quantitative easing

• Fed May Overhaul Plan to Exit Stimulus

  By Craig Torres and Josh Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  December 7, 2012

  As balance sheet gets bigger, the risks in unwinding it increase.

• QE Backfires Amid Dividend Quest

  By Simon Kennedy, Bloomberg  |  December 3, 2012

  Analyst argues investors’ thirst for dividends and buybacks threatens business investment.

• Plosser Says QE3 Risks Fed Credibility

  By Jeff Kearns and Aki Ito, Bloomberg  |  September 26, 2012

  New round of bond buying not likely to boost hiring or growth, says Philadelphia Fed president.

• Fed’s Jobs Battle Eclipses Inflation Concerns

  By Caroline Salas Gage and Craig Torres, Bloomberg  |  September 14, 2012

  Fed links duration, extent of QE3 to 'sustained improvement' in jobs market.

• 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.

• Fed May Tweak Approach to Stimulus (Reuters)

  August 27, 2012

  Open-ended bond-buying would allow for more aggressive action.

• 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.

• QE3: When? Or If?

  By Milton Ezrati  |  August 13, 2012

  The Fed may hold off on another round of quantitative easing given healthier bank lending.