Reserve

• Treasury Yield Curve Steepens

  By Daniel Kruger and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg  |  September 14, 2012

  Latest round of Fed stimulus stirs inflation speculation.

• Low Rates Could Outlast Bernanke

  By Steve Matthews and Aki Ito, Bloomberg  |  September 13, 2012

  Markets see Fed holding benchmark rate close to zero even after Bernanke’s term ends in 2014.

• Fed Seen Kicking Off QE3 Thursday

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg  |  September 12, 2012

  Economists also expect FOMC to pledge to keep rates low into 2015.

• Merck Leads $17.9 Bln of Bond Sales

  By Sarika Gangar, Bloomberg  |  September 11, 2012

  Walgreen sells $4 bln of debt, Transocean sells $1.5 bln.

• August Payrolls Up Just 96,000

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  September 7, 2012

  Smaller-than-expected gain suggests U.S. jobs market is stagnating.

• Don’t Get Carried Away By Housing Gains

  By Milton Ezrati  |  August 28, 2012

  Credit constraints and an inventory overhang will limit improvement.

• SEC Money-Fund Vote Cancelled

  By Christopher Condon  |  August 23, 2012

  Three of five SEC commissioners planned to vote against tighter money-fund rules.

• Fed Tilts toward More Easing

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg  |  August 22, 2012

  Many on FOMC favored additional stimulus soon if there’s no sustained gain in growth.

• Junk Bond Stress at Record Low as Defaults Slow: Credit Markets

  By Brooke Sutherland  |  August 8, 2012

  Fed holding interest rates down gives boost to junk-bond fund investment.

• Fed May Cut Interest on Reserves

  By Caroline Salas Gage and Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg  |  July 30, 2012

  Central bank could lower rate it pays on bank reserves from current 0.25%.